Process Analyst-Procurement Operations

Process Analyst, Procurement Operations(Japanese Language proficient)

About us

With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, we're the world's leading premium drinks company. Bring your passion and use your curiosity as you explore, collaborate, and innovate to build brands consumers love. Together with passionate people from all over the world, you'll test new ideas, learn and grow, and unlock a brighter, more exciting future.

Join us to create a career worth celebrating.

What does this role look like for you

Ensure effective and efficient execution of the operational and Procurement Operation activities by supporting sourcing activities, negotiation, resolving operational procurement issues and act as an interface between requisitioners and procurement community to support & simplify guided buying following set purchasing standards & policies. Take lead in suggesting, driving & implementing process improvements and able to direct team members with correct process guidance.

• Role responsibilities and requisites:
• Strong team player with ability to work effectively on cross-functional to support the guided buying to Diageo users (employees)
• Good Proficiency in Japanese Language is mandatory
• Collaborate with procurement team to support on Sourcing & Complex Sourcing activities
• Engage with category strategy
• Organize & conduct e-sourcing events eRFP, e-auctions
• Perform sourcing activities, commercial negotiations & contract management (if applicable) for spend no more than US $50k. Ensure delivery of financial and non-financial/compliance targets for the market. This includes but is not limited to providing market analyses, price / service-level benchmarking, sourcing events, supplier negotiations and ongoing supplier relationship management
• Embed best in class procurement category excellence capability and process, i.e. sourcing, contract management, risk and supplier performance management, as well as introducing supplier collaboration models with strategic suppliers
• Provide comprehensive analysis on events conducted
• Able to handle queries from supplier & business in supporting the procurement to run tenders Manage & resolve BAU issues and queries as per SLA
• Create & Manage content in Coupa (forms, catalogue and category cards) & drive to improve buying channels and keep them up to date
• Builds, maintain and extend a sustainable relationship within Procurement, Suppliers &
• UsersReview, analyze and interpret various reports & drive global KPIs improvement.
• Provide meaningful information on spend & buying pattern for category to procurement team and align with them to drive key strategic changes in category in order to reduce or optimize spend.
• Engaging remotely and across time zones and collaborating with diverse cultures
• Identify opportunities to minimize operational & administrative activities for Procurement team
• Create & Maintain DTPs, Knowledge Management articles for procurement &users.
• Actively involve in participating & conducting trainings on process, updates & compliance
• Be the subject matter expert of tasks and activities performed under Procurement Operations
• Get involved with team in helping to resolve critical/difficult issue and escalation.

Take lead in driving process improvements projects

Mandatory Skill requisites:

• 3-7 years experience in Procurement Operations Global /Japanese Markets
• Good reading, Speaking and Writing Proficiency inJapanese
• Experience in Platforms like SAP/COUpa

Working with us:

Flexibility is key to success. From part-time and compressed hours to different locations our people work flexibly in ways to suit them. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you and we'll work together so that you're supported from day one.

We recognise and value performance, offering our people a highly competitive Rewards and Benefits package.

Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and that they can belong, is a crucial part of this.

We embrace diversity in the broadest possible sense. This means that you'll be welcomed and celebrated for who you are just by being you. You'll be part of and help build and champion an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, mindsets, and more.

Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. Join us and help transform our business as we take our brands to the next level and build new ones as part of shaping the next generation of celebrations for consumers around the world.

Feel inspired Then this may be the opportunity for you.