Regional Category Buyer

Objectives of the Position

• Responsible to handle large and complex multiple Sites/Business /Functions like HR related services covering South East Asia (SEA) and Australia & New Zealand (ANZ).
• Responsible for contributing to develop, implement and monitor strategy for regional categories covering all business services such as HR Services, Marketing and Communication, Market Research / Studies & Legal
• Develop the new supplier sources, provide the Audit and qualification of new suppliers along with the technical teams
• Manage the S2C (source to contract Management), using the Bidding tools like SAP ariba
• Wholly responsible for the bidding process (source to contract) for High value Purchases. End to end management of bidding process in alignment with the strategy and business objectives.

Main Areas of Responsibilities and Key Activities

• Keep close monitor to supplier’s performance to meet BASF requirements, including quality, quantity and service response, regular communication with supplier to maintain a good relationship, and push suppliers take corrective actions to improve performance in case of need with existing management tools.
• To manage and maintain business partner communication regularly on market dynamic involving price, supply, supplier performance, trend analysis and assessment;
• To develop new supplier strategically by market research and analysis to meet business development demands, performing new supplier assessment together with business partners, perform commercial negotiation and arrange agreements and implementation.

Requirements

• Graduated from any relevant Degree/MBA is an add advantage.
• At least 8 years relevant experience in Procurement
• Good negotiation skills
• Knowledge of supplier, market environment, products, and technologies within respective region (SEA & ANZ).
• Knowledge of Business Services like HR, Marketing, Corporate Communication, Legal, and other professional services like engagement of consultants
• Good IT skills (e.g. SAP R/3 Cobalt, SAP Business Warehouse, Strategic Procurement Suite)
•  Expert knowledge and skills in using Microsoft Application (i.e., Excel and etc). Experience in data analytics will be added advantage.
• Simple programming skills on Business Analytics Tool (i.e., Power Bi) with at least minimum 1 year and above.
• Rich analytical and project management skills