Category Specialist, Indirect Procurement (APAC)
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Job Location:
Petaling Jaya - Malaysia
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
11 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
ALBS is an Air Liquide entity in Kuala Lumpur regrouping for the APAC scope its Business Service Centers (Kuala Lumpur and Shanghai) as well as the two Global Functions (IT Digital and Procurement). Designed to derive optimal value by better leveraging technology people and competencies the ultimate goal is to boost efficiency and deliver outstanding and sustainable performance while keeping a strong focus on customer centricity. This Organization is striving for excellence adopting the Best in Class models to deliver value through simplification and standardization of processes while adhering to Internal controls and compliance requirements.
How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW
Supporting activities include:
support strategic category management to ensure the organization matches market benchmark in terms of best practices and technologies and as such become a critical business partner to ALs internal business lines .
support and partially own the coordination of all external procurement activities for categories across APAC including supporting the development and implementation of category strategies (short mid and long term) and plans to support designated APAC-wide strategic objectives.
help to promote internal collaboration knowledge sharing compliance with best practices and established category management processes.
Key responsibilities:
Where the independent management of a category / categories is assigned : To conduct analysis of spend and operations to identify patterns/gaps; identify opportunities for commercial / operational improvements; develop supply chain category models strategies & implementation plans convince stakeholders; implement strategies and review performances
Support Category Managers as well as Local Procurement Teams to understand business needs develop and execute APAC Category Strategies to maximize the value delivery to AL Business
Support the change of the way of working between Procurement and internal stakeholders to deliver business objectives together
Support the management of APAC wide projects in business case development selection of solutions internal and external negotiation and contracting
Collaborate and develop suppliers and maintain relationships with external resources who contribute to the groups success
Support Category Managers to develop and execute Procurement Policies to enhance compliance as well as standardize the processes to reduce complexity and maximize the efficiency
Develop the expertise in global procurement spend categories through rigorous factbase analytics (ie. service characteristics internal needs external supply market dynamics supply chain and risk management)
Ensure all projects are delivered using standard tools and processes to meet the requirements outlined in Air Liquides group policies standards and guidelines.
Are you a MATCH
A minimum of3 yearsof successful working experience in Category Management or Strategic Sourcing preferably within a Multinational Corporation (MNC) environment.
Proven experience leading and conducting contract negotiation across technical commercial and legal areas.
Strong strategic thinking problem-solving abilities and demonstrable Project Management skills.
Excellent written and verbal English communication coupled with superior interpersonal skills.
A can-do attitude high learning agility and the ability to operate as an unsupervised self-starter.
Familiarity with procurement management systems like Coupa.
Bachelors Degree in a related field (e.g. Business Administration Supply Chain Management).
About Air Liquide
A world leader in gases technologies and services for Industry and Health Air Liquide is present in 78 countries with approximately 64500 employees and serves more than 3.8 million customers and patients. Oxygen nitrogen and hydrogen are essential small molecules for life matter and energy. They embody Air Liquides scientific territory and have been at the core of the companys activities since its creation in 1902.
Our Differences make our Performance
At Air Liquide we are committed to build a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees our customers patients community stakeholders and cultures across the world.
We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants regardless of their background. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Purchasing
- Sourcing
- Procurement
- Employee Evaluation
- HR Sourcing
- SAP
- Supply Chain Experience
- Federal Aviation Regulations
- Contract Management
- Supplier Management
- negotiation
- Contracts
About Company
A world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health, Air Liquide is present in 75 countries with approximately 66,400 employees and serves more than 3.8 million customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen are essential small molecules for life, matter ... View more
