Senior Specialist - Procurement Category Manager Consumables

Job Summary The Senior Sourcing Specialist is responsible for supporting strategic sourcing initiatives through supplier data management, sourcing analytics, cost reduction projects, and tactical procurement activities. This role maintains accurate supplier and material data within Oracle, provides day-to-day support for an assigned sourcing category, and helps ensure supply continuity during periods of business growth and production ramp-up. The position is designed as a developmental role that builds the skills and experience needed to progress into a Sourcing Manager position while driving operational excellence and delivering measurable value to the organization. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Essential Duties and Responsibilities * Maintain and manage sourcing-related data in Oracle, ensuring supplier, pricing, item, and sourcing information is accurate and up to date. * Support an assigned sourcing category by executing sourcing strategies, coordinating supplier activities, and assisting with day-to-day supplier management. * Identify, evaluate, and implement cost savings and cost avoidance opportunities through negotiations, supplier optimization, and value analysis. * Analyze sourcing, supplier, and spend data to develop reports, identify trends, and provide actionable recommendations to support business decisions. * Provide tactical sourcing support to meet increased production demand, including expediting materials, resolving supply issues, and coordinating with internal stakeholders. * Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Planning, Engineering, Operations, Quality, and Finance, to support new product introductions, supplier changes, and supply continuity initiatives. * Assist in the development, implementation, and documentation of sourcing processes, standard work, and continuous improvement initiatives. * Develop strategic sourcing and supplier management competencies through mentorship, project leadership, and increasing ownership of category management responsibilities in preparation for advancement to a Sourcing Manager role. This job description covers the main duties but is not exhaustive. Additional tasks may be assigned based on the team member’s skills, departmental needs, and company interests, as long as they align with the team member’s qualifications and safety regulations." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Required Qualifications Minimum qualifications necessary to perform the job: * Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field * Minimum 2 years of relevant experience * Proficiency with tools like Oracle, Excel, or similar * Strong organizational skills * Strong written and verbal communication skills ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preferred Qualifications * Experience in Supply Chain; Purchasing and / or Sourcing * Project Management experience ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Work Environment & Physical Demands * Office setting, primarily seated work at a computer * Occasional travel may be required (up to 10%)

Coupang is reimagining the shopping experience to wow each customer from the instant they open the Coupang app to the moment an order is delivered to their door. We have recently launched our services in Taiwan including Rocket Delivery which offers next-day delivery for a wide selection of items at affordable prices and Rocket Overseas which offers free international delivery on millions of best-selling products from Korea, the U.S., and beyond. We are looking for talents to help us lead Coupang's expansion in Taiwan. This is an exceptional opportunity to become a part of Coupang’s growth in Taiwan and create a world where our customers wonder, “How did we ever live without Coupang?"   Position: Sr.Specialist/Principal/Senior Manager, Procurement  (*note that this role only opens to Mandarin Speaker who doesn't require visa support to work in Taiwan) This newly created position is an integral part of the Taiwan Procurement team and will be responsible for the strategic and operational sourcing of assigned spend categories supporting Coupang TW’s rapid expansion. The Taiwan Procurement team manages all non-merchandise 3rd party spend, and this is a critical role working closely with key business partners to drive cost efficiency in support Coupang TW’s business growth and profitability goals. In this role, the successful candidate will leverage traditional strategic sourcing models including category analysis, short-term/long-term category planning, consolidation, supplier scorecards and vendor management. Coupang’s sourcing process includes multiple phases from building a category strategy, identifying specific sourcing opportunities, contract negotiations, purchase order issuance, and implementation. The process involves steps such as preparing global market research, price/cost analysis, "should cost" models, TCO, industry trends, commodity best practices and industry benchmarking to drive sourcing decisions. WHAT YOU WILL DO * Oversee strategic sourcing of multiple critical spending categories, vendor management and cost optimization activities to increase the effect of procurement investments, thereby to strengthen Coupang’s long-term profitability and sustainable growth * Develops and executes organization-wide procurement, strategic sourcing and supply base management strategies within your assigned categories. Sets category level goals for your assigned categories within a portfolio. * Achieves targeted cost reduction through leadership in strategic sourcing, supplier integration, continuous improvement and innovation/technology. * Act as the lead negotiator with suppliers in assigned spend categories to deliver stated objectives. Results consistently deliver against negotiation targets. * Conducts Request for Proposals (RFP) to identify and implement new qualified sources * Leads the development of key supplier relationships to ensure continuous improvement in innovation, quality, service and cost reduction * Communicates and works effectively with management at all levels within the company and its supply base * Model and promote Coupang Leadership Principles to create an environment that mobilizes empowered people to achieve business goals. * All duties as directed or modified. QUALIFICATIONS * Degree from a top tier university with a major in finance, engineering, supply chain, business management; MBA preferred * 10 or more years of work experience in Sourcing, Supply Chain, Procurement or Engineering, preferably with experience on indirect and direct spend categories (e.g. Logistic or Packaging) * Ability to analyze and interpret data, develop strategies, and drive process improvement initiatives. * Manage pipeline of multiple sourcing projects and report on costs savings * Solid team player; can work cooperatively and effectively in a team environment * Strong consultative / analytical / problem solving skills * Excellent interpersonal / communication / negotiation skills * Self motivated, reliable, passionate, and can keep to deadlines * Multiple category experience is a plus * International experience and low-cost country (LCC) sourcing is a plus RECRUITMENT PROCESS * Application Review - Phone Interview - Onsite (or Virtual Onsite) Interview – Offer * The exact nature of the recruitment process may vary according to the specific job and may be changed due to scheduling or other circumstances. * Interview schedules and the results will be informed to the applicant via the e-mail address submitted at the application stage. Things to Consider * This job posting may be closed prior to the stated end date for application if all openings are filled. * Coupang has the right to rescind an offer of employment if a candidate is found to have submitted false information as part of the application process. * Coupang does not discriminate against disabled applicants or those with veteran status. We are proud to offer equal opportunities for all applicants.