Indirect Procurement Manager - China

The Indirect Procurement Manager delivers procurement services in a region or asset, ensuring alignment with procurement strategic objectives and regional business priorities.

Key responsibilities include:

• Delivering procurement performance that meets or exceeds relevant metrics, including safety and compliance
• Developing and executing category plans, consolidating demand plans, and understanding local commercial landscapes
• Managing supplier performance, relationships, and communications
• Collaborating across procurement, businesses, and suppliers to create a 'one team' mentality
• Driving modernization and transformation activities, leveraging digital solutions to enhance efficiency and value creation

The ideal candidate will have:

• A degree in a relevant field, preferably related to procurement
• Postgraduate qualifications in procurement desirable
• Experience in procurement, category management, and supplier relationship management
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Strategic thinking and commercial acumen
• Ability to work in complex, multinational businesses

Essential skills include:

• Agility core practices
• Analytical thinking
• Business acumen
• Category spend profiling
• Digital fluency
• Negotiating and negotiation planning
• Supplier performance management
• Value creation and management