PMO&CSO

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Date: Nov 26, 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

The PMO&CSO of North Asia is a key coordinator of driving regional KPIs performance, is responsible for procurement reports, including PR/NPR/3PM, Coupa E-tendering process, market analysis, inventory management support and is responsible for total cost efficiency study whenever required.

Key Accountabilities

1.    To contribute to the procurement strategy/year plan.
2.    Roll out of global procurement KPI of in the region.
3.    To develop and standardize/automate various procurement reports in the region.
4.    To support global reports consolidation.
5.    To be the regional focal point & key user of global procurement processes/systems including BI, RMPI, ANT, Coupa, Rebates/Commissions, Contracting.
6.    To support reports analysis (e.g. Business cases, Cost models, Spend walk analysis, Market analysis, RFQ, Catalogue).
7.    To support Coupa E-tendering process to Categories and RFI&RFQ report analysis. 
8.    To be responsible for E-Tendering training internally and externally in a timely manner. 
9.    To support inventory management( Consignment/MOQ/RM SLOB/LT)
10.    To be responsible for cost efficiency study when required.
11.    To support regional sourcing team for category/sub-category strategy.
12.    To advise regional/functional management with profound analytics.
13.    To support and analyze supplier relationships and collaboration.
14.    To propose new/improved tools and ways of using existing Information management. 
15.    Ad Hoc tasks requested by Regional Procurement Director.

Experience

Professional

  • BA required (Master preferred)
  • Finance degree/Economic degree preferred
  • Decent knowledge of regional analyst or global analyst is plus

Technical

  • Strong analytical skills with business thinking
  • Microsoft office (Excel/Power Point/Word) is mandatory.
  • Basic finance and procurement knowledge will be a plus.
  • Can work under pressure, careful, diligent, and well – organized.
  • Fluent in English

Behavioral

  • Strong integrity, code of conduct, full compliance
  • Superior communication; interpersonal skills
  • Comfortable with conflict
  • Able to get buy-in and commitment from both internal and external stakeholder

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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