Manager Management

TAKAMASA IMAI

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C: 613-***-**** ************@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Senior Procurement Expert with over 6 years global experience in electronics, medical imaging machines and industrial air conditioning systems manufacturing. SKILLS

Expert in purchasing operations and Good understanding of factory environment documentations

and contract manufacturing

Proven project management, analytic and

Knowledge of contracts, sourcing and innovative abilities procurement strategy development Excellent communication skills and ability to work in team settings

Skilled in negotiations, bidding, supplier

maintenance and data analysis

WORK HISTORY

TOSHIBA CARRIER CORPORATION - Industrial Air Conditioning Systems Provider Senior Procurement Expert Shizuoka, Japan October 2014 - October 2015 Responsible for semiconductors procurement and its half-yearly cost reduction targets Slashed semiconductors purchasing cost 3% by developing integrated procurement strategy and supply chain across Japan headquarters and foreign subsidiaries Introduced qualified suppliers to the company by global sourcing in low cost countries (LCC), supplier qualification, selection and account setup

Evaluated and developed contracts, and negotiated with suppliers globally Supervised teams in Thailand and China, and trained operation buyers TOSHIBA AMERICA INC., PROCUREMENT & EXPORT DIVISION International Procurement Expert San Francisco, California, USA April 2014 - September 2014 Acted as an U.S-based purchasing and export agent

Created RFx, issued PO, and ensured that deliverables were timely and comply with specifications, policies, export-import regulations and environmental regulations Introduced potential high-tech suppliers in North America to Toshiba companies by sourcing practices

Established new contracts for U.S-based Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS) in collaboration with Toshiba America R&D center

TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION - Medical Imaging Machines Provider Procurement Expert Tochigi, Japan June 2009 - March 2014 Participated in Toshiba Medical Systems' first outsourcing manufacturing experience, acted as a main contact person for EMS, and led a cross functional team Established new production lines at EMS factories in Malaysia and China, and slashed Printed Circuit Board Assemblies (PCBAs) total cost 20% by the contract manufacturing TAKAMASA IMAI C: 613-***-**** ************@*****.*** Responsible for electronics components international purchasing from Asia and North America Analyzed purchasing data, forecast, components price, market trend, components life-cycle and supplier financial information

Maintained active suppliers, evaluated supplier performance, developed evaluation criteria, and coordinated supplier audits and quality evaluations in Asia and North America TOSHIBA CORPORATION

Junior Procurement Expert Tokyo, Japan April 2009 - May 2009 Assisted purchasing operations using procurement systems and learning specialized procurement knowledge, including logistics and transportation, operation and process management, quality control, production and design processes, delivery and inventory management methods EDUCATION

CERTIFICATE in Global Procurement School

Toshiba Corporation

Tokyo, Japan 2014

CERTIFICATE in Senior Procurement Expert Training

Toshiba Corporation

Tokyo, Japan 2013

BACHELOR OF ARTS Literature

Waseda University

Tokyo, Japan 2009

COMPUTER SKILLS

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access) and Outlook Purchasing Systems (Oracle, SAP), MRP and EDI System Toshiba's Component Management System, Inventory Management System, Environmental Control System, Business Continuity Planning System

LANGUAGES

English (fluent)

Japanese (native)

Mandarin (basic)

OTHER INTERESTS

Outdoor activities: camping, hiking, biking, kayaking, skiing and skating Travel: Traveled to Yellowstone and Yosemite National Park on hiking adventures Language Exchange: Teaching Japanese as well as improving my English by participating in a language exchange program

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