Category Manager

1 day ago


Singapore Munich RE Full time

**Location**

Singapore, Singapore
**Job type**

Full-Time
**Work mode**

Hybrid
**Job level**

Professional
**Job ID**

10677
**Company**

Munich Re
**Employment type**

Regular
**Area of expertise**

Procurement

As part of the Global Sourcing team, you will be regionally responsible for the managing and executing the procurement and process strategy of the global category Travel Management as well as supporting the sourcing categories Event and Marketing. Your legal reporting line will be to the Regional Procurement Lead (RPL) for APAC and MEA, with a functional reporting line to the Global Category Manager for Mobility & Marketing.

The goal is to optimize the mentioned categories to the satisfaction of all stakeholders involved, based on the commitments from Central Procurement to create Business Value, enhance Digitalization, consider Vendor & Risk Management based on deep expertise.

**Y**our Role**:

- Steer, lead and negotiate with suppliers at a Regional level within APAC MEA (e.g. Travel Agency, Airlines, Hotels)
- Improve, further develop and adapt the global ESG reporting in the area of travel in cooperation with internal stakeholders
- Analyse reports and the development of subsequent proposals for improvement and further development
- Be the Regional strategic interface to the internal customers, suppliers and stakeholders
- Lead, consult and implement the procurement process for the relevant categories on a global level
- Support and align with the Global Category Manager in the development and delivery of strategic sourcing, supplier and risk strategies and the process value chain
- Leverage category and market expertise for the assigned Sourcing Categories
- Engage and build strategic relationships with key internal stakeholders and suppliers at a Regional and Global level
- Support digitalization for processes and user customer satisfaction with Tools, e.g. Concur and Coupa
- Develop and implement ways of working within the category management structure across geographical regions to ensure a cohesive global approach

**Your Profile**
- Bachelor's degree in Economics, Tourism-Management or similar professional education
- Minimum of +3 years of relevant travel management and procurement experience
- Knowledge of the travel market and systems is required
- Excellent analytical, problem solving and solution-oriented skills
- Enjoy working with figures and reports
- High level of service and customer orientation
- Strong experience working within Global & International organizations
- Experience in international negotiations
- Collaborative, team-oriented working approach
- Turn curiosity to explore new topics and knowledge into results
- Very good communication and presentation skills in English. Confident manner, absolute integrity.

**Our Benefits**
- Flexible and hybrid working arrangement
- Generous annual leave allowance
- Comprehensive dental, life and health insurance coverage
- At Munich Re, we embrace, and value, the interaction of diverse backgrounds, experiences, perspectives and thought. This interaction is our foundation. Of our open culture and spirit of partnership. Of how our teams are built and cultivated. Of how we are supported and developed. And at the centre of this interaction is each of us_


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