Global Chemical Procurement Manager

App Group; Serpong; On-site; IDR 1,000,000,000 - 2,100,000,000; Full time

Job summary

APP Group is seeking a senior procurement professional to lead chemical category management in its Serpong area operations. You will develop category strategies, run strategic sourcing events, and manage supplier relationships globally to achieve cost savings and performance targets.

The role requires deep knowledge of chemical markets, strong negotiation and analytics skills, and experience with SAP/Ariba procurement tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or related field.
• MBA or CPSM/CIPS is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement category strategies for key chemical inputs.
• Lead strategic sourcing events (RFI/RFQ/RFP) to identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Analyze market trends, material indices, and supplier performance to guide sourcing.
• Build and maintain relationships with global, regional, and local chemical suppliers.
• Conduct supplier segmentation, performance reviews, and risk assessments.
• Negotiate long-term supply contracts and manage price and supply risks.
• Achieve year-over-year cost savings and cost avoidance targets.
• Apply total cost of ownership and should-cost modeling.
• Lead value engineering or process optimization initiatives with ops and R&D.
• Collaborate with production, quality, logistics, R&D, and sustainability teams.
• Ensure compliance with SHE, REACH, and other regulations.
• Drive procurement process standardization and digitization (SAP MM, Ariba).
• Support KPI development and dashboards for category performance.
• Contribute to procurement transformation programs.

Skills

Negotiation

Procurement analytics

Stakeholder management

Sourcing leadership

Education

Chemical Engineering

MBA or CPSM/CIPS

Tools

SAP MM

Ariba

Spend analytics

Job description

APP Group is seeking a senior procurement professional to lead chemical category management in its Serpong area operations. You will develop category strategies, run strategic sourcing events, and manage supplier relationships globally to achieve cost savings and performance targets.

The role requires deep knowledge of chemical markets, strong negotiation and analytics skills, and experience with SAP/Ariba procurement tools.