Overview:
Regeneron’s Global Procurement is a strategic team that powers the growth of a science-led company. Guided by our SVP’s clear vision to make procurement a competitive advantage, we are strengthening category leadership, expanding our Center of Excellence, and building an International Markets organization. This Japan-focused role is a core member shaping our next chapter—bridging global strategy with Japan’s unique market needs to deliver tangible impact.
What You’ll Gain:
End-to-end category accountability in Japan with real decision-making authority
A platform to infuse Japan’s market perspective into global strategies that drive business outcomes
Collaboration with the Center of Excellence and international country leads to design and implement best practices across markets
The pride and purpose of enabling life-changing scientific innovation through world-class procurement
A data-driven environment to sharpen skills in decision-making, negotiation, contracting, and supplier relationship management
Role & Mission:
Position Purpose
As the accountable lead for procurement activities in Japan, you will optimize supplier engagement and sourcing plans aligned to local commercial, regulatory, and site objectives—while ensuring Japan-specific requirements (regulatory, language, legal, commercial, medical, cultural) are addressed appropriately. This role reports to the Sr Manager, Global Procurement – Japan and partners closely with international country leads and category teams to enable global expansion and local priorities.
Key Responsibilities
Partner with stakeholders to translate global priorities into local execution in Japan
Deeply understand Japan’s supply base and ways of working to design optimal procurement strategies
Deploy global category strategies in-country to ensure consistent sourcing, contracting, and SRM
Feed Japan’s needs into global strategies to improve relevance and outcomes
Co-create standardized processes and best practices across the International Markets procurement team
Review local contracts and analyze spend data to identify trends and optimization opportunities
Anticipate business strategies, budgets, and annual spend needs to align procurement plans
Execute sourcing, negotiation, and contracting to deliver cost savings, cash flow improvements, and operational efficiencies
Apply biopharma procurement excellence to advance Regeneron’s procurement organization in line with corporate priorities
Use data to drive successful category decisions and outcomes
Coach procurement technical skills across the global team
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
5+ years of experience in Indirect Procurement
Proven success leading/supporting cross-functional teams across sourcing, negotiation, contracting, and SRM
Ability to build influential stakeholder and supplier relationships that drive results
Expertise in rates, unit costs, and cost structures to optimize negotiations
Habit of leveraging external data, market insights, and supplier engagement to deepen understanding of supply market dynamics
Integrity, focus, and clarity in ambiguous environments; ability to drive change and improvement
Experience with global supply market evaluation using market intelligence, risk, compliance, and financial assessment tools
Proficiency with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for communication and analysis
Preferred Qualifications
Procurement experience in Pharma/Biopharma
Experience across Commercial, Corporate/Indirect, and R&D categories
Success supporting/leading global category teams, processes, and supplier management across diverse categories
Working knowledge of sourcing/contracting tools, ERPs, and eRFx systems (Oracle, Zycus, GEP, Ariba, others)
Culture:
Our Values
Regeneron is a company that leads with science. We relentlessly transform science into medicine for patients. Procurement is a crucial strategic enabler of that mission. Grounded in patient-first, integrity, and excellence, our “Doing Well by Doing Good” ethos aligns business success with social responsibility.
Company Overview:
Regeneron is a leading biotechnology company that invents, develops, and commercializes life-transforming medicines for people with serious diseases. For more than 35 years, physician-scientists have led our unique R&D engine, producing numerous FDA-approved treatments and a robust pipeline—nearly all born in our own laboratories. Our medicines and pipeline address eye diseases, allergic and inflammatory diseases, cancer, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, pain, hematologic conditions, infectious diseases, and rare diseases. Headquartered in Tarrytown, NY, Regeneron has ~15,500 employees.
Does this sound like you? Apply now to take your first step towards living the Regeneron Way! We have an inclusive culture that provides comprehensive benefits, which vary by location. In the U.S., benefits may include health and wellness programs (including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance), fitness centers, 401(k) company match, family support benefits, equity awards, annual bonuses, paid time off, and paid leaves (e.g., military and parental leave) for eligible employees at all levels! For additional information about Regeneron benefits in the US, please visit https://careers.regeneron.com/en/working-at-regeneron/total-rewards/. For other countries’ specific benefits, please speak to your recruiter.
Please be advised that at Regeneron, we believe we are most successful and work best when we are together. For that reason, many of Regeneron’s roles are required to be performed on-site. Please speak with your recruiter and hiring manager for more information about Regeneron’s on-site policy and expectations for your role and your location.
Regeneron is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief (or lack thereof), sex, nationality, national or ethnic origin, civil status, age, citizenship status, membership of the Traveler community, sexual orientation, disability, genetic information, familial status, marital or registered civil partnership status, pregnancy or parental status, gender identity, gender reassignment, military or veteran status, or any other protected characteristic in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. The Company will also provide reasonable accommodation to the known disabilities or chronic illnesses of an otherwise qualified applicant for employment, unless the accommodation would impose undue hardship on the operation of the Company's business.
For roles in which the hired candidate will be working in the U.S., the salary ranges provided are shown in accordance with U.S. law and apply to U.S.-based positions. For roles which will be based in Japan and/or Canada, the salary ranges are shown in accordance with the applicable local law and currency. If you are outside the U.S, Japan or Canada, please speak with your recruiter about salaries and benefits in your location.
Please note that certain background checks will form part of the recruitment process. Background checks will be conducted in accordance with the law of the country where the position is based, including the type of background checks conducted. The purpose of carrying out such checks is for Regeneron to verify certain information regarding a candidate prior to the commencement of employment such as identity, right to work, educational qualifications etc.