Category Senior Lead

Overview Work Schedule : Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions : Office

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

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