Junior Category Manager Logistics & Packaging

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Responsibilities

Strategic Procurement:

• Analyze the internal spend profile for all assigned categories, e.g. Forwarding, Warehouse, Ocean Transportation, Air, and Trucking services.
• Monitor market development and to understand and maintain the main cost drivers for assigned key categories.
• Support the development of SEAANZ Logistics & Packaging Procurement Plan.
• Source, tender, evaluate, negotiate, and conclude the (framework) contracts with most favorable commercial Terms & Conditions.
• Maintain and update the framework contract list in the system.
• Ensure all contracts are executed according to agreed contract terms, solve deviations and handle disputes.
• Ensure the process of vendor pre-qualification, selection and evaluation is in place.
• Ensure all purchasing within assigned categories are processed with the highest standards on professional ethics and in compliance with company Procurement policy.
• Support to optimize the spend behavior towards with a majority of spend which are covered by framework contracts and automatic PO’s.
• Support Global/Regional Category Managers to ensure the development and implementations of global/regional contracts in the region.
• Support the company Digitalization journey to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of Procurement process and the way of working.
• Contribute to Procurement target and KPI’s like savings and DTP improvement.
  
  

Operational Procurement:

• Active involvement in managing operational situations with regards to logistics & packaging in SEAANZ region, e.g. day to day escalation from stakeholders on Ocean freight and Overseas tank Container, including space/equipment/invoicing/spot rates
• Developing, tracking and reporting key performance indicators of the key logistics vendors, and analyze, initiate and implement the improvement actions with the vendors on frequent basis
• Maintaining clear communication channels with other departments like Customer Service and Supply Chain as well as external vendors
• Maintain transportation module for logistics and packaging vendors in SAP system
• Creation of OA’s and issuance of PO’s in SAP system
  
  

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college
• Preferred 3+ years’ experience in commercial, direct procurement or supply chain in chemical industry. Experience with raw material/ commodities are highly appreciated.
• Fluent in English
• Strategic thinker/planner
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong Quantitative and Analytical Skills
• Very good team player
• Effectively handling global and regional stakeholders
  
  

Your Application

To ensure that your application is proceeded as quickly as possible and to protect the environment, please apply online via our careers portal. Further information about Evonik as Employer can be found at https://careers.evonik.com.

Please address your application to the Talent Acquisition Manager, stating your earliest possible starting date and your salary expectations.

Your Talent Acquisition Manager:

Samantha Fu

Company is

Evonik (SEA) Pte. Ltd.