Category Management

Chint Global International; Selangor; On-site; MYR 112,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

Chint Global International in Malaysia aims to optimize procurement by building a centralized and decentralized sourcing framework and a collaborative category management platform. You will lead category strategy, publish market analyses, and drive supplier collaboration to achieve cost efficiency and reliability.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree, 5+ years in procurement with leadership, strong English, and proficiency in data analysis tools such as Power BI, SQL, Tableau.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering, Financial Management, Marketing, Finance, or related fields.
• Procurement Management certification is preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience, including 5 years in a management role.

Responsibilities

• Lead category management: portfolio release, updates, and strategy setting.
• Conduct supplier sourcing and industry benchmarking for high-quality suppliers.
• Establish centralized and decentralized sourcing mechanisms.

Skills

Data analysis

Negotiation

Category management

MS Office

Power BI

SQL

Tableau

English proficiency

Chinese language

Willingness to travel

Education

Bachelor’s degree or above

Procurement management certification preferred

Tools

SRM

OA systems

Job description

Regularly analyze procurement data to develop a tiered management mechanism for materials based on their attributes and data insights. Establish centralized and decentralized sourcing approaches, and build an efficient, collaborative, transparent, and strategic category management and sourcing platform.

1. Category Management

Category Portfolio Release & Update: Release the company's category portfolio and perform regular maintenance and updates.

Develop Category Procurement Strategies: Conduct supply market analysis based on demand, regularly publish analysis reports, and develop, update, and maintain procurement strategies for corresponding categories.

2. Strategic Sourcing

Supplier Sourcing: Conduct industry benchmarking to identify and develop high-quality suppliers.

Establish Strategic Sourcing Mechanisms: Leverage category management to establish and implement centralized and decentralized sourcing mechanisms based on commodity and characteristic supplier classification data.

3. Audit & Evaluation

Supplier Capability Assessment: Conduct preliminary capability assessments (TQDRCE) for potential suppliers. Experience in supplier life cycle management.

4. Contract Signing

Supplier Agreement Signing: Lead commercial negotiations with suppliers, sign cooperation agreements, and manage supplier relationships. In depth knowledge in commercial and contractual terms and conditions.

5. Other Tasks

Participate in departmental knowledge management (e.g., provide recommendations on category management), experience distillation, and knowledge sharing.

Complete ad-hoc work tasks assigned by the supervising leader.

Qualifications

Education: Bachelor’s degree or above.

Major & Certification: Electrical / Mechanical Engineering, Financial Management, Marketing, Finance, or related fields; Procurement Management certification preferred.

Minimum 5 years of relevant functional or professional experience, including 5 years in a management role. Electrical equipment or EPC related field preferred.

Proficient in written and spoken English. Well verse in Chinese will be added advantage.

Computer Skills: Skilled in MS Office (PPT, Word, Excel). Data analysis skills and experience in relevant software (Power BI, SQL, Tableau) will be added advantage.

Required Professional Knowledge: Familiar with category management principles and relevant laws/regulations.

Related Skills: Basic product knowledge, understanding of category management tools, strong negotiation skills, and market intelligence gathering ability.

System Proficiency: Experience with SRM and OA systems preferred.

Regional experience preferred; Able to travel in short notice.