Category Manager - Asia Total Rewards & HR Operations

Job Description Summary

The Category Manager – Asia Total Rewards & HR Operations leads sourcing and category management activities across Asia, with ability to support other regions and global initiatives. The role develops and executes category strategies, leads complex sourcing and negotiation activities, strengthens supplier performance and risk management, and delivers measurable value through cost optimization, service quality, contractual protection, innovation and operating efficiency.
The role reports directly to the Associate Senior Sourcing Manager – Global Total Rewards & HR Operations and will be based in Asia.
Our team members have the ability to work from home and/or from the local GE HealthCare office to be closer to their stakeholders.

Job Description

Category Strategy & Regional Ownership 

• Lead sourcing and category management for Total Rewards and HR Operations primarily across Asia, with the ability to support other regions and global initiatives. 
• Develop and execute category strategies aligned with business priorities, market dynamics, supplier capabilities, cost objectives and risk considerations. 
• Analyze regional spend, supplier landscapes, demand patterns and market trends to identify sourcing opportunities and build a sustainable pipeline of initiatives. 
• Translate global category strategies into practical regional plans while accounting for local business, market and regulatory requirements. 
• Maintain relevant sourcing metrics, monitor progress against commitments and identify additional opportunities to deliver or exceed targets. 

Strategic Sourcing & Negotiation 

• Lead end-to-end sourcing activities, including market analysis, RFIs/RFPs, supplier evaluation, business-case development, negotiation, contracting, implementation and transition support. 
• Develop negotiation strategies that optimize total cost, service quality, contractual protections, flexibility, innovation and risk rather than focusing only on price. 
• Own delivery of savings, cost avoidance, demand-management opportunities and other measurable sources of business value. 
• Provide appropriate contract coverage for regional and, where assigned, global services; use GE HealthCare legal templates and negotiate pricing, service levels and commercial terms. 
• Partner with Legal, Privacy, Cybersecurity and other subject-matter experts to address contractual, compliance and operational requirements. 

Total Rewards & HR Operations Portfolio 

• Support sourcing across employee benefits and insurance, payroll, global mobility, HR services and technology, background screening, recognition, compensation services, occupational health, retirement and other HR professional services, depending on business requirements. 

• Develop strong knowledge of supplier markets across Asia and connect regional market intelligence with global category strategies. 

• Support renewals, supplier consolidation, operating-model changes, technology transformations and competitive sourcing initiatives. 

Supplier, Contract & Risk Management 

• Establish effective governance for strategic suppliers, including performance measures, service levels, business reviews, improvement plans and innovation opportunities. 

• Lead or support contract renewals, amendments, commercial negotiations and supplier performance reviews. 

• Proactively identify commercial, operational, compliance, quality, business-continuity, data/privacy and supplier-concentration risks, coordinating mitigation with the appropriate subject-matter experts. 
• Be proficient in executing the GE Healthcare legal templates and negotiating terms and conditions, service levels and pricing with suppliers.
• Knowledge and understanding of GEHC Purchasing Controls Procedure and associated Work Instructions and operates withing them to ensure all purchased services conform to specified requirements.

Stakeholder & Global Collaboration 

• Act as a trusted sourcing partner to Total Rewards and HR Operations and regional business stakeholders. 

• Build effective relationships across countries and functions, balancing local requirements with opportunities to leverage enterprise scale. 

• Collaborate with Sourcing colleagues globally to develop and implement regional, multi-region and global category strategies and sourcing events. 

• Influence stakeholders and suppliers in a matrixed environment, including situations where priorities differ across countries or functions. 

• Communicate recommendations, risks, decisions, progress and results clearly to senior stakeholders. 

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain, finance, engineering or a related field, or equivalent degree; a formal sourcing or procurement qualification is beneficial. 
• Minimum 7 years of relevant experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, category management, supplier management in a large or complex organization, including sourcing experience with Total Rewards and HR Operations categories such as Compensation, Benefits (Medical, Pharmacy, Dental and Vision), Retirement, Occupational Health
• Demonstrated experience leading complex sourcing projects from strategy development through negotiation, contracting and implementation. 
• Strong commercial and negotiation skills, including the ability to evaluate supplier proposals, cost structures, contractual terms and total cost of ownership. 
• Experience working across multiple countries and cultures, ideally within Asia and a global matrix organization. 
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate spend, supplier, market and commercial data into clear recommendations. 
• Proven project-management skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities, stakeholders, suppliers and timelines. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and Chinese, including the ability to engage effectively with senior stakeholders. 
• Demonstrated ability to influence without direct authority, build consensus and deliver on commitments and targets. 
• Proficiency with digital, analytical and AI-enabled productivity tools. 
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 10% of time. 

Desired:

• Tenacious, strong negotiator, good communicator at all levels and across different cultures.
• Industry relevant Experience & Regional Market knowledge and understanding of the managed categories (Total Rewards and HR Operations – Compensation, Benefits, Retirement, Occupational Health)
• Strong influencing skills
• Strong Sourcing mindset
• Great stakeholder management - able to understand internal customers’ needs and CTQ's (critical to quality) and deliver them from the supplier base
• Can work in a matrix and under pressure against deadlines, CTQ's and deliver them from the supplier base
• Able to balance priorities and pivot when necessary
• Greenbelt or Black Belt certification preferred
• Japanese language would be an asset

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