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What you will do:

The Category Manager is responsible for logistics spend for APAC region, especially for sub-category International AIR/FCL/LCL/Parcel. Responsibilities include supplier scouting, selection, supplier management, price & contract negotiation and working capital management. The Category Manager will deploy sub-category strategy in specified region/country. She/He will be the owner of assigned category or region/country cost reduction goals.

How you will do it:

• As sub-category owner, develop category strategy for the responsible categories(International AIR/FCL/LCL/Parcel) for APAC region.
• Individually lead regional level RFQ for International AIR/FCL/LCL/Parcel.
• Individually lead transportation/warehouse/Customs brokerage RFQ for South Asia and ANZ countries.
• As supplier owner, manage the relationship with suppliers properly and perform as the single contact window of supplier in region
• Do daily operation (PR to PO) in compliance with regional or country wise category strategy requirements
• Negotiate the long term and spot time contract with suppliers, manage the contract lifecycle and update before contract expired
• Manage supplier performance, including project-based cost, on time delivery, quality and service
• Drive year-over-year improvement in field spend through supplier negotiation
• Drive year-over-year improvement in working capital through supplier DPO management
• Drive solution standardization and significantly drive repeat buy percentage increase
• Implement E2E process from procurement perspective
• Ensure pre-bid support and execution with high efficiency to serve business delivery and growth
• Monitor and support procurement productivity improvement projects complete on schedule

What we look for:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Supply Chain Management or related Business Degree.
• 5 years sourcing/procurement experience, 5 years’ experience in logistics industrial
• Excellent negotiation skills, familiar with contracting
• Familiar with cost reduction methods and tools
• Good interpersonal skills to enable and manage relationships internally and externally
• Adaptable towards a rapidly changing environment
• Experience in working in multi-cultural teams
• Experience in working in multifunctional development teams
• Preferably experience in an innovative but also cost-driven environment
• Honest and Integrity
• Good at English writing, reading
• Willing to travel

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