Category Management Executive

Position Objective:

Regularly analyze procurement data to develop a tiered management mechanism for materials based on their attributes and data insights. Establish centralized and decentralized sourcing approaches, and build an efficient, collaborative, transparent, and strategic category management and sourcing platform.

Responsibilities:

1 Category Management

• Category Portfolio Release & Update: Release the company's category portfolio and perform regular maintenance and updates.
• Develop Category Procurement Strategies: Conduct supply market analysis based on demand, regularly publish analysis reports, and develop, update, and maintain procurement strategies for corresponding categories.

2 Strategic Sourcing

• Supplier Sourcing: Conduct industry benchmarking to identify and develop high-quality suppliers.
• Establish Strategic Sourcing Mechanisms: Leverage category management to establish and implement centralized and decentralized sourcing mechanisms based on commodity and characteristic supplier classification data.

3 Audit & Evaluation

• Supplier Capability Assessment: Conduct preliminary capability assessments (TQDRCE) for potential suppliers. Experience in supplier life cycle management.

4 Contract Signing

• Supplier Agreement Signing: Lead commercial negotiations with suppliers, sign cooperation agreements, and manage supplier relationships. In depth knowledge in commercial and contractual terms and conditions.

5 Other Tasks

• Participate in departmental knowledge management (e.g., provide recommendations on category management), experience distillation, and knowledge sharing.
• Complete ad-hoc work tasks assigned by the supervising leader.

Qualifications:

1. Education: Bachelor’s degree or above.

2. Major & Certification: Electrical / Mechanical Engineering, Financial Management, Marketing, Finance, or related fields; Procurement Management certification preferred.

3. Experience: Minimum 3 years of relevant functional or professional experience, Electrical equipment or EPC related field preferred.

4. Language Skills: Proficient in written and spoken English. Well verse in Chinese will be added advantage.

5. Computer Skills: Skilled in MS Office (PPT, Word, Excel).  Data analysis skills and experience in relevant software (Power BI, SQL, Tableau) will be added advantage.

6. Related Skills: Basic product knowledge, understanding of category management tools, strong negotiation skills, and market intelligence gathering ability.

7. System Proficiency: Experience with SRM and OA systems preferred.

8. Regional experience preferred; Able to travel in short notice.