Category Manager
Huhtamaki
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Ho Chi Minh City • 🇻🇳 Vietnam
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Oversee the regional sourcing team
- Manage vendor relationships
- Develop annual cost savings plans through supplier negotiations
- Establish a robust sourcing pipeline
- Lead cross-functional projects
- Maintain traded goods master data
- Review KPI and ensure that the business is well informed of current sales performance
- Track KPIs for savings and supplier performance
- Conduct product knowledge training with the commercial team
Requirements
- Good command of spoken & written English, spoken & written Mandarin
- Tertiary educated or above in any discipline
- At least 4+ year experience in the products Purchasing
- At least 2+ year experience management experience
- Previous exposure in packaging industry will be advantageous
- Good product sense & well-organized
- Business travel is needed
- Excellent communication & negotiation skills
- Be numerate, self-motivated as well as customer focus mindset
- Able to work independently & under pressure
- Good PC proficiency, advanced MS Excel skills with ability to build and maintain complex calculators
Benefits
- Help protect food, people and the planet
- Professional development
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
vendor managementsupplier negotiationscost savings planningKPI trackingproduct knowledge trainingpurchasingdata management
Soft skills
communication skillsnegotiation skillsorganizational skillsself-motivatedcustomer focusability to work independentlyability to work under pressure