Strategic Category Specialist: Assets, Equipment & Services

Shopee; Manila; On-site; PHP 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Shopee in Manila is seeking a Category Specialist for Assets, Equipment & Services. The role connects Warehouse Operations with Vendor Management to ensure uninterrupted support across facilities and nationwide warehouses.

You will lead supplier evaluations, contract reviews, and long-range procurement planning, while collaborating with Category Managers to implement cost-saving strategies and key business initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Economics, Business Management, or equivalent field.
• 3–5 years of procurement, vendor management, or supply chain experience (PH preferred).
• Experience in vendor evaluation, contract review, budget monitoring, and services coordination.
• Proven ability to design metrics and monitor supplier performance with SLAs.
• Proficiency with Google Sheets for executive-ready reporting and dashboards.

Responsibilities

• Strategic planning: develop contract plans aligned with business goals.
• Sourcing: create and execute procurement strategies to drive cost savings.
• Category analysis: perform market and cost analysis for leases and services.
• Tendering & evaluation: lead RFPs and conduct technical evaluations with procurement teams.
• Negotiations: lead or support negotiations using appropriate strategies.
• Leased equipment oversight: plan and monitor MHE, leased assets, and services.
• Assets delivery management: track asset requests and verify purchase necessity.
• Data governance: maintain asset inventory and records in systems.
• Vendor governance: build tools to monitor vendor performance and SLA compliance.
• Financial control: validate vendor invoices with PICs and oversee payments.
• Cost optimization: identify inefficiencies and reduce spend.
• Project leadership: drive procurement projects for cost reduction and efficiency.
• Process improvement: roll out standard workflows for smooth warehouse operations.
• Executive reporting: consolidate updates for leadership reviews.
• Cross-functional collaboration: align procurement with Ops, Finance, BI, and expansion teams.
• Ad-hoc support: assist Category Manager with cost-management opportunities.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Vendor management

Procurement

Contract negotiation

Data reporting (Google Sheets)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Economics, Business Management

Tools

Google Sheets

Job description

Shopee in Manila is seeking a Category Specialist for Assets, Equipment & Services. The role connects Warehouse Operations with Vendor Management to ensure uninterrupted support across facilities and nationwide warehouses.

You will lead supplier evaluations, contract reviews, and long-range procurement planning, while collaborating with Category Managers to implement cost-saving strategies and key business initiatives.