Regional Procurement Manager, Marketing Category Management

Google; Singapore; On-site; SGD 200,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Google Singapore is hiring a Regional Procurement Manager for Marketing Category Management to lead category strategies across marketing spend, including Media, Creative, Social, Events, and Market Research.

You will build supplier relationships, drive RFx processes, negotiations, and KPI tracking, while promoting an AI-first approach to automate workflows and gain competitive advantage across APAC markets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Finance, Business, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7 years of experience in multi-disciplined procurement, leading strategy development, execution and sourcing.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute category strategies aligned with marketing spend (Media, Creative, Social, Events, Market Research).
• Build and maintain relationships with suppliers to ensure quality service delivery and alignment with objectives.
• Support execution of sourcing strategies, RFx processes, negotiations, and supplier evaluations within designated categories.
• Analyze spending patterns, market trends, and identify value opportunities; generate reports and insights for decision-making.
• Advocate for an AI-First procurement strategy, automating workflows and using predictive analytics.

Skills

Commercial agreements

Cost negotiations

Supplier sourcing

KPI development

APAC experience

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Regional Procurement Manager, Marketing Category Management

Google Singapore

Google will be prioritizing applicants who have a current right to work in Singapore, and do not require Google's sponsorship of a visa.

Mid

Experience driving progress, solving problems, and mentoring more junior team members; deeper expertise and applied knowledge within relevant area.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Finance, Business, related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7 years of experience in multi-disciplined procurement, leading strategy development, execution and sourcing, or a related function.

Preferred qualifications:

• 5 years of experience in commercial agreements, cost negotiations, agreement negotiation and supplier sourcing.
• 7 years of experience in procurement in the marketing environment with a focus on APAC markets.
• Experience in developing and managing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and metrics to measure category performance and track progress towards strategic goals.
• Proven ability to identify opportunities for process improvements, efficiency gains, and innovation within procurement activities and drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance category management practices.
• Ability to communicate in English and another foreign language (e.g., Korean).

About the job

In the Google Procurement Organization (GPO), our aim is to unlock value for Google to reinvest in what matters most. We do this by bringing velocity, efficiency, and security to buying at Google, while partnering deeply across Google to deliver solutions fit for purpose. As a centralized organization operating in a high complexity environment, we bring "one voice" to stakeholders and suppliers to ensure the best outcomes. Our organization fosters a culture of collaboration and innovation while providing opportunities for ongoing career growth and development.

The name Google came from "googol," a mathematical term for the number 1 followed by 100 zeros. And nobody at Google loves big numbers like the Finance team when providing in depth analysis on all manner of strategic decisions across Google products. From developing forward-thinking analysis to generating management reports to scaling our automated financial processes, the Finance organization is an important partner and advisor to the business.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute category strategies aligned with organizational objectives for assigned indirect spend categories with focus on marketing: Media, Creative, Social, Events, Market Research, etc.
• Build and maintain relationships with suppliers to ensure quality service delivery and alignment with organizational objectives.
• Support execution of sourcing strategies, RFx processes, negotiations, and supplier evaluations within designated categories.
• Analyze spending patterns, market trends, and identify value opportunities within the category. Analyze procurement data, generate reports, and provide insights to support decision-making and performance evaluation within the category.
• Advocate for an 'AI-First' procurement strategy, proactively identifying opportunities to automate transactional workflows and leveraging predictive analytics to drive competitive advantage and category excellence.

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