Category Manager – Professional Services, Talent
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full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Kuala Lumpur • Malaysia
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Salary
💰 $50,000 - $100,000 per year
About the role
- Collaborate to develop creative category strategies that address business needs, both globally and regionally, supply chain risk and sustainability.
- Analyze market factors to inform strategy excellence, remaining attuned to market dynamics, balancing needs with proactive transformational strategies.
- Data led management of end-to-end category performance by working with the organization to understand demand and ensure strategies that can be driven effectively across teams.
- Cultivates purpose driven partnerships and robust supplier relationships to navigate business challenges and unlock triple bottom line (people, profit & planet) value.
- Implement transformation initiatives, which deliver incremental business value.
- Ensure supplier performance, in a dynamic business environment, and implement change across diverse partner landscapes.
Requirements
- Knowledge of category management principles and experience in undertaking procurement processes and developing category strategies.
- An understanding of how to ensure strategies flow through to execution in the businesses/assets
- Strong understanding of Real Estate, Facilities Management, workplace services, building operations and vendor ecosystems.
- Prior experience in global, matrixed procurement environments dealing with global partners.
- Business expertise: Good partner management and influencing skills in order to develop a deep understanding of the supported businesses/regions/assets and their priorities, including long term objectives.
- Critical thinking and commercial competence
- An understanding of working in and navigating complex multi-national businesses
- Track record in collaborating with businesses/partners to deliver continuous improvement.
- An SME who shares knowledge with the wider team and drives delivery of business and procurement priorities.
- Experience in leading initiatives internationally, recognizing cultural nuances, analyzing data-driven trends & insights, and employing agile/flexible approaches.
- Experience in regular interaction with external suppliers and representing Castrol externally.
Benefits
- Life and health insurance, medical care package
- Learning opportunities and other development opportunities to craft your career path
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
category managementprocurement processesdata analysissupply chain managementtransformation initiativesvendor managementperformance managementcontinuous improvementagile methodologiesdata-driven decision making
Soft Skills
collaborationcritical thinkinginfluencing skillspartner managementcommunicationcultural awarenessproblem-solvingrelationship buildingstrategic thinkingadaptability