Shiseido · 1 week ago
Buyer, Procurement - Direct
East Windsor, NJ
Full-time
Hybrid
Entry, Mid Level
$66K/yr - $91K/yr
2+ years expShiseido Americas is a subsidiary of the world-renowned Shiseido Company Limited, focusing on beauty innovations. The Buyer, Procurement - Direct will lead the Americas Direct Procurement for launches and drive cost savings while collaborating with various teams to meet business needs.
BeautyCosmeticsFashionPersonal Care and Hygiene
Responsibilities
You will lead new launch management of both brands
You will identify categories to benchmark historical performance and forecast future price movements, communicating necessary adjustments to plan
You will work with business partners to identify brand needs through activities such as implementing alternative suppliers, alternative services and category innovation
You will lead RFX efforts, negotiation of supply agreements and commercial agreements where needed
You will manage and support new launch activity through quotations and lead time, onboarding of new suppliers, capacity analysis, quality concerns, etc
You will work on new innovations in the category
You will work with functions to develop global strategies and create synergies across the organizations
You will work with business partners to create and execute strategies for the category
You will work with internal and external stakeholders to develop processes and tools
You will develop annual cost savings, cash improvement, lead time improvement and action plans to deliver the corporate objectives for year-over-year improvement
You will develop and monitor the use of appropriate KPI’s to measure and improve the effectiveness of the key elements of the procurement organization
You will maintain and manage systems and all relevant system data
Qualification
Required
You have a 4-year academic degree, MBA a plus
You have a minimum of 2-3 years' experience operating in a procurement role, ideally in cosmetics/consumer goods industry
You are a competent user of computerized IT systems – Word, PowerPoint, Excel and other associated scheduling, forecasting software packages
You have 1-2 years of experience working within a procurement tool (SAP, Ariba etc) environment at an advanced level
You can travel as needed to visit suppliers, resolve issues etc for new launches and ongoing business
You can lead and manage by influencing others
You can take feedback
You are accountable and transparent
You are team oriented and collaborative
You “Can do” problem solving
You are action oriented
You are driven to succeed through others
You have a drive for results
You have strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
You are customer focused, including the ability to collaborate and support business goals and objectives
You have strong ability to influence
You have attention to detail while being able to see the “big picture”
You can lead others through example, setting standards for performance, and creating accountability
You can deal with ambiguity and change
You have verbal and written communication
You have thorough working knowledge of the Contract Manufacturing procurement category management
You have an understanding of the cosmetic industry, brands and products
You have an understanding of payment terms, total cost of ownership, etc
You have an understanding of supplier audit requirements to assess health and quality of suppliers
You have knowledge of cost modeling
Markets driving movements in pricing
Technology and Innovation driving category growth
Preferred
Prefer procurement certificates
Benefits
Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance
Life and Disability Insurance
Paid Time Off
Paid Volunteer Days
Paid Company Holidays
Paid Parental Leave
401K with 6% Company Match
Talent Development & Learning Programs
Internal & International Mobility
Product Discounts & Annual Gratis
Employee Led Affinity Groups
Tuition Reimbursement
Company
Shiseido
Shiseido offers the highest quality products in skincare, makeup, and fragrance.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
Independent Franchise Partners
2025-02-20Post Ipo Equity
2022-02-09Acquired
1949-05-16IPO
Leadership Team
Ron Gee
President & Chief Executive Officer, Shiseido Americas Global M&A Lead
Vincent Ferrato
Chief Financial Officer, Shiseido Americas
Recent News
2026-01-20
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