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About Nissan

Nissan is a global car manufacturer that sells a full line of vehicles under the Nissan and INFINITI brands. Nissan’s global headquarters in Yokohama, Japan, manages operations in four regions: Japan-ASEAN, China, Americas, and AMIEO (Africa, Middle East, India, Europe & Oceania).

Your role

They are looking for a recent Marketing/Business/Engineering graduate to join their Procurement team. Your responsibility will be to work with business requirements and specifications to support the Nissan Procurement team to achieve the overall corporate objective of lower operating costs and ease of doing business.

• Category Management - instilling and managing procurement discipline across key internal Business Unit stakeholders and vendors.
• Vendors - Consolidation and rationalisation of vendors to enable economies of scale/synergy and leverage of Group Spend in each category
• Stakeholder Management - Partnering with internal stakeholders by adding a value proposition to Procurement's involvement in their team and associated processes.
• Compliance - Practice, promote, monitor, report, and lead on all policies, procedures, ethics, and governance issues in pursuit of adherence to compliant practices

Training & development

Most locations provide exciting Targeted Leadership Training programs that cover those subtle, yet critical skills, which truly effective leaders possess. Nissan partners with some of the field's leading experts and many of the most prestigious universities to facilitate workshops and training seminars to enhance your career progression.

Benefits

They prioritize the well-being of their employees above all else because everyone should enjoy coming to work. Whether you're on the design team or work in HR, they want to make sure that you're able to use your time and resources most efficiently, without losing sight of the things that matter.

1. Pharmacy benefits
2. Dental and Vision Coverage
3. Life insurance and disability coverage
4. Limited Purpose Flexible Spending Account

Career progression

Nissan provides unique Special Accelerated Development programs for high-performing employees. These special opportunities are multi-day, intensive workshops, which provide the opportunity to stretch and grow their own leadership skills in preparation for a future leadership role. Many of these intensive workshops provide follow-up development opportunities including assessment, feedback, coaching, and mentoring opportunities.

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Work-life balance

Nissan has a range of benefits and programs across their global network that promote a healthy work-life balance and help employees pursue professional goals and personal passions. Just like customers can customize their vehicles, their employees can customize their work arrangements from health insurance coverage, and on-site childcare to "family support leave," telecommuting, and other flexible work arrangements.

Culture & vibe

Nissan's core message is "The power comes from the inside." This means that their professional power comes from the personal strength, creativity, and dedication of every one of their employees, regardless of their functional area or expertise. Together, with their shared passion for designing, manufacturing, and selling high-performance, fun-to-drive vehicles, they make innovations happen. 

About you

Here's what Nissan is looking for in this role:

• Tertiary qualification in either Procurement, business; Commerce, and/or related category i.e. marketing.
• Exposure to basic marketing sourcing concepts would be an added advantage.
• Proficiency in Spreadsheets, databases, Business Systems, and Communication software (e.g. Excel, Access, Word, SAP, etc.)
• Strong influencing skills and ability to build relationships internally and externally across a diverse range of stakeholders.
• Strong problem-solving and lateral thinking skills.
• High level of business acumen and commercially focused with strong negotiation skills.
• Committed to developing and investing time in the growth of the consolidated Procurement principle.
• A hands-on implementer with experience in developing procurement processes and reporting in a relatively new and evolving business area.

How to apply

To apply for this role, simply click the "Apply on employer site" button on this page to submit your application directly to Nissan.

Sources

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• nissanmotor.jobs