Job Description

Join Yazaki. Connect to the future.

Country: Portugal (PT)

City: Ovar

Worksite / Location: Ovar Plant

Job Function: CFO_IT

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Job Family: Applications

Founded in 1929, Yazaki is a Japanese full systems supplier of wire harness, electrical, data products and solutions enabling vehicle electrification, connectivity, and autonomy integration. More than 235,000 committed and highly motivated employees in 45 countries make us one of the most successful international automotive suppliers. Join a family-owned company committed to being environmentally friendly in every aspect of its business, contributing to society, and inspiring trust. To strengthen our team, we are looking for a Procurement IT Specialist - SAP & Coupa in our plant in [[location]].

Founded in 1929, Yazaki is a global automotive supplier with more than 235,000 employees across 45 countries. We support the future of mobility through electrical distribution systems, connectivity, electrification, and advanced automotive solutions.

To strengthen our IT team, we are looking for a Procurement IT Specialist – SAP & Coupa to support and improve our purchasing and procurement systems across EMEA.

This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to work with leading enterprise platforms such as SAP, Ariba, Coupa, SAP SRM, SAP ECC, ServiceNow, and procurement interfaces in a large international organization.

We are looking for someone who enjoys working between business and IT, understands procurement processes, is curious about technology, and wants to contribute to system improvements, automation, and transformation initiatives.

You will join a dynamic regional team working with global stakeholders, evolving tools, and cross-country procurement challenges. The role offers strong exposure to SAP and Coupa procurement topics, with the opportunity to contribute to future SAP transformation roadmap activities at Yazaki.

What You Will Do

• Support indirect procurement users across EMEA in SAP, Coupa, SAP SRM, and related purchasing applications. Troubleshoot incidents linked to purchasing processes, master data, interfaces, IDocs, payloads, and integration errors.
• Work with procurement teams, IT technical specialists, and external partners to solve issues and improve processes.
• Translate business needs into clear functional requirements, change requests, and system improvements. Support testing, validation, implementation, and post-go-live follow-up for system changes.
• Contribute to automation, simplification, reporting, and better user experience in procurement processes.
• Create and maintain practical documentation such as business requirement, functional speicficaiton, process flows, user guides, interface descriptions, and support procedures.

What We Are Looking For

• 3–5 years of experience in IT application support, procurement systems, SAP, Coupa, or similar enterprise applications.
• Good understanding of purchasing or procurement processes.
• Knowledge of SAP SRM, SAP purchasing transactions, procurement master data, integration points, IDocs, and enterprise data exchange.
• Experience with Coupa, including procurement processes, interfaces, APIs, or integration methods.
• Good understanding of ITIL principles, especially incident, change, and demand management.
• Experience with ServiceNow or similar IT service management tools.
• Strong Excel skills for analysis, reporting, and issue investigation.
• Fluent English, written and spoken.

What Will Make You Successful

You are curious about technology, interested in procurement challenges, and comfortable working in an international environment. You can communicate with business users, understand their pain points, and work with technical teams to turn problems into practical solutions.

You enjoy learning new tools, improving processes, and working in a team where priorities evolve. You are action-oriented, customer-focused, structured, and able to take ownership.

What We Offer

At Yazaki, you will work in an international IT environment supporting key procurement systems used across different countries. You will gain strong exposure to SAP and Coupa, collaborate with regional and global teams, and contribute to process improvements and future transformation initiatives.

We offer flexible working arrangements, continuous learning opportunities, and a dynamic environment where your work has direct impact on procurement operations across EMEA.

Please attach your CV in English.

At Yazaki, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for everyone regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status or characteristic.

At Yazaki, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for everyone which extends to all aspects of the employment relationship.

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