• Full-time

Publication date： 2026.11.04

[Full-time] Procurement and Purchasing Leader

  • Back Office / Assistant
  • Tokyo
  • Salary： JPY 5,000,000 - 7,000,000
【正社員】調達購買リーダー
職種Position Back Office / Assistant
会社概要Company profile They provide products made primarily from limestone, which is useful in terms of resource consumption. It has a low risk of depletion compared to petroleum, water, and forests, which are used in the production of plastic and paper. It is abundant in the world and is 100% self-sufficient in Japan.
They are working on developing materials that enable resource conservation and reduce environmental impact such as CO2 throughout the entire life cycle of the product, from procurement of raw materials to manufacturing and processing. Their products are mainly plastic alternatives and are used by more than 5,200 companies, including major companies and government agencies. (Haneda Airport, Disney Store, Yoshinoya, etc.)
In addition, in order to popularize their recyclable products, they are forming partnerships with local governments and companies to promote the creation of a circular model.
In addition, as the recycled plastic market expands due to the waste plastic problem, they are developing materials that contain more than 50% recycled materials to promote resource circulation.

Received the Social Impact Award at Plug&Play, one of the three major accelerators in Silicon Valley. The company won the Japan-US Innovation Award at Stanford University and the Grand Prize in the Exceptional Growth category at the EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2019 Japan. The company has also introduced 100% renewable energy electricity to its own factories, and is currently able to produce and mold plastic alternative products fabless-based using existing facilities both in Japan and overseas, so it is strengthening its overseas production and focusing on building a local production-for-local consumption supply chain. As part of its efforts, the company was selected as a representative of the Japanese government to represent Japan at the COP, an international conference on climate change, and also had the opportunity to promote its business at last year's G20.

[Business Phase]
The company started out as a paper alternative material, but began selling plastic alternative materials in earnest in 2018, and began selling globally in 2019. The company is expanding its business as a fabless company, and has recently signed a sales contract with PT. Kemas, the largest cosmetic container molding manufacturer in Indonesia, which handles products from major cosmetic manufacturers in Japan and around the world, and has developed dozens of manufacturing partners both in Japan and overseas. In addition, in December 2021, they established their first local subsidiary in Southeast Asia in Hanoi, Vietnam. Vietnam has an abundance of limestone, the main raw material for the new material, and there are many raw material suppliers and compound manufacturers in the country. By developing new manufacturing partners to further expand their production system and realizing supply chain efficiency, they expect to achieve both higher environmental friendliness and economic efficiency, and improve the competitiveness of their products. Furthermore, with the increasing need for alternative materials to plastic, such as legal regulations on plastics in China and the UK and strengthened CSR efforts by global companies, they will enter an even more exciting business phase.
仕事内容Job description *From purchasing and OEM manufacturing outsourcing experience, to a leader who builds the supply network for the recycled materials business from scratch. Driving the balance of profitability and stable supply, starting from procurement and purchasing strategy.*
The mission of this position is to strengthen collaboration with raw material suppliers, domestic and overseas manufacturing partners, and logistics companies, balancing business profitability with stable supply. It also involves designing and implementing the supply chain foundation that supports this.
Required is the ability to unravel constantly fluctuating raw material supply and demand and existing trading relationships and to formulate optimal procurement and purchasing strategies. Beyond the operation of order placement and delivery schedule coordination, this is an important role that leads to the design and implementation of a sustainable supply system, through repeated execution from selecting domestic and overseas manufacturing partners to logistics optimization.
Information about the mission and work of the SCM Office, the department this position belongs to, is introduced in the official media "Times Bridge Media." Please take a look.
*In the high-performance recycled materials field, leads everything from raw material procurement strategy to supply network design, domestic and overseas, in an integrated manner. Leads the launch of the recycled materials business and the construction of a global supply chain.*
You will formulate TBM's purchasing strategy and carry out the selection of domestic and overseas manufacturing partners through to building management structures. Beyond operating existing trading relationships, you will carry out price and contract scheme negotiations, logistics network optimization including import and export, and the design and implementation of a sustainable supply system.
* Procurement and purchasing strategy and contract management
* Formulate domestic procurement and purchasing strategy that supports business growth
* Formulate purchasing strategy based on an optimal portfolio
* Conclude and operate various strategic contracts in procurement
* Manufacturing partner management and cost improvement
* Select domestic manufacturing outsourcing partners and build management structures
* Take charge of price negotiations to secure cost competitiveness for high-performance recycled materials
* Analyze product cost structure and improve estimation accuracy
* Lead cost reduction activities and contribute to improving business profitability
* Quality, cost, and delivery management and logistics optimization
* Optimize QCD (quality, cost, delivery) in collaboration with domestic partners
* Design logistics optimization for the entire domestic supply chain
* Promote optimization of the logistics network including import and export
応募資格Requirement * Experience in OEM manufacturing outsourcing or procurement at a trading company or manufacturer (guideline: 3 years or more)
* Experience in any of the following at a manufacturer (guideline: 5 years or more);
SCM or logistics planning and management, global logistics strategy, SCM operation design, operational management, improvement, and team management including order placement and receipt, delivery date coordination, and preparation of trade documents
[Preferred requirements]
* Knowledge of resin, plastics, and other materials
* Experience in negotiating with external partners and cost negotiation, or in launching an SCM team
* *Challenge mindset*: Able to take on challenges without being bound by convention, with a startup mindset
* *Drive*: Able to see things through with full responsibility as a "party to the business," including the unglamorous, hands-on execution phase
* Able to show leadership aggressively without hesitation even in unfamiliar territory
* Agrees with the corporate philosophy system TBM Compass (Mission/Vision/Values)
* Empathizes with global, planet-scale challenges and wants to share great emotional rewards through work together
日本語力Japanese level Business
雇用形態Employment type Full-time
勤務エリアLocation Tokyo
勤務時間Working hours 9:00-18:00
想定年収Salary JPY 5,000,000 - 7,000,000
条件・待遇Condition Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, year-end and New Year holiday (12/30 to 1/3)
※Annual holidays: 120 days
※Due to the implementation of TBM CAMP (an off-site meeting held for regular employees and contract employees other than factory workers), there are holiday workdays once a year (held on July 6, 2024).

[Salary]
Expected annual salary: 5,000,000 yen to 7,000,000 yen
Determined individually according to experience, ability, etc.
Salary revised twice per year ※Salary may go up or down depending on performance evaluation
Employment type: Regular employee
[Work location]
15th floor, Toho Hibiya Building, 1-2-2 Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
The following positions may be located at locations other than the head office.
Technology Center: Machiya (Tokyo)
Factories: Shiroishi Zao, Tagajo, Yokosuka
[Working hours]
9:00-18:00 (includes 60-minute break)
選考についてProcess The selection process will proceed in the following order: application → document screening → interviews (multiple rounds) → offer.
You will be asked to take the SPI during the selection process.※1※2
※1. Depending on the position, the SPI may not be required.
※2. You may be asked to undergo a reference check during the selection process.
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