Regional Associate Director, Non-Trade Procurement

ZALORA Group; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

ZALORA Group in Asia-Pacific seeks a Non-Trade Procurement Associate Director to lead sourcing and procurement for IT, marketing, facilities, HR, and more. You will drive strategy, negotiate with key suppliers, and manage contracts across Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines, while mentoring a regional team of seven.

You will partner with Finance, Legal, and business units to optimize costs, ensure compliance, and deliver measurable savings and supplier performance across multiple markets.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years in procurement, strategic sourcing, or vendor/supply chain management, ideally including non-trade categories.
• Track record managing complex sourcing projects, high-value contracts, and supplier negotiations with measurable cost savings.
• People-management experience with a history of engaging senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
• Experience in a regional/multinational e-commerce, retail, or tech environment, and managing procurement across multiple countries or business units, is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the non-trade procurement strategy.
• Create annual procurement plans based on business priorities, budgets, and forecasted requirements.
• Establish category strategies for IT, Marketing, Facilities, HR, Travel, Professional Services, and Logistics.
• Develop procurement policies, procedures, approval processes, and purchasing guidelines.
• Embed sustainability, responsible sourcing, and supplier diversity criteria into category and sourcing strategies.
• Develop sourcing strategies based on total cost of ownership, supplier capability, quality, risk, and service requirements.
• Perform supplier due diligence, including financial stability, compliance, data security, insurance, and business continuity.
• Ensure supplier selection is transparent, competitive, and properly documented.
• Negotiate pricing, payment terms, contract duration, service levels, warranties, penalties, and termination clauses.
• Prepare cost comparisons, should-cost models, and total-cost-of-ownership analyses.
• Challenge and shape stakeholder demand to drive value, standardization, and consumption efficiency.
• Manage supplier performance, relationships, and periodic business reviews.
• Own contract lifecycle management, including renewals, obligation tracking, and avoidance of unintended auto-renewals.
• Govern the purchase-to-pay process, reducing maverick spend and driving compliance to preferred suppliers and channels.
• Maintain supplier risk management across financial, operational, security, and compliance dimensions.
• Lead, coach, and develop the non-trade procurement team.
• Review team performance and provide regular feedback.
• Establish consistent procurement practices across different departments and countries.
• Promote collaboration between Procurement, Finance, Legal, and business teams.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Vendor management

Contract negotiations

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Cost optimization

Sustainability

Risk management

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Coupa

Ariba

Ivalua

Job description

ZALORA Group in Asia-Pacific seeks a Non-Trade Procurement Associate Director to lead sourcing and procurement for IT, marketing, facilities, HR, and more. You will drive strategy, negotiate with key suppliers, and manage contracts across Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines, while mentoring a regional team of seven.

You will partner with Finance, Legal, and business units to optimize costs, ensure compliance, and deliver measurable savings and supplier performance across multiple markets.