Category Buyer

What you will do:
The Procurement buyer is responsible for project spend for APAC region. Responsibilities include supplier scouting selection supplier management price & contract negotiations drive product optimization and working capital management. The buyer will develop and execute a category strategy that supports the companys profitable growth plans. He or she will be the primary owner of cost savings and working capital improvements.

How you will do it:

Drive year-over-year improvement in field material spend through supplier negotiation.

Drive year-over-year improvement in working capital through supplier payment term management.

Develop field material category strategy by category cluster implement category strategy in sourcing decision of field projects.

Supplier account management for selection of suppliers. Develop strategies to effectively manage and optimize the supply base.

Manage supplier performance and organize regular business reviews with suppliers of responsibility.

Negotiation and maintenance of contracts and supply conditions.

Insights to supply base market intelligence & dynamics scouting new suppliers to support the business growth.

Deploy a global preferred supplier strategy to improve supplier quality delivery and cost.

What we look for:

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering Supply Chain Management Project Management Quantity Surveying or related Business Degree.
• Minimum 3 years experience in sourcing/procurement experience with Electrical & Electronics Mechanical or Automation related Industries
• Experiences in project procurement good to have experiences on procurement ELECTRICALs Controls or Control Panels HVAC commodities
• Understand manufacturing process eg casting parts plastic injections sheet metal fabrications etc.

• Excellent negotiation skills being able to build a compelling case and convince others; familiar with contracting

**MUST HAVE*

**MUST HAVE**

• Bachelors degree in Engineering Supply Chain Management Project Management Quantity Surveying or a related business discipline.
• 3 years of endtoend sourcing/procurement experience in Electrical & Electronics Mechanical or Automation industries with proven projectbased procurement delivery across APAC (e.g. SEA Australia Japan).
• Handson project procurement experience for Electricals Controls/Control Panels and HVAC commodities including vendor onboarding and prebid cost reviews.
• Solid understanding of manufacturing processes (casting plastic injection molding sheetmetal fabrication machining) and cost structures for E&E components.
• Exceptional negotiation skills with the ability to build compelling business cases; familiarity with contracting and T&Cs.

• Strong business acumen in E&E cost structures; capable of cost modeling (TCO/shouldcost) and supplier performance analytics.
• Knowledge of Incoterms (e.g. FCA EXW DDP).
• Proven experience building category strategiesfrom ideation through crossfunctional execution.
• Advanced data analysis skills with MS Excel (PivotTables VLOOKUP Power Query); familiarity with Power BI.
• Experience conducting competitive bidding via eauctions; proficiency with procurement platforms (PRtoPO) able to expedite PR execution and secure ontime PO/delivery under tight schedules.