# Category Manager

**Company**: Manulife Financial Corporation
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Operations
**Industry**: Finance

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## Description

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Category Manager to join our Asia Procurement team, focusing primarily on Real Estate & Facility Management. You will develop and implement category strategies, manage vendor relationships, and ensure the efficient procurement of facility management services.

This role requires a strategic thinker with strong analytical skills and the ability to drive cost savings and operational efficiencies. Experience leading and coaching Local country procurement teams in a matrix organization will be a plus.

**Position Responsibilities:**

- Develop and execute category & sourcing strategies for Facility Management categories in Asia, along with other Professional Services categories

- Manage vendor relationships, negotiate contracts, and ensure compliance with company policies and standards

- Conduct market analysis and benchmarking to identify opportunities for cost savings and process improvements

- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to understand their needs and ensure alignment with procurement strategies and business needs

- Lead cross-functional teams to drive procurement initiatives and achieve business objectives

- Stay updated on industry trends and best practices to continuously improve procurement processes

**Required Qualifications:**

- University graduate in Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Business, or a related field. Relevant advanced degree or professional certification such as CIPS/CPSM would be of advantage.

- Over 10 years of experience in managing end-to-end sourcing, and spend negotiations of Indirect categories, in large multinational company, financial service industry experiences is preferred

- Experiences on working in a regional team and collaborating with local country teams

- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills. Ability to present and influence top level internal and external parties.

- Strong negotiation and contract management skills

- Self-motivated team player, who has energy and drive, is also able to motivate and get the best out of a multi-functional team and matrix organization.

- Proven track record of driving cost savings and operational efficiencies

- Excellent English verbal and written communication skills. Asian language skills would be an advantage.

**Benefits:**

- We’ll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.

- We’ll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.

- As part of our global team, we’ll support you in shaping the future you want to see.

## Skills

### Required
- Procurement
- Supply Chain Management
- Contract Management
- Negotiation
- Analytical Skills
- Communication Skills

### Nice to have
- CIPS/CPSM
- Asian language skills

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