Category Manager(IT)_HC
Bosch
Shanghai, China
Posted on Apr 15, 2026
Company Description
Do you want beneficial technologies being shaped by your ideas? Whether in the areas of mobility solutions, consumer goods, industrial technology or energy and building technology - with us, you will have the chance to improve quality of life all across the globe. Welcome to Bosch.
Job Description
What you will do:
- Lead functionally Indirect buyers to deliver results on key financial metrics – Yearly cost savings and trade working capital improvement, in IT services scope including Hardware, Software, and other related service, with spend of $11 m
- Support global 12 manufacturing sites and multiple sales entities to meet their
- business objectives by managing Professional service sourcing.
- This role solid line reporting to: Indirect Category Director of JCH.
How you will do it:
- Develop category strategy to manage suppliers of IT service to support S&OP practice with competitive cost and agile responsiveness.
- Provide leadership, guidance, and support to buyers to execute Category Strategies at sites.
- Participates in Bosch Global related Indirect Procurement Categories strategy definition and optimize usage of global agreements ensuring leverage from the Global agreements to all regions.
- Strive towards achieving world class supplier performance by driving continuous improvement initiatives and active collaboration with strategic suppliers, supplier rationalization, value engineering, knowledge-based sourcing etc.
- Create, manage and communicate RFX documents for Professional service requirements, leading the Global tender process through tender evaluation, post tender negotiation, Supplier Adds, contracting, purchase order and delivery.
- Maintain a global supplier contact database for all Global Professional service procurement.
Qualifications
What we look for:
- Bachelor’s Degree/ Diploma preferably in Supply Chain Management. MBA would be preferred
- Min. 7-8 years in Large Manufacturing or Multi-industry global organization
- Min. 5+)years of experience in a Strategic Sourcing role, supporting multiple Plants & Regions in the scope of Professional service.
- Capability to interface with Senior Leadership across Regions both internally & externally
- In depth understanding of purchasing tools and practice (E-auction, E-RFX, BI Tools etc.)_
- Strong MS Office skills– focus on Excel proficiency.
- Strong costing & analytical skills
- Working knowledge of SAP or other equivalent ERP systems
- Travel 20% (Global and Domestic)
- Ability to analyze and learn cost structure models in different regions.
- Strong procurement fundamentals, such as: RFx process, cost modeling, contract negotiation, principles of category management, forecasting, negotiations, among others.
- Capability to synthesize large amounts of data, to effectively communicate with key stakeholders, including Procurement, Supply Chain, Marketing, Finance, and HR leaders.
- Location: Serangoon North Avenue 5
What we offer:
- Competitive salary
- Paid vacation/holidays/sick time
- Comprehensive benefits package
- On the job/cross training opportunities
- Encouraging and collaborative team environment
- Dedication to safety through our Zero Harm policy
