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Category Manager

  • Full Time, onsite
  • Eppendorf Asia Pacific Sdn Bhd
  • Selangor Purchasing, Malaysia
Salary undisclosed

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Would you like to work for a company who has made it its mission to make a contribution to improving human living conditions? With around 5,000 employees worldwide Eppendorf is a leading Life Sciences company. We develop and distribute devices, consumables and services for use in laboratories worldwide. Our daily work is characterized by our principle: Collaborate on new ideas. You would like to be in an environment in which you can work efficiently? At Eppendorf you will be using your competencies to work on solutions for operational matters in a positive and affirmative working environment. You will be working closely with your team. You are also motivated by responsible tasks? Then apply now!

Apply now Your challenges
  • Manage assigned material categories in alignment with other material categories and with overarching procurement strategy (analyze and classify spend and suppliers)
  • Supplier Management in alignment with the material category strategy regarding quality, cost, R&D and logistics
  • Identify and implement optimization levers and report progress
  • Coordinate, implement and evaluate tender
  • Qualify, develop and consolidate suppliers
  • Continuously review the innovation portfolio of strategic suppliers
  • Conduct yearly business reviews and yearly contract management
  • Lead supplier negotiations, evaluations and audits
Your expertise
  • Degree in business / business engineering / mechanical engineering / chemistry / physics or similar
  • Profound experience in international procurement / supply chain management or development
  • Profound knowledge in procurement and logistics
  • Profound experience in category management in the context of a high tech manufacturing corporation
  • Strong technical understanding, ideally in electronics, polymers or mechanical processing
  • Work experience in project management, ideally in agile development
  • Analytical skills paired with a structured working method
  • Strong communication skills and proficient appearance
  • Willingness to travel to internal and external stakeholders paired with intercultural competencies
  • Ability to clearly communicate complex matters to internal and external top management
  • Good knowledge of MS Office and SAP
  • Business fluent in English
  • Global procurement experience is an advantage

Please note that we can only consider applications that are submitted online via our application management tool.

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