Category Manager Plastics (APAC)

Eppendorf.wd3.eppendorf

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Selangor Until 8/23/2026 First posted September 17, 2025 Last posted December 14, 2025
Job description

Your Challenges

  • Responsible for the category strategy to ensure maximum contribution to Eppendorf’s business objectives.

  • Build, manage, and develop a high-performing supplier portfolio.

  • Manage the tendering and award process.

  • Standardize and update standard contracts.

  • Responsible for the commercial terms of the assigned category.

Tasks

  • Develop and define procurement strategies for the assigned categories.

  • Conduct market analyses, identify market trends and price developments.

  • Independently manage negotiations through to contract conclusion.

  • Carry out tenders and award contracts in close coordination with the relevant department.

  • Systematically research and identify innovations and sustainability aspects in the relevant category.

  • Support supplier audits in close cooperation with Quality Management.

  • Strategically align, continuously optimize, and maintain the supplier portfolio.

  • Conduct business reviews, including initiating measures.

  • Coordinate and manage the annual supplier evaluation in an interface function.

  • Ensure and improve all relevant qualitative procurement parameters.

  • Advise departments on all procurement-related issues and processes.

  • Monitor compliance with regulatory requirements, acting as the interface between suppliers and Quality Management

Your benefits at Eppendorf

  • We truly appreciate our employees and their performance

  • We offer a wide range of learning and development opportunities to allow you to deepen your technical knowledge and for continuous growth

  • By working with us, you will make a meaningful contribution to improving human living conditions

  • Attractive salary, employee benefits and performance bonus

About this role

Summary

Develop procurement strategies, manage supplier portfolio, conduct negotiations, ensure compliance, and optimize procurement processes.

Job title

Category Manager Plastics (APAC)

Experience level

not specified

Industry

healthcare

Location requirements

Selangor, Malaysia; remote work not specified

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

procurement strategiesmarket analysisnegotiationcontract managementsupplier management

Preferred skills

sustainabilityregulatory compliancesupplier auditsbusiness review

Specializations

category managementprocurementsupply chainnegotiationsustainability
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Selangor, Desa Kuala Garing, 48200 Rawang, Selangor, Malaysia

Work arrangement unknown City