Procurement Approval PMO/Risk and Compliance Member - Procurement Operations Department, Procurement Operations Supervisory Department
On-siteTokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Job Summary
Establish operational workflows, manage approval meetings, and develop management tools for planned procurement projects and approval histories. Lead projects to ensure compliance with industry laws including the Economic Security Promotion Act and the Act on the Protection of Personal Information, while driving process improvement and guideline development. Manage documents such as approval forms and manuals, and execute notification operations to relevant ministries. Communicate with business units, corporate divisions like Governance and Legal, and Rakuten Group executives for reporting and requests. Identify business unit procurement needs through to obtaining executive approval, engaging with government agencies and internal technical, legal, and public affairs departments.
Required Qualifications
- Practical experience in project management
- Experience in business process improvement
- Experience in corporate planning
- Experience in administrative departments (back office)
- Experience in PMO roles
- Experience driving projects involving a wide range of stakeholders in client-facing roles
- Business-level proficiency in office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
- Japanese language proficiency (native level or JLPT N1 or higher)
Desired Qualifications
- Business-level English proficiency
- Project management skills
- Problem-solving skills
- Knowledge of procurement and purchasing operations
- Understanding of BI tools and business applications
- Skills in leveraging AI
- Those who thrive in fast-paced, dynamic environments
- Those who take initiative
- Those who see tasks through to completion
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