Staff Procurement Specialist

Company Description

Renesas is one of the top global semiconductor companies in the world. We strive to develop a safer, healthier, greener, and smarter world, and our goal is to make every endpoint intelligent by offering product solutions in the automotive, industrial, infrastructure and IoT markets. Our robust product portfolio includes world-leading MCUs, SoCs, analog and power products, plus Winning Combination solutions that curate these complementary products. We are a key supplier to the world’s leading manufacturers of electronics you rely on every day; you may not see our products, but they are all around you. 

Renesas employs roughly 21,000 people in more than 30 countries worldwide. As a global team, our employees actively embody the Renesas Culture, our guiding principles based on five key elements: Transparent, Agile, Global, Innovative, and Entrepreneurial. Renesas believes in, and has a commitment to, diversity and inclusion, with initiatives and a leadership team dedicated to its resources and values. At Renesas, we want to build a sustainable future where technology helps make our lives easier. Join us and build your future by being part of what’s next in electronics and the world. 

Job Description

Job Summary

In accordance with the company policy of fab-lite, procurement from outsourcing suppliers has been increasing. In addition, this procurement position is becoming more important in the current market situation. The scale of procurement is expected to continue to grow in the future, and human resources must be allocated to promote procurement activities.

Key Responsibilities

Category Management

• Responsible for management of suppliers in the allocated category
• Building relationships with suppliers and coordinating with related internal departments

Supplier Commercial Contact

• Procurement strategy planning
• Price negotiation with suppliers
• Selection of optimal suppliers through RFI/RFQ
• Negotiation to secure capacity (Management and issuance of long-term demand forecast, securing capacity allocation from suppliers)
• Lead contracts on commercial conditions with suppliers.

Account manager for Business Unit(s)

• Improvement profitability for mass production
• Provide competitive proposal for future business opportunity by negotiations/RFI/RFQ activity.
• Set and commit the target standard cost for budget calculation

Sustainability and risk management

• Sustainability approach on procurement wise
• Risk investigation in case of hazard, etc

Cost analysis and control

• Benchmarking price between assigned suppliers and market/competitor price
• Reporting spending/saving

Support as Global Procurement team

• Communication with global stakeholders

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field required
• Above 3 years + of Experience in procurement in manufacturing companies is required
• Excellent verbal and written skills in English required.
• Good verbal and written skills in Japanese recommended.
• SAP knowledge is recommended
• Strong analytical skills using software
• Process oriented and structured in thinking and execution
• Experience in semiconductor industry

Additional Information

Renesas is an embedded semiconductor solution provider driven by its Purpose ‘To Make Our Lives Easier.’ As the industry’s leading expert in embedded processing with unmatched quality and system-level know-how, we have evolved to provide scalable and comprehensive semiconductor solutions for automotive, industrial, infrastructure, and IoT industries based on the broadest product portfolio, including High Performance Computing, Embedded Processing, Analog & Connectivity, and Power.
 
With a diverse team of over 21,000 professionals in more than 30 countries, we continue to expand our boundaries to offer enhanced user experiences through digitalization and usher into a new era of innovation. We design and develop sustainable, power-efficient solutions today that help people and communities thrive tomorrow, ‘To Make Our Lives Easier.’     
 
At Renesas, you can: 

• Launch and advance your career in technical and business roles across four Product Groups and various corporate functions. You will have the opportunities to explore our hardware and software capabilities and try new things.  
• Make a real impact by developing innovative products and solutions to meet our global customers' evolving needs and help make people’s lives easier, safe and secure. 
• Maximize your performance and wellbeing in our flexible and inclusive work environment. Our people-first culture and global support system, including the remote work option and Employee Resource Groups, will help you excel from the first day.    

Are you ready to own your success and make your mark?  

Join Renesas. Let’s Shape the Future together.  

Renesas Electronics is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, committed to supporting diversity and fostering a work environment free of discrimination on the basis of sex, race, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, disabilities, military status, veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. For more information, please read our Diversity & Inclusion Statement.

We have adopted a hybrid model that gives employees the ability to work remotely two days a week while ensuring that we come together as a team in the office the rest of the time. The designated in-office days are Tuesday through Thursday for innovation, collaboration and continuous learning.