Associate Manager, Category Management
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Job Summary
Job Summary
IFF is a global leader in flavors fragrances food ingredients and health & biosciences we deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.
Global Operations: Ensuring excellence in executionfrom procurement to supply chain and reliabilitydelivering quality safety efficiency and sustainability across the value chain.
The role is based in Kunshan China (agile role). Be part of a creative solution-oriented team where together we can achieve greatness and make a real impact. Your potential is our inspiration.
Where Youll Make a Difference
- Develop and execute sourcing and category strategies for logistics services across China and selected GA markets.
- Lead RFQ/RFP activities supplier evaluations and commercial negotiations to secure best value in cost quality and service.
- Manage supplier relationships and monitor performance against contractual agreements KPIs and service level expectations.
- Drive productivity cost optimization and logistics network improvement initiatives to support business objectives.
- Negotiate and manage contracts pricing structures and commercial terms with logistics service providers.
- Identify and mitigate supply chain commercial and operational risks while ensuring business continuity.
- Collaborate closely with Logistics Supply Chain Operations Planning Customer Service Finance and regional procurement teams to align sourcing strategies with business needs.
- Support continuous improvement compliance and procurement excellence initiatives while ensuring adherence to company policies and procurement standards.
What Makes You the Right Fit
- Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Management Logistics Procurement Business Administration Engineering or a related field.
- Minimum 8 years of experience in procurement sourcing logistics or supply chain management.
- Proven experience managing logistics procurement categories including transportation freight forwarding warehousing customs clearance and distribution services.
- Strong track record in strategic sourcing supplier management contract negotiation and cost optimization initiatives.
- Experience working within a multinational organization and managing cross-functional stakeholder relationships.
- Fluent in English and Mandarin both written and spoken.
What would you stand out
- Experience in the Chemical Food Ingredients Flavors & Fragrances FMCG or Manufacturing industries is highly preferred.
- Demonstrated knowledge of logistics market dynamics supplier networks and transportation regulations within China and the Asia-Pacific region.
- Experience leading regional procurement projects and driving continuous improvement initiatives.
- Strong analytical commercial and negotiation skills with the ability to influence stakeholders across multiple functions.
- Familiarity with SAP Ariba Coupa or other procurement and ERP systems.
Why Choose Us
- Professional onboarding process
- Multinational and supporting environment
- Cafeteria health insurance
- Training opportunities
- Learning and development programs from day one
We are a global leader in taste scent and nutrition offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity national origin race age sex or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion gender identity & expression sexual orientation or disability.
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