Category Senior Lead

Job Description :

Work Schedule

Environmental Conditions

How will you make an impact

As the Senior Lead - Category, your responsibility is to implement advanced category strategies to improve the designated spend categories. Collaborate with a diverse team to prioritize procurement projects, develop strategies, negotiate agreements, adjust spending, and manage supplier relationships.

What will you do

Scale of Responsibilities

The role of Senior Lead - Category entails supervising the formulation and execution of strategies for the Indirect SEAT category, ensuring smooth implementation across multiple sites. Your duties will involve active participation in regional strategic sourcing endeavors that span across categories like IT, MRO & Lab Supplies, Packaging, Travel, Warehousing/transportation, Facility/Site Services, Corporate Service, Marketing/MICE, Professional Services (Legal/Finance), Capex, and Utilities.

Manage category, develop sourcing strategies, analyze spending, lead projects worth USD 40-90 million, collaborate with management.

This role requires multitasking between internal consulting and direct management of large, sophisticated regional projects. You will also:

• Develop and maintain a 3-year rolling forecast plan
• Act as an internal consultant for strategic sourcing projects
• Build relationships with key market players
• Develop detailed category management plans and strategies
• Manage strategic procurement initiatives from inception to completion
• Negotiate and complete contracts for supplier performance management
• Participate in innovation, digitalization, and standardization projects
• Support supply base rationalization
• Manage disagreements with vendors and conduct assessments of supplier performance
• Stay current on market trends and innovations

Technical Responsibilities

• Proficiency in category management, strategic sourcing, and supplier management standard methodologies
• Advanced analytical skills for cost structure analysis and negotiation strategies
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and ERP systems like SAP Ariba
• Strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English & Mandarin. Mandarin proficiency is required, to communicate with mandarin-speaking associates in the region

Leadership Responsibilities

• Influence cross-functional colleagues to ensure compliance with category strategies
• Drive supplier performance in pricing, quality, and risk management
• Collaborate with business divisions to align category plans with business priorities