Shota Yamamoto, MS, CPSM, CPSD
Division Driven Commodity Manager @ Marelli
About
Skilled Supply Chain and Procurement professional with experience in Procurement and Logistics, I am working as Senior Buyer at Marelli.Prior to this, I was working as Chief Buyer at Tungaloy Corporation where I gained expertise in Supply Chain and Procurement. I have graduated from W. P.Carey School of Business at Arizona State University with major in Supply Chain Management. I would greatly appreciate any opportunity that would help me cultivate and further hone skills in Supply Chain and Procurement and challenge me intellectually. Area of specialty : Supply Chain Management, Costing, Procurement, Supplier Relationship Management, Analytical Skills, Critical Thinking, Analytical Aptitude, Detail Orientation, Problem Solving
Japan
Asaka
Automotive
Strategic Procurement, Supply Management, Global Logistics, Strategic Sourcing, Operations Management, Supplier Diversity, Humanitarian Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Sustainable Procurement, Purchasing, Import, Export, Logistics, Japanese to English translation, Bargaining, Supplier Negotiation, Purchasing Negotiation, Cost Reduction/Avoidance, Cross-border Transactions, Supplier Relationship Management
Experience
Division Driven Commodity Manager
Marelli
Saitama, Japan
Senior Buyer
Marelli
Saitama, Japan
Key Achievements : - Lead cost reduction activities; achieved 2 Oku JPY, 4% of annual spend, cost reduction target in 2023. - Restructure supplier relationships; onboarded suppliers for 3 new digital tools required. - Simplify processes; utilized 2 digital tools for cost analysis to simplify and standardize sourcing activities.
Buyer
Marelli
Saitama, Japan
Key Achievements : - Overhauled supplier communication; closed approx. 1.5 million JPY cost reduction agreement within 2 months. - Enhanced work efficiency by creating one digital data storage by gathering documents from scattered places. - Resolved a quality dispute with supplier by involving people across functions, and improved supplier relationship. The activity secured a sourcing and cut down 50% of extra costs.
Chief Buyer
Tungaloy Corporation
Fukushima, Japan
Key Achievements : - Changed main sea port; succeeded shorter lead time and reduced 40%, 2 million JPY/year of transportation cost. The strategy contributed to reducing delivery risk during the Covid-19 situation. - Improved work efficiency of purchasing and cross-functional teams by connecting fragmented data to ERP. - Wrote operations manuals of procurement modules of ERP for faster employee onboarding.
Buyer
Tungaloy Corporation
Fukushima, Japan
Key Achievements : - Implemented competitive bidding for R&D material; accomplished 30% cost avoidance in a year. - Diversified supplier panel; achieved 25% cost avoidance with sourcing strategy using Chinese manufacturers. - Optimized supply chain by taking out middle suppliers to directly purchase from manufacturers; resulted in 63%, about 9000 USD, cost reduction.
Education
W. P. Carey School of Business – Arizona State University
Supply Chain Management
Chuo University
Management/ International Management
California State University, Monterey Bay
International Management
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