Procurement Manager, ASIA (1-year Contract, Mandarin Speaking)

Sandoz; Selangor; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Sandoz is seeking a Procurement Manager to drive global and regional strategies across Asia Cluster markets. You will collaborate with stakeholders and category teams to optimize sourcing, supplier and contract management, cost efficiency, risk mitigation, and sustainable procurement practices.

This is a 1-year contract. You will lead strategic sourcing, negotiate terms, manage supplier performance, and ensure governance and compliance while delivering measurable savings and value to the

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Procurement, Supply Chain, Finance or related field.
• 4–6 years of procurement experience in a multinational organization, preferably in pharma/healthcare or regulated industries.
• Fluent English and professional Mandarin proficiency.
• Proven experience in strategic sourcing, tendering, supplier negotiations, contract management, and supplier relationship management.
• Experience managing indirect procurement categories, including Marketing & Sales, Corporate Services, Technology, or Professional Services.
• Strong commercial, financial, and analytical acumen with measurable savings, compliance, and business value outcomes.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive procurement initiatives across cross-functional and globally dispersed teams.
• Experience using procurement technologies and digital sourcing tools, including e-sourcing platforms, spend analytics, CLM systems, and SAP Ariba or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic sourcing and procurement across Marketing & Sales, Corporate Services, Technology, and other spend areas.
• Execute global and regional category strategies locally, aligning with business priorities.
• Develop sourcing strategies, run competitive bidding, evaluate supplier proposals, negotiate terms and support selection.
• Deliver measurable value through cost savings, avoidance, demand management, and risk mitigation initiatives.
• Build partnerships with stakeholders; promote early procurement involvement in planning and budgeting.
• Manage supplier relationships: contracts, performance, risk, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure compliance with policies, governance standards, contractual obligations, regulatory requirements, and sustainability goals.
• Leverage spend analytics, market intelligence, procurement tech, and data insights to inform sourcing.
• Collaborate with global/regional teams and support activities across Asia markets including Hong Kong, Taiwan, China.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Supplier negotiations

Contract management

Stakeholder management

Procurement technologies

Analytical thinking

English proficiency

Mandarin proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Procurement/Supply Chain/Finance

CIPS certification

Master's degree (advantageous)

Tools

SAP Ariba

E-sourcing platforms

Contract lifecycle management

Job description

The Procurement Manager is responsible for executing global and regional procurement strategies across Asia Cluster markets. Working closely with business stakeholders and global category teams, the role drives value creation through strategic sourcing, supplier and contract management, cost optimization, risk mitigation, and sustainable procurement practices, while ensuring compliance with corporate policies and governance standards.

The role requires a proactive, commercially focused self-starter who can act as a trusted procurement partner to senior stakeholders while balancing local business needs with regional and global priorities. Please note that this role is a 1-year contract.

Your Key Responsibilities

Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Lead strategic sourcing and procurement activities across Marketing & Sales, Corporate Services, Technology, and other assigned spend categories.
• Execute global and regional category strategies locally, aligning procurement initiatives with business priorities and market requirements.
• Develop sourcing strategies, conduct competitive bidding processes, evaluate supplier proposals, negotiate commercial terms, and support supplier selection.
• Deliver measurable business value through cost savings, cost avoidance, demand management, process improvements, and risk mitigation initiatives.
• Build trusted partnerships with business stakeholders and promote early Procurement involvement in planning, budgeting, and sourcing decisions.
• Manage supplier relationships, including contract execution, performance monitoring, service quality, risk management, and continuous improvement activities.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, procurement governance standards, contractual obligations, regulatory requirements, and sustainability objectives.
• Leverage spend analytics, market intelligence, procurement technologies, and data-driven insights to support sourcing decisions and identify value creation opportunities.
• Collaborate effectively with global and regional procurement teams while supporting procurement activities across Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, and other designated Asian markets.

Essential Requirements

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Procurement, Supply Chain, Finance, or a related discipline; CIPS certification and/or a Master's degree is advantageous.
• Minimum 4-6 years of procurement experience within a multinational organization, preferably in pharmaceutical, healthcare, or other regulated industries.
• Fluent English and professional working proficiency in Mandarin are required.
• Proven experience in strategic sourcing, competitive tendering, supplier negotiations, contract management, and supplier relation management.
• Demonstrated experience managing indirect procurement categories, ideally including Marketing & Sales, Corporate Services, Technology, or Professional Services.
• Strong commercial, financial, and analytical acumen, with a track record of delivering measurable savings, compliance, and business value outcomes.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders, manage competing priorities, and drive procurement initiatives across cross-functional and geographically dispersed teams.
• Strong communication, negotiation, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to balance business needs, risk, and compliance requirements.
• Experience using procurement technologies and digital sourcing tools, including e-sourcing platforms, spend analytics, contract lifecycle management systems, and SAP Ariba or equivalent solutions

Why Sandoz?

Generic and Biosimilar medicines are the backbone of the global medicines industry. Sandoz, a leader in this sector, provided more than 900 million patient treatments across 100+ countries in 2024 and while we are proud of this achievement, we have an ambition to do more!

With investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help more patients gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably.

Our momentum is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful, flexible-hybrid careers, where diversity is welcomed and where personal growth is supported!

Join us!

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