Category Manager, Data Center Construction (English, Bahasa Melayu)

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

* Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Finance, Business,

a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

* 4 years of experience in multi-disciplined procurement, leading strategy

development, execution and sourcing or a related function.

* Ability to communicate in English and Bahasa Melayu fluently to interact with

local stakeholders.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

* Experience in developing and managing key performance indicators and metrics

to measure category performance and track progress towards strategic goals.

* Proficiency in analyzing procurement data, generating reports, and providing

insights to support decision-making and performance evaluation within the

category.

* Ability to identify opportunities for process improvements, efficiency gains,

and innovation within procurement activities and drive continuous improvement

initiatives to enhance category management practices.

* Excellent project management skills, with the ability to lead strategic

projects or initiatives aimed at improving procurement processes,

implementing new strategies, or driving innovation within the category.

ABOUT THE JOB:

Within the Google procurement organization, the Category Management team

partners closely with key stakeholders to help shape and implement procurement

strategies. The Category team is responsible for developing and driving category

strategies, managing stakeholder relationships, and bringing excellence to

Google-wide sourcing, supplier, and contract management.

In this role, you will be responsible for pioneering innovative category and

sourcing strategies, cultivating strategic supplier relationships, and

optimizing spend categories through data-driven insights to unlock value for

Google.

The name Google came from "googol," a mathematical term for the number 1

followed by 100 zeros. And nobody at Google loves big numbers like the Finance

team when providing in depth analysis on all manner of strategic decisions

across Google products. From developing forward-thinking analysis to generating

management reports to scaling our automated financial processes, the Finance

organization is an important partner and advisor to the business.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Support development and execution of category strategies aligned with

organizational objectives for assigned indirect spend categories.

* Build and maintain relationships with suppliers to ensure quality service

delivery and alignment with organizational objectives. Support execution of

sourcing strategies, Request For X (RFx) processes, negotiations, and

supplier evaluations within designated categories.

* Analyze spending patterns, market trends, and identify value opportunities

within the category, and analyze procurement data, generate reports, and

provide insights to support decision-making and performance evaluation within

the category.

* Advocate AI first procurement strategy, proactively identifying opportunities

to automate transactional workflows and leveraging predictive analytics to

drive engaged advantage and category excellence.

* Travel on-site to drive key procurement activities.