Cube Hub Inc. Hiring! Full Time Procurement Category Manager in - Ricebowl

We are hiring for this position from North america

Contrat role; 40 hrs /week; 8hrs /day

Candidates MUST be able to speak English and Mandarin.

Position is estimated for 3-4 months

1 round interviews- maybe 2. Team is looking to move quick to get someone in place as soon as possible.

Remote role ; Candidate need to use own device if offered

Role:

Client is looking for an ambitious, self-driven individual to lead our Global Personal Care Procurement Strategy as part of the External Contract Manufacturing team. As a Global Category Specialist, you will make a difference by creating a connected community across our Personal Care Procurement and ECM operations teams, deploying the global category strategy, and building a resilient, cost effective supply chain through data-focused analytics, stakeholder management, and supplier relationships. This role will support a number of key Personal Care product categories with a focus on the North America Segment.

Responsibilities:

Category Strategy & Governance

• Help place at the forefront of External Contract Manufacturing through collaboration across multiple supply chain functions.

• Provide a sound understanding of the Personal Care/business market dynamics and benchmarking with a focus on North America Segment needs.

• Support the development of a global procurement strategy and ensure seamless alignment with local, regional and global requirements.

• Develop recommendations through fact-based analysis in support of a resilient, cost-effective supply base aligned with business and product requirements

• Drive efficiency by reducing complexity and promoting standardization wherever possible.

• Collaborate with cross functional product owners across Procurement, Planning, Logistics, Transportation, Manufacturing, Quality and Safety teams to achieve challenging goals

• Support strategic supplier partnerships that deliver measurable business opportunities and continuous innovation.

• Govern and enforce the category strategy and processes, while leading with a continuous improvement mindset for routine category strategy updates.

Engagement & Change Management

• Establish trust and create an environment of accountability with stakeholders impacted by ECM goals and objectives.

• Routinely influence at multiple levels of the organization

• Contribute to peer and cross-functional teams across multiple levels of the organization in the creation and execution of Personal Care strategies and initiatives.

• Contribute to market benchmarking and supplier scans to inform initiative prioritization, supplier selection, and negotiation strategy

Commercial Leadership & Risk Management

• Drive out single source supply where applicable and lead informed RFx events to achieve a balanced scorecard for the category

• Partner with other ECM Procurement team members in the ownership and execution of all commercial terms and supplier negotiations

• Promote best practice development and sharing.

• Ensure compliance with all Code of Conduct and Procurement rules.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, engineering, or relevant field

• 5+ years of Procurement, Supply Chain, or related business experience

• Experience in Strategic Sourcing, Category Management, and Stakeholder Management

• Experience contributing to multi-year category and supplier relationship strategies

• Strong negotiation skills with experience leveraging data and benchmarking to achieve target contract structures and pricing agreements

• Strong presentation, written, and verbal communication skills

• Ability to manage programs in a matrixed organization

• Ability to work across global regions, cultures, and time zones

• Ability to reconcile diverse business strategies and challenges

• Ability to travel up to 25%.

Preferred:

• Experience working with Coupa, SAP, and ETQ

• Understanding of finished product manufacturing processes