Sachiko Kono

Background

About Sachiko Kono

With over 20 years of expertise in procurement sourcing strategies and marketing across diverse industries such as Pharma, IT, Medical Devices, Electronics, Automotive, and Insurance, I excel in leadership and building professional relationships with senior leadership. My areas of expertise include: 1.Core Competencies: Strategic Sourcing, Business Innovation, Digital Transformation (DX), Stakeholder Management, Category Management, Global Program Localization, Contracting, Regional & Global Project Management, and Change Management. 2.Strategic Sourcing: Developed and executed procurement strategies. Analyzed annual spend data by category, product, and business using Excel and specialized tools to identify third-party solution needs and opportunities and determined project priorities. Formed and led task force teams, collaborating with regional and global category teams to drive projects forward. Provided regular progress reports and obtained endorsements from the Country Leadership Team (CLT). Negotiated and coordinated with relevant vendors, conducted RFPs, and led cross-functional teams involving more than six departments (such as Business, Legal, Digital Compliance, Marketing, Platform etc.) to achieve successful project outcomes, including collaboration with global teams. Leadership: Demonstrated strong leadership and team management skills, overseeing teams of up to 10 staff members and up to 5 staff members in the APAC region. 3.Networking and Relationship Building: Proven ability to build and expand relationships with senior leadership teams and internal stakeholders. Developed strong partnerships with suppliers of various sizes for future business opportunities. 4.Compliance & Governance: Extensive experience as a compliance leader, including external audits, third-party risk management, GDPR (Privacy Program) implementation, security risk awareness training, and supervising contracting and PO process operations. 5.Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI): As the Co-Leader of the Disability team within DEI, led a team of 20 members in creating a more accommodating work environment for employees with disabilities at Pfizer. Activities included conducting surveys to improve understanding, organizing experiential events, and presenting awareness initiatives during Family Day. Collaborated and coordinated with the Global DEI team and the LGBTQ team. 6Lean KAIZEN: Completed Lean KAIZEN course with certification.