Indirect Procurement Category Manager | 間接購買カテゴリマネージャ
Waymo · Tokyo, Japan · Tokyo (JP-TOK-STRM)
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At a glance
Highlights
- Lead multi-year category strategies across marketing, facilities and construction.
- Build strategic supplier relationships across scaling Waymo operations.
- Source new suppliers across Asia Pacific to fuel regional growth.
Ideal candidate
Seasoned indirect procurement leader with deep relationship-building instincts and high integrity. You thrive influencing cross-functional partners and solving complex, multi-dimensional sourcing challenges at scale.
Requirements
- At least 10 years of procurement experience, including 7+ years focusing on broad indirect categories and physical security/construction services
- Comprehensive sourcing skills including spend analysis, sourcing strategies, RFX development, negotiation, and contract and compliance management
- Excellent interpersonal skills to work effectively with diverse internal teams and external partners
- Ability to perform make versus buy outsourcing analyses and develop complex total cost of ownership models
- Ability to influence others and act as a cross-functional change agent
- High personal integrity and ethics
- Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Supply Chain, or related field or equivalent experience preferred
Lab profile
About Waymo
Autonomous driving technology company building the Waymo Driver for fully autonomous ride-hailing.
What they build
- Waymo Driver
- Fully autonomous ride-hail service
Known for
- Large-scale driving simulation
- Simulation realism
- Quantitative evaluations
- Onboard autonomy models
Key facts
- Founded in 2009
- Started as the Google Self-Driving Car Project
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