Regional Category Manager

1 month ago


Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Asahi Beverages Full time

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Category Manager to join our team at Asahi Beverages. As a key member of our Procurement and Sustainability team, you will be responsible for leading the category management of our Capex and MRO requirements.

Your Impact

In this role, you will be responsible for managing sourcing activities, proposing innovative solutions to achieve optimal outcomes for the business, and driving cost reductions and delivering on budgeted savings. You will also be responsible for improving the quality and service levels from our supplier base and championing innovation in processes and systems.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design and deploy a new category management framework that supports all sub-categories.
  • Partner with key stakeholders to understand internal business requirements and determine and develop best sourcing and category management strategy.
  • Work with the business to ensure the category delivers the forecast benefits derived from sourcing initiatives and drive further category productivity over the term of the contract.
  • Responsibility for the end-to-end sourcing activity, including negotiations and approval of recommendations.
  • Assist in the transition of completed sourcing transactions into the category management framework.
  • Support and/or lead the implementation of SRM to deliver performance management, continuous improvement, and innovation objectives.
  • Scale/replicate existing SRM routines/structures where relevant.

About You

  • Extensive experience within Capex, Engineering, and Maintenance Sourcing/Procurement roles.
  • Demonstrated achievement of improvements within an FMCG supply chain environment with a high analytical component.
  • Demonstrated management of customer/supplier relationships in an FMCG environment.
  • Experience with continuous improvement programs.
  • An understanding of change management practices.
  • Well-developed people leadership skills.


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