Regional Category Lead, Marketing Procurement

5 days ago

Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia Sovereign's Capital Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a seasoned Regional Category Lead, Marketing Procurement to join our team at Sovereign's Capital. As a key member of our procurement team, you will be responsible for leading the marketing category and driving value creation initiatives.

Key Responsibilities
  1. Category Leadership and Value Creation
  • Develop and execute category and sourcing strategies for marketing across media, agencies, production, and materials.
  • Assess opportunities, shape, develop, and execute category and sourcing strategies for marketing.
  • Demonstrate proficiency in data analysis and ability to harness data intelligence to derive category insights and opportunities.
  • Lead the development and socializing of business cases and cost/benefit analyses to support bottom-line optimization, process efficiency opportunities, and champion right governance and controls across marketing spends.
  • Influence and persuade senior stakeholders and peers driving strategic decisions with clarity and conviction.
  • Communicate effectively, articulating strategies and decisions with clarity to inspire the team and wider organization.
Stakeholder Management and Business Partnering
  • Be the bridge that connects various business stakeholders, understanding unique needs and requirements into common threads of opportunities.
  • Foster relationships, built on trust and mutual respect, and ensure a seamless flow of information. Anticipate business needs and proactively address opportunities.
  • Lead efforts to rationalize the marketing supply base, develop and maintain a preferred roster of suppliers, negotiating costs, and driving best-in-class SLAs.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams (legal, cybersecurity, compliance, finance) managing supplier lifecycle.
  • Guide internal procurement teams to delivering end-to-end procurement projects and solutions.
Procurement Discipline Mastery
  • Own the supplier management process from sourcing, bid management, contracting, and supplier relationship management for marketing category.
  • Possess keen eye for detail in drafting, improving, and driving best possible outcomes in commercial contracting.
  • Demonstrate strong proficiency in leading complex and/or high-value regional strategic sourcing, or provide guidance to direct report or local marketing procurement practitioner peers.
  • Drive procurement strategies in identifying, sizing, and implementing value creation initiatives relevant to marketing category.
Requirements
  1. You have the Heart, Hunger, Honour, and Humility required to work at Sovereign's Capital.
  2. Absolute integrity in managing the supplier relationship.
  3. Excellent in communications with all levels of the organization, and professionally with external partners.
  4. Ability to work independently, take initiative, and possess strong prioritization skills.
  5. Ability to quickly adapt, work smart, and work effectively under high pressure and fast-paced environments.
  6. Ability to lead or participate in cross-functional teams to deliver collective goals.
  7. Internally driven, externally inspired. Possess intellectual curiosity on how the category is constantly evolving. Driven to bring the best of outside-in through investigation of new supply markets, innovation, and capabilities.
Qualifications
  1. Degree in Business Management, Marketing, Finance, or any relevant study.
  2. 12-15 years of experience in leading or managing within marketing procurement.
  3. Experience and exposure in working in or managing multiple subcategories within marketing (media, agencies, production, and collaterals).
  4. Experience in working with cross-functional teams, and possess cross-cultural competency.

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