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Sr Category Supplier Manager

Penang, Malaysia - GrandeFull-time2026-05-26 → 2026-11-14

Core

Drive category management and strategic sourcing initiatives to increase value, reduce spend, and improve purchasing efficiency for memory and storage solutions.

Role type

Senior Category Supplier Manager

Builds

Strategic sourcing solutions and category strategies for global suppliers

Domain

Semiconductor manufacturing / Memory and storage solutions

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Category management, Strategic sourcing, Negotiation, Cost analysis, Supplier segmentation, Market intelligence, Contract strategy, AI integration

Preferred skills

Advanced material cost structure analysis, AI-driven solution implementation

Technologies

AI tools, Should-cost models

Responsibilities

Monitor collaborator happiness with key suppliers, Recommend targets for spend reduction and revenue increase, Examine sourcing patterns and validate category strategies, Lead negotiations for contract extensions and price renegotiations, Drive category savings and scorecard metric targets, Develop and enforce contract terms and conditions

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC