Global Metal & Plastics Category Lead

Doka; Seri Kembangan; On-site; MYR 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Doka, based in Malaysia, seeks a Senior Global Category Manager for Metal & Plastics to own the end-to-end procurement agenda across regions. You will drive global category strategies, lead complex sourcing, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance cost competitiveness and supply security.

Ideal candidates have extensive experience in global sourcing, strong category expertise in metal and plastics, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders in an international environment.

Qualifications

• Technical or commercial degree with a strong understanding of industrial products, manufacturing processes, and cost structures.
• Substantial experience in strategic procurement or global category management within an international industrial environment.
• Strong market and category expertise in metal and plastics.
• Proven ability to independently develop and implement global category strategies.
• Experience in global supplier management, strategic sourcing, and complex contract negotiations.
• Sound understanding of total cost of ownership, cost breakdowns, market dynamics, and supply risk management.
• Proactive and self-organized working style with the confidence to influence senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Take end-to-end ownership of global Metal & Plastics categories and independently manage the respective strategic agenda.
• Develop, prioritize, and implement global category strategies aligned with Doka’s business and procurement objectives.
• Proactively identify sourcing opportunities and translate market insights into concrete initiatives and measurable results.
• Independently plan and lead complex international tenders, supplier selections, and commercial and contractual negotiations.
• Build, manage, and continuously develop a competitive global supplier portfolio.
• Negotiate and conclude long-term framework agreements with strategic suppliers.
• Analyze global markets, cost structures, price developments, and supply trends to identify value-creation opportunities.
• Drive total cost of ownership initiatives, standardization, value engineering, and alternative sourcing solutions.
• Initiate and lead strategic sourcing projects, including the introduction of new suppliers, technologies, and materials.
• Identify and mitigate supply, market, geopolitical, and supplier-related risks.
• Provide strategic recommendations and confidently represent category-related decisions toward senior stakeholders.
• Collaborate across functions and regions while ensuring the structured and timely implementation of agreed initiatives.

Skills

Strategic procurement

Global category management

Stakeholder management

Supplier management

Cost analysis

Tender management

Sourcing

Negotiation

Project leadership

Risk management

ERP SAP

MS Office

Education

Technical or commercial degree

Tools

SAP

MS Office

Job description

Doka, based in Malaysia, seeks a Senior Global Category Manager for Metal & Plastics to own the end-to-end procurement agenda across regions. You will drive global category strategies, lead complex sourcing, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance cost competitiveness and supply security.

Ideal candidates have extensive experience in global sourcing, strong category expertise in metal and plastics, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders in an international environment.