Essential duties and responsibilities of position:

· Identify key stakeholder and business requirements and have regular stakeholders meeting to update progress and being flexible

· Facilitate the roll-out of regional/local sourcing initiatives within markets or MU

· Lead the development of market insights whatever possible and collaborate with the Procurement Category function to share best practices

· Perform supplier selection for local projects align with category strategy

· Design and develop relevant RFP documents, apply best practice to use e-sourcing & e-auctions tools whatever possible, or make recommendations for incumbent negotiations

· Analyze bidding supplier input and identify and maximize savings opportunity

· Prepare a recommendation report for stakeholders as a decision tool to help them selecting supplier(s)

· Ability to lead and manage multiple projects at any given time from start to finish, communicating with a variety of stakeholders

· Collaborate and align with category strategy, and keep category management updated in all sourcing projects

· Ensure the consistent delivery of sourcing services and support activities that meet and exceed savings and SLA targets

The Ideal Candidate Will Have:

Required

· A degree in a quantitative discipline (business/finance/economics/engineering/ mathematics) from a top-tier university

· 6+ years’ experience in sourcing

· Excellent communication skills written and verbal in both English and Mandarin, including formal presentation skills.

· Have indirect category experience, but are able to extend to other categories with standard sourcing methodology and processes

· Demonstrated ability to manage a wide range of suppliers effectively

· Excellent relationship builder with stakeholders or suppliers that have resulted in high customer satisfaction

· Excellent communication, organization/time management, and problem-solving skills

· Solid multi-phase project management skills

Better to have:

· Oversea supplier sourcing experience for China local companies.