The Regional Category Manager for Raw Materials is a key leadership role in the APAC Procurement team to drive change in systems, to create pragmatic processes and to build relevant tools in a working environment where fast pace and large-scale change is the norm.
Reporting to the Procurement Director Asia, the Regional Category Manager will develop and implement category procurement strategies within related spend, which adhere to corporate policies and contribute to global procurement objectives.
This role is being recruited right now to build a world class strategic sourcing function in the APAC region. This is a unique opportunity for an open minded, creative and entrepreneurial professional that is energised by building the job from scratch. The pace of change is high, the expectation for results is high and the autonomy to make things happen is high.
This role will collaborate with and coordinate the requirements of its countries to the Global Procurement Organization over the development of Centrally Coordinated Categories and be fully accountable for the implementation of such strategies locally. The role will also be responsible for the creating, validation and implementation of Category Strategies and execution of contracts.
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