Associate Manager, Category Sourcing

Primary Duties And Responsibilities1. Category Strategy Development and ImplementationIdentify opportunities to optimize cost and increase perceived value to improve gross marginDevelop Category Sourcing Strategy as a guideline of cross functions to work out their strategy and prioritiesLead or coordinate cross-functional teams and suppliers to well implement strategy2. Process Excellence & Relationship ManagementOptimize sourcing process to standardize and improve ways of working internally & externallyTo perfect Supplier Relationship Management in company level per definition of Sourcing Strategy3. Open Innovation & Supply Market IntelligenceDig out internal business needs and leverage suppliers’ innovation capability as an engine to support business growthClose to supply market and bring supply market & industry intelligence to support business growth4. Supplier & Risk ManagementAssess supplier performance and take effective actions to improve with support from cross-functional teamsContinually develop suppliers in other countries to diversify current supplier baseWith industry sensitivity to foresee potential delivery risk and cost headwind and take effective solutions to secure production & protect company profitsJob Requirement: Degree:Bachelor or above;MBA is a plus English level:excellent5+ years of strategic or commodity sourcing experience in FMCG multi-national corporationExperienced to develop Category Sourcing StrategyWith experience of Raw MaterialSuccessfully developed or managed oversea supplier baseSuccessfully worked as a project leader to manage big projects across departments by proven project management skills and influence skillsWe may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.