Category Manager - Ocean Transportation

Location: SG - Singapore - GST   
Goodyear Talent Acquisition Representative: Kerr Bianca Mendez Beech  
Sponsorship Available:  No
Relocation Assistance Available: No

Primary Purpose of the Role:

You will lead the commercial and organizational development of category strategy, leverage technical expertise and cross-functional and cross-regional influence and develop and execute negotiation strategies to meet financial and other performance goals of the organization.  

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• You will lead the development of category strategy for global footprint to optimize value and deliver lowest TDC and be accountable for the development and execution of negotiation strategies to meet financial and other performance goals of the organization.            

• You will partner with Procurement Director on supply base segmentation and develop strategic business partnerships with selected suppliers. 

• You will make day to day decisions related to the category in support of overall global strategy to ensure business continuity and appropriate level of stakeholder engagement.  

• You will serve as primary point of contact for internal cross-functional and cross-regional leadership to resolve supply base and other procurement issues.    

• You will seek out new opportunities for application of 7-Step Strategic Sourcing Process and Enhanced Sourcing Tools to drive savings opportunities.

• You will support team's achievement of learning goals. 

Job Requirements:

• You have Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business or a related field

• You have 7-10 years of experience in Procurement, Supply Chain or a related Operational function or experience in a related industry 

• You have knowledge of core procurement processes, strategic sourcing concepts, and negotiation tactics

• You have negotiation skills, strong financial/statistical analysis, organization skills, strong Microsoft Access/Excel skills and/or other database programs
   

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