Strategic Category Manager: AI-Driven Marketing Sourcing

Ad Astra Staffing Solutions Private Limited; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a seasoned procurement professional to lead category and sourcing strategies across indirect spend, with focus on marketing categories such as Media, Creative, Social, Events, and Market Research.

You will build supplier relationships, drive RFx processes, and employ data-driven insights to optimize value while championing an AI-first procurement approach to automate workflows and enable category excellence.

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.
• Ability to communicate English and/or Korean fluently to manage local stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Development and execution of 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.
• Champion an AI-First procurement strategy, proactively identifying opportunities to automate transactional workflows and leveraging predictive analytics to drive competitive advantage and category excellence.

Skills

English fluency

Korean fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain/Operations/Finance/Business

Advanced degree or certifications in Procurement/Supply Chain

Job description

Google is seeking a seasoned procurement professional to lead category and sourcing strategies across indirect spend, with focus on marketing categories such as Media, Creative, Social, Events, and Market Research.

You will build supplier relationships, drive RFx processes, and employ data-driven insights to optimize value while championing an AI-first procurement approach to automate workflows and enable category excellence.