Category Manager - Workforce, Real Estate, Facilities and others

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Category Manager - Workforce, Real Estate, Facilities and Others

Date : Jul 2, 2025

Location : Petaling Jaya, MY

About AkzoNobel

Since 1792, we’ve been supplying innovative paints and coatings that help to color people’s lives and protect what matters most. Our portfolio of brands—including Dulux, International, Sikkens, and Interpon—is trusted worldwide. We operate in over 150 countries, using our expertise to sustain and enhance everyday life. We believe every surface is an opportunity. As a pioneering, long-established paints company committed to sustainable solutions, we aim to preserve the best of today while creating a better tomorrow. Let’s paint the future together.

As the regional NPR Lead for the Real Estate, Facilities, Workforce, and other Indirect spend categories, the role includes :

• Leadership & Strategic Direction : Providing strategic guidance and leadership to three major category sourcing managers and country-based NPR buyers in SESA.
• Strategy Deployment : Defining and executing strategies for managing a €65 million spend, ensuring year-on-year value and benefits.
• Stakeholder Collaboration : Working with key internal stakeholders across business units, marketing, and control towers.
• Supplier Management : Leading strategic supplier management initiatives.
• Alignment with Corporate Goals : Ensuring category strategies align with AkzoNobel’s sustainability goals.
• Digital Agenda : Driving the digital agenda through platforms like Coupa and e-catalogs.

Responsibilities include developing regional sourcing strategies, managing supplier relationships, influencing stakeholders, leading projects, implementing cost management strategies, and contributing to sustainability initiatives.

Experience

At AkzoNobel, we are committed to an inclusive, respectful workplace that embraces diversity and tolerance. Our talent acquisition process aims to build a diverse environment, providing equal consideration to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, or disability.

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