SENIOR CATEGORY MANAGER

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute long-term category strategies, ensuring cost efficiency, quality, and supply security.
• Conduct market analysis to identify cost drivers, emerging technologies, and sourcing opportunities.
• Drive supplier development programs, including process improvements, capacity planning, and quality enhancement.
• Develop and implement a local/regional/global supplier base for all critical components to achieve cost advantages and ensure delivery of quality products.
• Develop cost models and TCO analysis to drive competitive pricing and cost savings.
• Ensure supplier compliance with quality, intellectual property (IP) protection, and regulatory requirements.
• Responsible for implementing, reviewing and supporting the development of a vendor risk framework, including conducting periodic risk assessments.
• Support and validate Risk assessment and complete due diligence on all new third-party vendors/engagements prior to the commencement of services.
• Track results and generate appropriate weekly and monthly and quarterly reports to the reporting manager/customers and continuously monitor progress of KPIs.
• Support New Product Introduction (NPI) and Production Transfer projects, ensuring supplier readiness and on-time delivery.
• Creating and developing strong working relationships with key internal and external partners up to Executive levels to achieve strategic objectives of the company.
• Working with and leading cross-functional teams to execute sourcing initiatives from start to finish, including the competitive bidding process and contract
• negotiations.
• Engage in vendor sourcing, pre-qualification, setup and tracking of supplier lists.
• Develops strategic partnerships with preferred suppliers to ensure business objectives are met.
• Negotiate cost reduction opportunities in line with relevant product cost roadmaps by price/cost analysis, negotiations, and strategic sourcing.
• Any other tasks as assigned by Reporting Officer.

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing), business, or a related field.

Experience

• Minimum 5 years of strategic procurement experience in the field of mechatronics and mechanical components/assemblies with technical validation.
• Experience collaborating with engineering, quality, and manufacturing teams to align procurement with technical requirements.
• Strong background in supplier development, risk management, and cost optimization.
• Hands-on experience with contract negotiation, total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis, and cost modeling.