Global Category Manager: Utilities

at  Asahi

The main purpose of the job
The primary role of a Global Category Manager is to lead and implement procurement strategies, vision, and governance across the organization. This position heads the Procurement team, fostering unity across regions and promoting the sharing of best practices and knowledge. Alongside adhering to established governance, policies, and processes, the role involves protecting the company’s assets and reputation through effective internal control systems, procedures, and legal compliance. The role is also responsible for driving sustainable procurement and procurement innovation strategies, as well as creating and implementing category strategies. Responsibilities include executing strategic sourcing plans to maximize business value, building and enhancing stakeholder relationships across all procurement activities and managing supplier partnerships. The Global Category Manager also manages and tracks plans and budgets against objectives, key value drivers, and related KPIs. Risk management, with a focus on price volatility, supplier stability, and product or service availability, is a key part of the role. The ultimate goal of the role is to contribute to operational excellence in Procurement and drive continuous improvement of Procurement capabilities and practices in alignment with Asahi’s overall strategy and external benchmarks.

KEY QUALIFICATION CRITERIA

• University degree, preferably in Business related field (master’s degree preferred)
• Proficiency in English
• 7+ years of professional experience, whereof 4+ years in procurement
• International experience from a multinational company
• Experience from an above-market role
• 3+ years of proven managerial experience
• Procurement platform/-s experience
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office Suite

Please refer the Job description for details