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Procurement Category ManagerElectrolux · Shanghai
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Procurement Category Manager

🗓️ Posted 2026-09-22 Shanghai Permanent Hybrid Manufacturing Transport Logistics
💰 Salary Not shared 📊 Market 25,000 SEK–45,000 SEK/mo

About the Company

Electrolux Group is a global leader in home appliances, providing innovative solutions for households and professional users. The company designs and manufactures a wide range of products, including refrigerators, ovens, and washing machines. Electrolux aims to make a positive impact on people's lives and the environment. Home Appliances Specialties: Home Appliances, Innovation, Sustainability, Design, Manufacturing

Responsibilities

  • ● Job Description Category Financial Performance, Planning and Management
  • ● Meet the financial targets and KPI for the category;
  • ● Analyze the economic cost drivers (raw material prices, currency, interest rates), evaluate the immediate effects on the category spend, consider impact and opportunities for procurement decisions;
  • ● Manage existing supplier base to gain the best cost of components through negotiations, external factors management, work with suppliers on relocation of production to the most competitive manufacturing locations (best cost country sourcing);
  • ● Drive cost reduction through identification and implementation of alternative suppliers with right quality and competitive price products. Promote multi-sourcing;
  • ● Mitigate risks and create scenarios to ensure cost delivery beyond the targets;
  • ● Ensure timely update and data correctness for category performance in digital reporting tools.
  • ● Category Strategic Management :
  • ● Objective : Review existing, develop and execute new category strategic plan that leverages opportunities and promotes complexity reduction, simplification, modularization, dual sourcing, cost performance, best cost country sourcing and innovation. Ensure category strategies aligned with business requirements and across relevant stakeholders.
  • ● Key Actions :
  • ● Analyze market trends and competitive landscape;
  • ● Understand specific business area needs;
  • ● Ensure strategy enables multi-sourcing and best cost country sourcing;
  • ● Have alignment about feasibility of strategy with R&D, product care, quality, sustainability, CoC and risk teams;
  • ● Make sure that category strategy is aligned with product strategy;
  • ● Identify growth areas and potential risks;
  • ● Align business objectives with long-term vision;
  • ● Monitor implementation with local BA Purchasing and relevant stakeholders and adjust as necessary.
  • ● Supplier Relationship Management :
  • ● Objective : Cultivate solid and sustainable relationships with suppliers.