Category Procurement Manager

China - Shanghai - RHQ
Purchasing and Transportation
Laboratory, Procurement

发布于 08-03-2024

About Umicore

Reducing harmful vehicle emissions. Powering the cars of the future. Giving new life to used metals. We are the leading circular materials technology company fulfilling its mission to create materials for a better life. With ambitions like this, imagine what you could do?

About Support Functions

A global organisation. It’s not just those in our industrial sites and technical centres that are vital to Umicore’s growth. Across our support functions we ensure that we continue to grow and evolve – whether it’s by making sure our decisions are commercially viable, enhancing our reputation, building new customer relationships or finding the right people who can build on what we’ve already achieved. The variety of our work means we cannot stand still. We need to find new ways to do things, discover new solutions and develop new ideas. Which is where you come in.

What you will be doing

• Assist Umicore in realizing its sustainability ambitions to go for zero carbon emissions in 2035.
• Collect and Report China’s market Energy (incl. Renewable Electricity, Oxygen and Steam) news/trend/policy/regulation
• Search and develop innovative sources for the procurement of low carbon energy sources.
• Sourcing renewable electricity and conduct bidding/evaluation/negotiation and contracting accordingly.
• follow-up on energy related projects from concept to realization, with reporting to management regularly.
• Synergy Energy purchasing work with P&T Corporate and EHS team, and regular report
• Establish local/regional (China and other countries at APAC) network as joint force for alignment and achieve ambitions;
• Help local BU site to implement annual electricity and energy purchasing, as well leading medium/long term green energy PPA to achieve global strategy of Zero emission.
• Build financial models and forecasts to evaluate strategic sourcing options and renewable energy investment opportunities.
• Follow global category management strategy and involved with team for strategy alignment
• Lead country/regional category sourcing for global Capex projects (industrial equipment supplier and service provider)
• Search competitive supplier/service provider at China and other countries at APAC region,
• Establish and maintain good relationship with external resources, involve commercial investigation, pre-qualification, study, as well bidding and contract negotiation (if any).
• Take a strategic and long term view in identifying and developing innovative sources and contractual arrangements, and establish the targets in alignment with global Capex team and internal Clients
• Participate in regular or irregular meeting/workshop/discussion to maintain global capex category work as regional representative
• Work with project team for purchasing strategy development and implementation.
• Execute the Added Value to help BU reduce capex density
• Flexible to support other Category purchasing sourcing activity in China/APAC region if need (like as Chemicals and Lab..)
• Organize knowledge distribution within Umicore with respect to upcoming policies and legislation

Who we are looking for

• Functional Requirement
• Bachelor / Master university degree in Chemical, Industrial and Electrical related
• fluent in English. (Dutch or French optional).
• Substantial professional experience in Energy and/or Chemicals category procurement in WOFE (> 10 years)
• Strong oral and written communication skills. 
• Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects, and project management skills
• Frequent Travel is necessary (20%-30% / month)
• Personal skills
• Bachelor / Master university degree in Chemical, Industrial and Electrical related
• fluent in English. (Dutch or French optional).
• Substantial professional experience in Energy and/or Chemicals category procurement in WOFE (> 10 years)
• Strong oral and written communication skills. 
• Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects, and project management skills
• Frequent Travel is necessary (20%-30% / month)

What we offer

We aim to lead the way. Not just for our customers, but for our employees too. That is why we strive to create a collaborative environment in which we can all succeed, and a culture through which we can all share ideas, develop our expertise and advance our careers. We engage in building an inclusive work culture that offers equal opportunities for all employees irrespective of their diverse backgrounds. As you would expect from a world-leading organisation, we will also reward your contribution with a competitive salary and benefits. With all this and more, imagine what you could do?

If our pioneering approach can make us a leader in sustainability.