Regional Indirect Procurement Manager

The Estée Lauder Companies; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Estée Lauder Companies seeks an Indirect Procurement Manager to lead end-to-end indirect procurement and CAPEX for Malaysia, driving PMT initiatives, sourcing, supplier negotiations, vendor management, cost savings, and procure-to-pay processes.

You will collaborate with regional and local stakeholders to implement procurement strategies, represent the function across Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam, and lead cross-functional teams to optimize performance and risk management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a relevant field.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.
• 5-7 years in procurement, with managerial experience.
• Strong negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
• Self-starter capable of working independently/ remotely if required.

Responsibilities

• Lead local indirect procurement activity and manage annual spend.
• Consolidate category volumes across Brands and Corporate Departments.
• Achieve year-on-year PMT saving targets.
• Track and validate supplier savings and report to regional team.
• Govern Global Procurement Policy adaptations to local requirements.
• Co-lead strategic sourcing processes (RFI/RFQ/RFP) and supplier selection.
• Develop local cross-functional teams to deploy CMT strategies.
• Increase spend visibility to engage procurement earlier in design.
• Define robust metrics for sourcing practices and risk management.
• Maintain contract repository and manage supplier performance KPIs.
• Lead supplier collaboration and communicate project progress to stakeholders.

Skills

Negotiation

Time management

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Project management

Communication skills

English fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Estée Lauder Companies seeks an Indirect Procurement Manager to lead end-to-end indirect procurement and CAPEX for Malaysia, driving PMT initiatives, sourcing, supplier negotiations, vendor management, cost savings, and procure-to-pay processes.

You will collaborate with regional and local stakeholders to implement procurement strategies, represent the function across Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam, and lead cross-functional teams to optimize performance and risk management.