Job Description:
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Rakuten International is a division of Rakuten Group, Inc., a Japanese global technology leader in services that empower individuals, communities, businesses and society. Headquartered in San Mateo, California with more than 4,000 employees worldwide, the Rakuten International business portfolio includes market leaders in e-commerce, digital marketing, advertising, communications and entertainment. We create products and services that provide exceptional value by aligning members and the businesses that want to engage them in a shared community.
Job Summary:
The Manager, Procurement & Vendor Management plays a key role in leading strategic sourcing, procurement operations, vendor management, and supplier risk oversight across the organization. The role ensures the acquisition of goods, services, and technology solutions is cost-effective, compliant, and aligned with business, financial, and risk objectives.
Acting as a central governance point for supplier engagement, the role drives adherence to company policies, legal requirements, and security standards while fostering strong, long-term supplier relationships.
This position combines hands-on execution with coordination and oversight, leveraging internal partners, systems, and automation to ensure effective procurement operations, vendor governance, and risk management.
The role is responsible for advancing modern procurement practices through the use of data analytics, procurement platforms such as Coupa, and AI-enabled tools to streamline sourcing, accelerate vendor evaluations, enhance contract lifecycle management, and drive cost optimization.
Key Responsibilities:
Procurement Governance
Lead sourcing and vendor negotiations for small to mid-sized engagements, with initial responsibility for contracts up to approximately $200,000 and opportunity to expand scope and ownership over time.
Ensure all procurement activity follows internal approval thresholds, financial approvals, and procurement policies.
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Strategic sourcing and negotiation
Vendor management, supplier performance monitoring, and relationship development
Contract lifecycle management, including risk identification and mitigation
Procurement analytics, spend reporting, and data-driven decision-making
Proficiency with Coupa or other procure-to-pay platforms
AI-assisted research, automation, and workflow optimization
Risk management and compliance oversight
Cross-functional stakeholder collaboration and influence without authority
Ability to evaluate incomplete or conflicting supplier proposals and make commercially sound recommendations that balance cost, risk, and business requirements
Ability to manage multiple concurrent sourcing and renewal initiatives while maintaining timeline discipline, analytical rigor, and stakeholder alignment
Exceptional attention to detail across communications, data analysis, reporting, procurement recommendations, and negotiations, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and sound commercial outcomes
Minimum Requirements:
6-10 years of experience in procurement or vendor management, managing vendor contracts and supplier negotiations
Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, or related field
Hands-on experience with Coupa, Ariba, or similar procure-to-pay platforms
Professional certifications such as CPSM, CIPS or CSCP
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Five Principles for Success
Our worldwide practices describe specific behaviors that make Rakuten unique and united across the world. We expect Rakuten employees to model these 5 Shugi Principles of Success.
Always improve, Always Advance - Only be satisfied with complete success - Kaizen
Passionately Professional - Take an uncompromising approach to your work and be determined to be the best
Hypothesize - Practice - Validate – Shikumika - Use the Rakuten Cycle to succeed in unknown territory
Maximize Customer Satisfaction - The greatest satisfaction for our teams is seeing their customers smile
Speed!! Speed!! Speed!! - Always be conscious of time - take charge, set clear goals, and engage your team
Rakuten is an equal opportunity employer. Accessibility accommodations for candidates with disabilities participating in the selection process are available on request. Any information received related to accommodation needs of applicants will be addressed confidentially.
Rakuten would like to thank all applicants for their interest in this role however only qualified candidates will be shortlisted.
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At the time of posting, Rakuten expects the Compensation (base salary + discretionary bonus) for this role to be within the range shown below. Individual compensation will vary based on job-related factors, including the skills, qualifications, and experience of the successful candidate as well as business need and geographic location. The successful applicant for this role will be eligible for stock options, health, vision, dental insurance, RRSP matching, Personal Time Off (PTO), Volunteer Time Off (VTO), and other employee benefits as the company implements.
