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Indirect Procurement Category Manager | 間接購買カテゴリマネージャ

Waymo is hiring an Indirect Procurement Category Manager | 間接購買カテゴリマネージャ in Tokyo, Japan. Level rates it ; you can apply on Waymo.

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Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. Since its start as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has focused on building the Waymo Driver—The World's Most Experienced Driver™—to improve access to mobility while saving thousands of lives now lost to traffic crashes. The Waymo Driver powers Waymo’s fully autonomous ride-hail service and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases. The Waymo Driver has provided over ten million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving over 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 15+ U.S. states.

Waymo Procurement team efficiently procure indirect goods and services, build supplier relationships, and support outsourcing excellence & partner enablement to achieve Waymo's growth objectives.

You will:

  • Act as the primary point of contact (POC) and subject matter expert for localized indirect categories—including marketing, policy, safety, and facilities—as well as construction, security, network, and equipment procurement (chargers, switchgear, automotive repair) to meet pressing demand schedules across our scaling operations.
  • In partnership with stakeholders, develop multi-year category strategies that maximize value creation and support broad corporate services for Waymo.
  • Lead the end-to-end RFX process, build relationships with strategic suppliers, and oversee complex, Waymo-wide supplier relations, developing solutions to new problems and anticipating future trends.
  • Negotiate and draft agreements that minimize financial and business risk exposure, provide optimal terms and conditions, and enforce supplier accountability across diverse spend categories.
  • Solve impactful multi-dimensional issues by implementing new processes, systems, or policies that address Waymo’s indirect procurement needs, while analyzing data to determine the final change in total cost of ownership.
  • Develop new suppliers to support Waymo growth in the Asia Pacific region, including sourcing, bidding, negotiating, and closing contracts (requires travel to countries within this region).

You have:

  • At least 10 years of procurement experience, including 7+ years focusing on broad indirect categories (facilities, marketing, safety, policy) and physical security/construction services spend areas.
  • Comprehensive sourcing skills including: identifying sourcing opportunities, performing spend analysis, developing sourcing strategies, managing projects, developing RFX documents, negotiating, and managing contracts and compliance.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills to deal effectively with diverse internal business contacts (e.g., marketing, operations, policy teams) and external partners.
  • Ability to perform make versus buy outsourcing analyses and to develop complex total cost of ownership models.
  • Ability to influence others and act as a cross-functional change agent within the team and the broader company.
  • High personal integrity and ethics.

We prefer:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Supply Chain, or related field; or equivalent education and work experience.



Waymo 調達チームは、間接資材やサービスの効率的な調達、サプライヤーとの関係構築、質の高いアウトソーシングとパートナーのイネーブルメントの推進をとおして、Waymo の成長目標達成に貢献します。

業務内容:

  • マーケティング、ポリシー、安全性、施設などの現地の間接資材分野に加え、建設、セキュリティ、ネットワーク、機器調達(充電器、開閉装置、自動車修理)に関する主要な窓口担当者(POC)および専門家として、事業拡大に伴う差し迫った需要スケジュールに対応する。
  • 関係者と連携して、価値創造を最大化し、Waymo の幅広いコーポレート サービスをサポートする複数年のカテゴリ戦略を策定する。
  • エンドツーエンドの RFX プロセス策定の主導、戦略的サプライヤーとの関係構築、Waymo 全体の複雑なサプライヤー関係の統括、新しい問題に対する解決策の考案、将来のトレンド予測を行う。
  • 財務上およびビジネス上のリスクの影響を最小限に抑え、最適な利用規約を提供し、多様な支出カテゴリにわたってサプライヤーの責任を確実に履行させる契約の交渉と作成を行う。
  • Waymo の間接資材調達ニーズに対応する新しいプロセス、システム、ポリシーを導入するとともに、データを分析して総所有コストの最終的な変化を判断することで、影響の大きい多面的な問題を解決する。
  • アジア太平洋地域での Waymo の成長をサポートする新しいサプライヤーを開拓する。これには、調達、入札、交渉、契約の締結が含まれる(この地域内の国への出張が必要)。

必須条件:

  • 10 年以上の調達経験。そのうち 7 年以上は、幅広い間接資材カテゴリ(施設、マーケティング、安全、ポリシー)と物理的なセキュリティ / 建設サービスの支出分野に重点を置いていること。
  • 調達機会の特定、支出分析の実施、調達戦略の策定、プロジェクト管理、RFX ドキュメントの作成、交渉、契約とコンプライアンスの管理など、調達に関する包括的なスキル。
  • 多様な社内のビジネス担当者(マーケティング、オペレーション、ポリシーチームなど)や外部パートナーと効果的にやり取りするための優れた対人スキル。
  • 内製か外注かのアウトソーシング分析を実施し、複雑な総所有コストモデルを構築する能力。
  • チーム内および会社全体で、他者に影響を与え、部門横断的な変革推進者として行動する能力。
  • 高い個人的な誠実さと倫理観。

歓迎条件:

  • 経営学、サプライ チェーン、または関連分野の学士号を取得していること(同等の教育と実務経験でも可)。

How we rate this

Indirect Procurement Category Manager | 間接購買カテゴリマネージャ at Waymo rates 36 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

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