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Koichiro Yumi
Sr Principal Analyst
Advisory for IT procurement sourcing, contract negotiation for Cloud/Software Licenses, vendor management (Vendor relationship, risk, contract, performance management), internal stakeholder management, IT procurement organizational management, and IT procurement buyer trainings.
Previous experience
As a sourcing buyer, I was in charge of IT related procurement (Supplier selection, price negotiation, contract negotiation) and procurement process improvement. So, the procurement items were hardware, software, cloud services, and IT services (Outsourcing). In the previous jobs, I also used to be a direct sourcing procurement buyer and an indirect sourcing procurement buyer.
Professional background
Fujitsu Ltd., Procurement buyer, 9 years
Lenovo Japan, Sr. Procurement Specialist, 4 years
Sony Mobile Communication Inc., Global Category Manager, 2 years
Line Corporation, Procurement Manager, 1 years
Rakuten Group, Inc., Assistant Manager, 4 years
Areas of coverage
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Sourcing, Procurement and Vendor Management Leaders in Japan
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IT Contracts Negotiations
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IT Sourcing, Procurement and Vendor Management Operating Model
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IT Sourcing Strategy Development and Execution
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IT Vendor Performance and Relationship Management
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration, Hosei University
Top Issues That I Help Clients Address
SaaS price negotiation / MS, Oracle AWS, Google Contract negotiation support
IT Vendor Management
IT Procurement Organizational management/ Procurement skill
RFP review
Software/SaaS license management