Regional Indirect Category Manager Ecolab - Singapore, SG

Job Description Territory/ Location Information:

• This position is based in Singapore.

Main Responsibilities:

• Drive and develop indirect category strategy and category spend management in accordance with Indirect Procurement strategy.
• In conjunction with the key stakeholders, provide high level advises/ subject matter expertise for the spend category.
• Process leader for continued category management, sourcing & process improvement.
• Develop procurement-specific category sourcing strategies, processes and analysis techniques.
• Responsible for category spend management and contract compliance.
• Manage the effective delivery of saving projects by determining category project timelines, objectives.
• Ensure category management strategies are effectively communicated to all stakeholders.
• Performance management on supplier agreements to ensure adherence to terms and added value.
• Set up responsible category KPIs/annual business plan and implementation plan.
• Support global driven initiatives and achieve global category alignment.

Basic Qualifications:

• Degree in Business or equivalent
• Broad base above market indirect category procurement experience
• Ideally hands-on indirect category strategy development and indirect sourcing process experience
• Capital expenditure and equipment sourcing would be advantageous
• Successful, 6+ year track record in an global integrated indirect procurement organization
• Good understanding of procure to pay processes and systems
• Strong analytical skills, construct/execute multiple complex analyses (e.g., TCO) simultaneously

Preferred Qualifications:

• Language: English essential, other languages an advantage
• Strong ethics & integrity, interpersonal skills, ability to influence peers and senior executives
• Good conflict resolution skills and effective cross-functional team worker
• Basic financial accounting knowledge
• Good level of PC & ERP knowledge, especially Excel & SAP

A trusted partner at more than one million customer locations, Ecolab (ECL) is the global leader in water, hygiene and energy technologies and services that protect people and vital resources. With 2013 sales of $13 billion and 45,000 associates, Ecolab delivers comprehensive solutions and on-site service to promote safe food, maintain clean environments, optimize water and energy use, and improve operational efficiencies for customers in more than 170 countries around the world. 

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