Global Metal & Plastics Category Leader

Doka; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Doka, a global leader in formwork and scaffolding, seeks a Senior Global Category Manager for Metal & Plastics. Based at our Innovation Hub in Malaysia, you will own end-to-end strategies, define priorities, and drive implementation across regions with autonomy.

You will collaborate with Procurement, Production, Engineering, Quality, Logistics, and Sales to improve cost competitiveness, supply security, and innovation in our global supply chains.

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 or manufacturing environment.
• Strong market and category expertise in metal and plastics.
• Proven ability to independently develop and implement global category strategies.
• Demonstrated ownership with high autonomy in complex initiatives.

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

Metal & Plastics expertise

Strategic procurement

Global category management

Supplier management

Contract negotiations

Total cost of ownership

Market analysis

Stakeholder influence

Asia-Pacific experience

SAP

MS Office

English fluent

Willingness to travel internationally

Education

Technical or commercial degree

Tools

SAP

MS Office

Job description

Doka, a global leader in formwork and scaffolding, seeks a Senior Global Category Manager for Metal & Plastics. Based at our Innovation Hub in Malaysia, you will own end-to-end strategies, define priorities, and drive implementation across regions with autonomy.

You will collaborate with Procurement, Production, Engineering, Quality, Logistics, and Sales to improve cost competitiveness, supply security, and innovation in our global supply chains.