Senior Category Manager
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Job Location:
Seberang Perai - Malaysia
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
23-10-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Primary Duties & Responsibilities
- Development of category strategy goals and savings targets in line with company strategy sourcing events supply market analysis and procurement best-practices
- Strong negotiation project management and facilitation skills and leverage this knowledge for cost reduction opportunities across the region
- Negotiate MSAs monitor compliance and timing of expiration
- Collaborate with internal business stakeholders in developing category strategy objectives and performance targets availability quality cost schedule service and innovation
- Act as central point of contact and knowledge for regionally coordinated efforts
- Nurture stakeholder relationships by serving as a business partner helping identify critical business requirements and providing sourcing and procurement services that meet expectations
- Leverage extensive market and supplier knowledge to drive lower TCO
- Identify potential risks and create mitigation plans across risk types (supplier financial quality supply continuity etc.)
- Drive continuous improvement efforts in total cost of ownership
- Manage new supplier selection processes and developing/maintaining supplier relationships
- Develop market intelligence on supply base own key vendor relationships based on assigned categories and monitor key strategies and suppliers
- Accurately forecast total cost benefit opportunities
- Provide timely budget guidance to the businesses
Education & Experience
- Bachelors degree in business engineering finance Procurement or a related field required
- 5 years Procurement experience
Skills
- Strong business acumen including structured problem solving analytical skills data analysis and solid understanding of strategic sourcing and contract management concepts required
- Strong history of thinking systemically challenging the status quo and building value-based relationships required
- Ability to create communicate and execute a strategic roadmap and influence collaboration and coordination
- Ability to multi-task and drive closure of open issues/concerns
- Creative and innovative problem solver with significant project management experience
- Strong experience in procurement processes and system integration projects
- Contract negotiation and management experience and skills
- Ability to work collaboratively prioritize and meet deadlines under pressure
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills along with strong interpersonal skills
CultureCommitment
Ensure adherence to companys values (ICARE) in all aspects of your position at Coherent Corp.:
Integrity Create an Environment of Trust
Collaboration Innovate Through the Sharing of Ideas
Accountability Own the Process and the Outcome
Respect Recognize the Value in Everyone
Enthusiasm Find a Sense of Purpose in Work
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Abinitio
- Aerospace Engineering
- Corporate Relationship
- Business Administration
- Financial Reporting
- Avionics
About Company
Coherent is a global leader in lasers, engineered materials and networking components. We are a vertically integrated manufacturing company that develops innovative products for diversified applications in the industrial, optical communications, military, life sciences, semiconductor ... View more
