IT Procurement Admin and Strategy - IT Procurement Office (ITPD)

Description

Business Overview

Rakuten Group's mission is to empower people and society through innovation.

We offer a wide range of internet services that touch people's lives, including "Rakuten Ichiba" one of the largest e-commerce platforms in Japan, and "Rakuten Mobile," an innovative mobile communication service. This provides an environment where you can constantly challenge yourself with new things in diverse business areas and have global growth opportunities.

Department Overview

This organization (IT Procurement Office) is in charge of IT-related product procurement for Rakuten Group, Inc (Headquarter) as well as for Rakuten global subsidiaries (partly). Our mission is to bring profit to the Rakuten Group through IT procurement activities.

Due to the significant transaction amounts and target reduction amounts, as well as the constant adoption of new technologies and services, there are abundant opportunities for self-growth and purchasing experience.

IT Procurement office has 2 groups "IT Purchasing Group," which is responsible for executing operations efficiently, quickly, and accurately, and the "IT Sourcing Group," which is responsible for reducing and optimizing procurement costs.

IT Procurement Admin Group" is a newly established (expanded) department with the mission of maximizing the performance of IT Procurement Office through process optimization, risk management, and operation support using BPO

Position : Why We Hire

Requirement of new member to implement proactive actions for strategic IT procurement

Position Details

IT Procurement Office - Job Opportunity

IT Procurement Office is responsible for the smooth execution of IT-related procurement activities including cost optimization, appropriate vendor selection, and efficient ordering processes. To maximize the overall effectiveness of IT Procurement Office, "IT Procurement Admin Group has the scope of works not only the existing "governance and compliance management and reinforcement" but also the new challenge "acceleration of strategic planning". This includes :

• Proposing and planning IT procurement process optimization (within company regulations).
• Developing an environment that strengthens strategic relationships with suppliers.
• Providing data-driven improvement proposals.

Furthermore, strengthening collaboration with domestic and global

group companies, including centralized purchasing where appropriate, is a key mission for the IT Procurement Office, particularly within the Sourcing Group. Future collaboration with fintech, mobile, and overseas entities is anticipated.

Unlike the established processes of the "Purchasing" and "Sourcing" groups, this role requires proactively identifying actions to build a stronger procurement organization. This involves collaborating with executive management and relevant department stakeholders to develop and implement improvements.

To gain a deep understanding of the current state, the role may also require hands-on involvement in "Purchasing" and "Sourcing" activities.

Work Environment

Team Composition

Employees : 15 (Sourcing : 8, Purchasing : 6, Admin : 1)

Contract Staff / Outsourcing : 20 (including approximately 15 BPO staff)

The team is primarily composed of mid-career hires with only 2 new graduates.

The age range is mainly in the 30s and 40s.

Team members come from diverse backgrounds (Sales, SE, Purchasing, Legal, etc.), but many previously worked for IT companies.

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Required Experience (Either of the following is required)

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