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Job Description:

This role is an APAC category leadership position focused on managing key paper-based material categories, including silicone-coated release liners, pressure-sensitive papers, and backing papers for tapes and abrasives.

The position is responsible for developing and executing category strategies that support business continuity, supply resilience, cost reduction, working capital improvement, and overall value creation. It involves managing strategic supplier relationships, negotiating supplier contracts, identifying alternative sources of supply, and holding suppliers accountable for competitive pricing, quality, and service.

The role also requires strong stakeholder influence, market analysis, project and change management, and continuous improvement leadership. A key expectation is to integrate sustainability, corporate responsibility, and regulatory or organizational compliance into sourcing and category strategies.

As a Sourcing Specialist, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:

Sourcing Category Leadership:

• Providing end-to-end sub-category leadership, serving as the APAC-area leader for silicone-coated paper release liners, pressure sensitive papers, and tape & abrasive backing papers.
• Developing and implementing the area category strategy to ensure business continuity, resilience, and value creation.
• Driving year over year profitability & free cash flow improvements through moderate to complex supplier negotiation, supplier development, and identification of alternative sources of supply.
• Influencing internal stakeholders to prioritize activities that drive cost reduction, working capital improvement, risk reduction, efficiency, and competitiveness.
• Establishing and managing strategic supplier relationships that provide access to leading technologies and capabilities.
• Negotiating and establishing moderate to complex vendor contract agreements, holding suppliers accountable to competitive prices, high quality and best in class service.
• Researching and analyzing short and long-term market and industry trends.
• Creating solutions for moderate, multi-faceted problems, which requires ingenuity, creativity, innovation, and strong analytical skills.
• Business reviews with key stakeholders to support collaboration, service, capacity, market insights, savings pipeline, and performance improvement.
• Managing change through effective project goal definition, scenario planning, data analysis, action tracking, and stakeholder alignment.
• Participate, lead or recommend continuous improvement projects at suppliers, businesses or client sites.
• Ensure the integration of sustainability and corporate responsibility into category strategies.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and organizational policies.

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