Regional Sourcing Manager (USA Chemicals MNC)

Regional Sourcing Manager (USA Chemicals MNC)

Our client is a global Chemicals Manufacturing MNC. They are market leaders in the development of complex and innovative advanced specialty chemicals and customised solutions, and its reputable market position in maintaining high quality supply chain and enabling strategic sourcing capabilities. The company takes pride in ensuring optimized end-to-end supply chain and procurement management to achieve maximized customer satisfaction in Asia and beyond.

They are currently on an active look out for a suitable candidate as Regional Sourcing Manager (USA Chemicals MNC). He/she will be the critical point of contact in terms of ensuring proper re-design and stabilisation of APAC procurement and sourcing activities aligned with global strategies, as a strategic individual contributor.

Reporting to the Global Procurement Head, this position will be focusing on the below:

• Subject Matter Expert to ensure the proper review and development of complex sourcing and purchasing framework for the APAC markets concerned, to optimally support internal and customer strategies, specific to direct categories
• Actively involved in providing guidance and functional direction to regional manufacturing procurement team members to ensure proper direct procurement tender processes; and also timely maintenance of contracts including renewals
• Drive strategic negotiations to maintain high level of supplier performance for related upstream chemical commodities
• Review existing sourcing and purchasing processes and identify areas for improvement to streamline overall procurement plan

Candidate Profile
Singapore * Permanent

• Bachelor's Degree with at least 8 - 10 years of relevant experience in managing regional Procurement Strategies in a high intensity environment
• Acquired experiences and good understanding of international procurement regulations
• Proven track record in developing Asia procurement framework
• Excellent solution-oriented mind set and to eloquently communicate new strategies to relay and/or drive process improvements across a global organisation to important global stakeholders
• Good at multi-tasking and comfortable with adherence to tight project timelines
• Good understanding of SAP and equivalent ERP system is highly preferred

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