Category Buyer

2 days ago

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia Johnson Controls Full time

**_Who we are _**
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**What you will do**:
The Category buyer is responsible for project spend for APAC region. Responsibilities include supplier scouting, selection, supplier management, price & contract negotiations, drive product optimization and working capital management. The buyer will develop and execute a category strategy that supports the company’s profitable growth plans. They will be the primary owner of cost savings and working capital improvements.

**How you will do it**:

- Drive year-over-year improvement in field material spend through supplier negotiation.
- Drive year-over-year improvement in working capital through supplier payment term management.
- Develop field material category strategy by category cluster, implement category strategy in sourcing decision of field projects.
- Supplier account management for selection of suppliers. Develop strategies to effectively manage and optimize the supply base.
- Manage supplier performance and organize regular business reviews with suppliers of responsibility.
- Negotiation and maintenance of contracts and supply conditions.
- Insights to supply base market intelligence & dynamics, scouting new suppliers to support the business growth.
- Deploy a global preferred supplier strategy to improve supplier quality, delivery and cost.

**What we look for**:

- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Project Management, Quantity Surveying or related Business Degree
- Minimum 5 years experience in sourcing/procurement experience with HVAC, Security and Controls, ELV knowledge are added advantage
- Ability to handle APAC region will be added advantage.
- Excellent negotiation skills, being able to build a compelling case and convince others; familiar with contracting
- Good interpersonal skills to enable and manage strategic relationships
- Adaptable towards a rapidly changing environment
- Experience in working in multi-cultural teams
- Preferably experience in an innovative but also cost-driven environment
- Experience in international trade
- Advance in MS Excel especially well-verse in generating Pivot Table and VLOOKUP is a must
- Experience in analyzing data and sensitive with data
- Ability to optimize supplier base and good sourcing skill

**What we offer**:

- Competitive salary
- Paid vacation/holidays/sick time
- Comprehensive benefits package
- On the job/cross training opportunities
- Encouraging and collaborative team environment
- Dedication to safety through our Zero Harm policy

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