Procurement Specialist Japan

PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST  With one shared mission of opening the world through education, EF is a multicultural and multilingual community of team members working across 55 countries all around the world. Bring your talents, your perspective, and your ambition. In return, we offer a vibrant, dynamic working environment, and a fulfilling international career.  EF Educational Tours makes it possible for thousands of North American students every year to see the world and discover new cultures through our professionally guided tours.  The role :  We are now looking for an entrepreneurial negotiator with a nothing is impossible attitude to join our Procurement team in our dynamic and multi-national Ops team in Tokyo. As a part of the Procurement team, your responsibility will be procuring cost-effective and qualitative services and solutions for hotel, transportation and meals - all while keeping our customer’s experience at the forefront.  What you will do :

• leading negotiations of pricing and commercial terms for the assigned categories, geographies, and suppliers, while also scouting the market for potential new suppliers
• meeting cost and process efficiency targets by giving EF access to favorable pricing and conditions whilst maintaining a high standard of quality and customer satisfaction
• analyze, procure, and process adequate inventory levels to meet forecasted demand
• actively participating in setting and delivering on mid to long term strategic direction and supplier segmentation for the area of responsibility
• implementation of a category management approach, continuous expansion of know-how for the assigned categories and geographical regions
• manage relationships with current and potential supply base through the implementation of a SRM approach
• proactively manage and monitor potential risk exposure and safety concerns
• continuously monitor, project, and deliver on costs according to a set plan, while also participating in the budget processes as part of the EF budget cycles
• contribute to the development of technology solutions and the continuous improvement of current tools and processes
• being on the forefront of the supply market by consistently networking and researching within the industry, as well as gaining market insight into evolving trends in spend categories and geographies with a focus on bringing innovation to EF

Travelling is required for up to 40% of the time depending on the season, in order to be on the road learning the market, cultivating relationship with suppliers, and securing business agreements  Objectives for this role :

You :

WHY YOU WILL LOVE WORKING WITH US  People at EF make things happen. We encourage you to take full ownership of your work, regardless of your level or experience. EF team members often say we operate like the world’s largest startup because this boundless entrepreneurial spirit is built into our organization’s DNA.