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The Indirect Procurement Sourcing Lead, APAC plays a crucial role in managing and optimizing procurement sourcing activities to support the high business growth across the Asia-Pacific region. This role focuses on driving value, ensuring compliance, and establishing strong supplier relationships to support the diverse needs of the organization within the APAC market with China and Real estate as a focus.

Your Mission

• Develop and implement regional indirect procurement sourcing activities based on global category strategies and local market dynamics, with a focus on Real Estate and other categories. • Lead or support sourcing projects for various other indirect categories (e.g., marketing, IT, HR services, facilities management) across APAC. • Conduct market research and analysis to identify trends, opportunities, and potential risks in the APAC supply landscape. • Manage the end-to-end tender process, including technical requirement gathering, vendor evaluation, negotiation, and contract awarding. • Build and maintain strong relationships with key internal stakeholders across different functions and countries within APAC to understand their procurement needs and ensure alignment with the Global indirect procurement team. • Manage supplier relationships, conduct performance reviews, and drive continuous improvement initiatives with key suppliers in the region. • Negotiate contracts with suppliers to achieve favorable terms, conditions, and pricing while ensuring compliance with company policies and legal requirements. • Monitor and track contract performance, ensuring adherence to quality, cost, and delivery targets. • Identify opportunities for cost reduction, process optimization, and value creation within indirect procurement activities in APAC. • Become the global indirect procurement CoP and champion the global IP initiatives in APAC by providing expertise and guidance on procurement best practices to local teams. • Ensure all procurement activities adhere to ethical standards and company policies.

Your story

• 8+ years of strategic sourcing experience in indirect procurement, with a strong focus onChina and the APAC region preferred. • Proven track record of managing complex sourcing projects and achieving significant cost savings. • Excellent negotiation and communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels. • Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret data and make informed procurement decisions. • Deep understanding of the Real Estate category within APAC Supply market including cultural nuances and regulatory requirements. • Experience with e-procurement tools and systems like Coupa is a requirement. • Native Chinese Speaker, and fluency in English is required; proficiency in other Asian languages is a plus. • Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. • Strong problem-solving skills and a results-oriented approach.