Job Description

Category Team Lead, Chemicals (West) #AEL

Singapore, Singapore, Singapore | Posted: Jul 14, 2023

Responsibilities:

• You will need to show cost savings by driving cost savings and lead the implementation of procurement systems and supporting tools to ensure efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability of best practice category management, strategic sourcing, SRM and operational procurement processes such as data analytics and reporting.
• Defines and manages selected supplier portfolio; selects suppliers; establishes strategic supplier relationship where appropriate and manages it.
• Ensures the full potential of the APAC Regional Supply Base can be identified and assessed, in sync with global strategies where relevant
• Guarantees full achievement of regional & regional targets (where relevant) by best-in-class execution of strategies & action. Aligns the regional teams to the Category team directly and ensure full implementation of its approach.
• Identifies and implements best business partnership in close cooperation with the other Global category leads across organization.
• Responsible for periodical progress measurement, accuracy of information and data, in-time delivery, audit conform documentation of all sourcing activities according to procurement standards.

Requirement:

• Master\xe2\x80\x99s degree in business administration, Engineering, Supply Chain, or similar fields within Fragrance & Flavor and/or FMCG or related industry with strong exposure in a multinational corporation environment with interface to a diverse cultural setting is a strong added advantage.
• Ideally 7-12 years of experience within Procurement of Raw Materials or other types of portfolios
• Broad-based understanding of business operations and practices and core Procurement areas of focus (Spend Management: Category Management and Supplier Management)
• High level of proficiency in MS Office Suite, SAP and/or software related to procurement, experiences with BI & analytical tools, the ability to write Excel Macro is an added advantage
• Demonstrated track record of successful influencing, partnering, and working with key stakeholders and business partners
• Does possess a high level of personal & leadership credibility while having the prior experience in developing the capabilities of teams

Eline Poh Qiao Ying, (R2198980), #AEL
eline[a]searchasia.com.sg
EA: 16S8107

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