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Category Manager
China
Full Time
2 weeks ago
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Key skills
Communication
About this role
Role Overview
Owns and maintains a multi‑year category strategy aligned with business growth, product roadmaps, and manufacturing plans
Defines supply market structure, sourcing models, and regional strategy
Anticipates cost, capacity, or technology inflection points and positions the category accordingly
Leads sourcing for strategically critical programs, including NPIs and major ramps
Owns RFx processes and supplier evaluations based on TCO, scalability, quality, risk, and capability
Makes clear, data‑backed sourcing recommendations with documented trade‑offs
Owns category cost targets and long‑range cost roadmaps
Drives structural cost reduction through: should‑cost models supplier productivity initiatives design‑to‑cost and specification influence
Acts as the internal authority on category cost drivers and benchmarks
Leads high‑value and high‑complexity negotiations, including: long‑term agreements capacity or volume commitments indexation and risk‑sharing mechanisms
Ensures contracts balance commercial advantage with long‑term supplier sustainability
Owns executive‑level relationships with strategic suppliers
Leads supplier governance (QBRs, scorecards, escalation)
Drives supplier development priorities aligned with future business needs
Serves as the category risk owner
Proactively identifies and mitigates: geopolitical and supply concentration risks financial or operational supplier risks
Develops and executes mitigation strategies (dual sourcing, localization, exit plans)
Acts as a trusted advisor to Product, Engineering, Manufacturing, Finance, and Strategy teams
Influences decisions beyond sourcing, including design choices and footprint strategy
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree with 8–12+ years of category or strategic sourcing experience or Master’s degree with 5–8+ years of progressive responsibility
Strategic category management and global sourcing
Contracting and complex commercial negotiations
Cost modeling, TCO analysis, and financial acumen
Supplier risk and performance management
Executive-level written and verbal communication
High degree of independence and accountability
Comfort operating in international, cross-cultural environments
Benefits
Competitive salary
Flexible working hours
Professional development opportunities
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