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What You'll Get To Do:
Panasonic Procurement Corporation of America PPA located in Torrance, California is collaborating with Panasonic Energy of North America PENA and Tesla, Inc. in a large scale advanced battery manufacturing facility known as the Gigafactory near Reno, Nevada. Panasonic manufactures and supplies cylindrical lithium ion cells for the world's leading electric vehicle manufacturer, Tesla, Inc. Based on the battery demand from Tesla, the Gigafactory produces cells which will expand to world No.1 scale production.
In addition, Panasonic have decided to build a new plant near Kansas City, Kansas as an initial step in our mid term expansion strategy toward 2030, and are currently establishing procurement processes and logistics infrastructure in preparation for the launch-up of the new plant.
Our mission at PPA is to make the vision of Operational Excellence as procurement platform of Panasonic Group in North America by the greatest professionality of global supply chain management. Through this effort we will contribute to Panasonic manufacturing site in North America in terms of creating procurement scheme, buy and sell operation, global logistics, supplier management development, and solution providing against all of procurement challenges.
- To build and manage global procurement model for Panasonic factories with value added support and account management from receiving new orders, working with vendors and all parties involved to ensure procurement SCM and customer satisfaction.
- 50% - Procurement Operation Management Assess customer needs and provide value added service to consolidate procurement functions of Panasonic factories to maximize efficiency Monitor inventory and delivery, checking inventory and balance purchase order status, negotiating with suppliers and customers and cooperating with business associate warehouse, logistics companies Monitor logistics cost and business process cost referring to business rule. Ensure timely payment of invoices to suppliers, freight and warehouse companies.
- 20% - Solution Development Identify opportunities to improve, develop and expand the global procurement scheme through purchase and supply of raw materials, components and devices. Communicate with business associates customers, suppliers, logistics service providers smoothly with problem solving mind.
- 30% - Data Management Admin Maintain the computer system master data customer, vendor and product including price, minimum order quantity, delivery lead time, etc. Ensure timely collection of account receivables from customers SQL database maintenance for Supply chain operation support with supervisor Collect or Analyze logistics data and information to improve operation with supervisor
What You'll Bring:
Education and Experience
- Prefer 3-5 years or more global procurement experience or Data management experience
- BA/BS in International Business Computer Science preferred
- Must be proficient with MS Office suite, particularly with Excel
- Power BI or Tableau skill is a plus but is not required
- Experience with SQL, Python, or any coding skills preferred
Competencies
- Passion to create data driven solution of global procurement and supply chain
- Set challenging goals
- Desire for self improvement
- Proactively act as Customer First
Communications
- Must have the ability to effectively communicate in English Listening, speaking, writing and reading.
- Communication skill in Japanese, Japanese are considered a plus forevaluation but are not required.
Other Requirements
- Occasional travel
- Occasional Overtime
- Team work spirit
- Try to perform and improve Creativity
- Competitive compensation package
- Comprehensive benefits
- Pet Insurance
- Paid Parental Care Leave
- Employee Referral Program
- Educational Assistance
- Flexible Work Program
- Volunteer time Off
- Casual Dress Code
- Total Well Being Program
Panasonic prioritizes total wellbeing. We offer a wide variety of benefits and programs to support your physical, emotional, financial, social and environmental health.
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