Global Sourcing Lead, APAC – Gloves & Rubber

Cardinal Health, Inc.; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Cardinal Health, Inc. is seeking a senior procurement professional in Malaysia to lead strategic sourcing for gloves and related rubber commodities, driving cost optimization and supplier performance across Asia.

You will manage a sizable annual spend, negotiate contracts, assess risks, and build robust supplier networks while collaborating with global teams to meet business needs and uphold procurement ethics.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor Degree in Chemistry is preferred.
• Required: 10 years Strategic Sourcing function in multinational Company
• Required: Experienced in Gloves/Latex/Natural Rubber/Synthetic Rubber industry, physical commodity trading experience is preferred.
• Required: Fluent English communication, Minimum oral Mandarin, Reading and writing in Mandarin will be an added bonus.
• Required: High Fluency in Microsoft office skills – Excel/Word/PowerPoint.
• Familiarity with manufacturing, quality, and supply chain processes to support supplier selection and performance management.
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills; able to communicate effectively and interact with personnel at various levels of expertise on a global landscape
• Willing to travel approximately 20% for business purposes (regionally and internationally).
• Experience working in a matrixed environment to deliver cost, quality, and service results in time manner.
• Quicker learner, self-motivated, detail oriented & takes ownership of outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Manage annual purchases spend approximately $100M.
• Supply base Scouting, Contract negotiation, Relationship Management, Performance management, Supply Risk Management.
• Strategic sourcing category management: Understand Latex/Rubber commodity market, Exam glove & Surgical glove supply base, supply chain & market dynamics, Price Mechanism design, technical product knowledge, category industry dynamics, market trends and best practices.
• Exam Glove should cost calculation with on hand commodity index, interaction with all Glove Asia suppliers and NBL (Nitrile Butadiene Latex) Asia suppliers to gather supply marketing intelligence & define the right cost and volume to buy in the month.
• To collaborate with cross functional teams – site purchasing, finance, quality, engineering, planning, global trade etc to meet the needs of the business. Applies advanced knowledge and understanding of concepts, principles, and technical capabilities to manage a wide variety of projects.
• Continuous assessment of supply risk and create a robust supply base for a commoditized product.
• Works on or may lead complex projects of large scope, independently determines method for completion of new projects, those projects may have significant and long-term impact
• Provides solutions which may set precedent. Acts as a mentor to less experienced colleagues
• Responsible for providing innovative business options to support category strategy.
• Comply with company business ethnics and procedure and perform responsible procurement.

Skills

English fluency

Mandarin

Interpersonal skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Self-motivated

Education

Bachelor Degree in Chemistry

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Cardinal Health, Inc. is seeking a senior procurement professional in Malaysia to lead strategic sourcing for gloves and related rubber commodities, driving cost optimization and supplier performance across Asia.

You will manage a sizable annual spend, negotiate contracts, assess risks, and build robust supplier networks while collaborating with global teams to meet business needs and uphold procurement ethics.