Crunchyroll

Category Manager-Localization

Los Angeles, California, United States · Director

Sponsorship not specified$98k-$123kDetected 28 days ago

AccessibilityForecastingExcelSupply ChainProcurementResearchLeadership

About the role

This role focuses on executing sourcing events, analyzing vendor proposals, coordinating contract reviews, and maintaining supplier performance data in partnership with senior sourcing leadership.
Conduct vendor and market research, prepare rate comparisons, and analyze spend data to identify potential savings and efficiency opportunities.
Execute sourcing events and RFx processes in partnership with senior sourcing leaders, ensuring stakeholder alignment, documentation accuracy, and timely completion.

Support execution of sourcing initiatives for localization services such as dubbing, subtitling, and accessibility, rate benchmarking, and contract negotiation.
Draft and manage MSA/SOW templates with guidance from Legal; track redlines, ensure version control, and finalize documentation for execution.
Maintain supplier data, rate cards, and purchase order accuracy in procurement systems; monitor spend trends and report key metrics for assigned categories.
Collaborate with Localization, Content Operations, and Marketing Localization teams to route requests correctly and support intake prioritization.
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You have 5+ years of experience in Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, or Category Execution, ideally in media localization, post-production, or creative services.
You have hands-on experience running RFPs, supporting negotiations, and performing vendor analysis.
You're comfortable working with procurement systems (Coupa or similar) and tracking spend accuracy.
You understand localization and post-production workflows (dubbing, subtitling, accessibility) and are eager to deepen your expertise in these categories.
You're familiar with MSA/SOW templates and contract coordination, escalating bespoke terms when needed.
You hold a Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, or a related field.
RFx throughput and cycle time (from intake to award) for assigned projects.
Savings achieved vs. baseline rates and rate-card accuracy.

About Crunchyroll
Founded by fans, Crunchyroll delivers the art and culture of anime to a passionate community.
We super-serve over 100 million anime and manga fans across 200+ countries and territories, and help them connect with the stories and characters they crave.
Whether that experience is online or in-person, streaming video, theatrical, games, merchandise, events and more, it's powered by the anime content we all love.
Join our team, and help us shape the future of anime!
The Strategic Sourcing team at Crunchyroll partners across all lines of business to bring operational excellence, cost discipline, and process visibility to procurement.
We're a growing global function, and every team member contributes to building our sourcing frameworks and best practices.As part of this team, you'll support Crunchyroll's mission to deliver world-class anime experiences to fans everywhere - localized in every language we serve.
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