Category Sourcing Manager, Colors

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Date: Apr 14, 2025

Location: Shanghai, CN

Company: AkzoNobel

About AkzoNobel

Since 1792, we’ve been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people’s lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. We’re active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life. Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It’s what you’d expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that’s dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today – while creating an even better tomorrow. Let’s paint the future together.

 

For more information please visit www.akzonobel.com 

 

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Job Purpose

This position is responsible for AN's Pigment category management across North Asia leading sourcing strategies, driving sustainability, key supplier & contract management, supplier performance improvement, price management and providing raw material market expertise.

Key Accountabilities1

  • Category Management:
    • Regional category management for assigned category / sub-categories aligned with Global strategy
    • Develop and implement Regional sourcing strategies (SSM) for assigned category / sub-categories
    • Developing a pipeline of TCO reduction projects per AN Sourcing Financial objectives
    • Raw material market intelligence and price forecasting for raw materials included on assigned category / sub-category
    • Risk management (supply, financial, supplier base, etc)
  • Supplier Management:
    • Manage Regional supplier portfolio: supplier selection, negotiation, QDCIS improvement
    • Responsible for the supplier relationship management ensuring mutually beneficial supplier relationships and collaboration at all organizational levels
    • Key supplier manager (KSM) for key global supplier(s) based in his/her category / sub-categories
    • Introduce new suppliers to trigger the competition among suppliers.
  • Sustainability
    • Drive sustainability KPI’s for CSR, Audits, HRDD, etc
    • Work closely together with suppliers to drive down carbon emissions

Key Accountabilities2

  • Sustainability
    • Drive sustainability KPI’s for CSR, Audits, HRDD, etc
    • Work closely together with suppliers to drive down carbon emissions
  • Stakeholder management:
    • Acting as key-interface between sourcing and TCL together with R&D Team for supplier innovation, new product introduction, complexity reduction projects and portfolio management
    • Supporting escalated supply issues resolution
    • Represent global category in regional cross-functional forums and programs (i.e. IBP, CM management, regional procurement programs and reviews)
    • SLA implementation in AkzoNobel plants
  • Contract management:
    • Price negotiation with suppliers involved in the category
    • Contract negotiation and implementation
  • Portfolio management:
    • Raw materials portfolio management for assigned category / sub-category

Key Accountabilities3

Work with:

  • Procurement network across Asia
  • Global Pigment network
  • BU RD&I and ISC representatives
  • Supplier Representatives

Job Requirements

  • 10+ years in procurement, supply chain or sourcing function with relevant experience in negotiating and managing regional suppliers.
  • Experience in developing and deploying sourcing strategies.
  • Proven success in driving supplier cost, quality and delivery performance improvement programs.
  • Advanced procurement management applications (eg Coupa).
  • Pigment working experience in Paints & coating industry is preferred.
  • Bachelor’s degree in business management or chemistry. Master’s degree is a plus.
  • Must have a strong command and understanding of fundamental analytical techniques and ability to accurately draw conclusions and interpret data

 

Behavioral skills / Key Competencies

  • Performance driven
  • Good communication and influencing skills
  • Ability to perform, understand and present detailed information analysis and evaluation
  • Problem Solving Solution and action oriented
  • Stakeholder Management Skills
  • Creativity, Innovation and an eye for opportunities

At AkzoNobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self. We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey, as setting the foundations for a diverse environment. For this reason we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when applicable. In our organization, all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.

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