Procurement Specialist (Korean Speaker)

Xurpas Incorporated; Mandaluyong; On-site; PHP 800,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Xurpas Incorporated is seeking an experienced sourcing professional to lead strategic sourcing and category management across diverse spends. You will engage suppliers, run RFx events, and negotiate contracts while leveraging AI tools to streamline operations.

You will develop category roadmaps, perform financial analyses, and advise on business-case development. The role requires leadership, robust analytics, and the ability to travel to client sites as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 5–7 years in strategic sourcing, category management, or consulting across multiple spend areas.
• Fluent Korean (C1–C2) required.

Responsibilities

• Execute sourcing initiatives across the S2C lifecycle: supplier outreach, RFx events, negotiations, awards, and contract execution.
• Develop category strategies and roadmaps using market intelligence and supplier research.
• Analyze supplier proposals and contracts to inform negotiation strategies and outcomes.
• Promote enterprise AI tools to streamline workflows and reporting in sourcing.
• Contribute to market intelligence and thought leadership for internal and external stakeholders.
• Support business development via contract assessments, due diligence, and case studies.
• Mentor peers on sourcing execution, AI literacy, and procurement best practices.
• Drive continuous improvement in procurement delivery models and supplier engagement.
• Willingness to travel up to 50% to client locations.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Category management

Vendor engagement

AI literacy

Procurement practices

Business advisory

Education

Bachelor’s degree

CPSM or MCIPS (preferred)

Tools

AI tooling

Source-to-Contract systems

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Execute sourcing initiatives across the S2C lifecycle, including supplier outreach, RFx events, negotiations, award recommendations, and contract execution.




• Develop and support category strategies, roadmaps, and pipelines by leveraging market intelligence, supplier research, and financial/commercial analyses to align with client business goals.




• Perform financial and commercial analyses of supplier proposals and contracts to inform negotiation strategies, optimize outcomes, and provide advisory recommendations.




• Champion the use of AI and digital tools, applying enterprise-approved assistants to streamline workflows, enhance reporting, and accelerate delivery of sourcing outcomes.




• Contribute to market intelligence and thought leadership content, synthesizing cross-client learnings and industry research into actionable insights for both internal teams and external stakeholders.




• Support business development efforts, including contract assessments, due diligence, business case development, and preparation of case studies.




• Mentor peers and junior team members, building capability in sourcing execution, stakeholder engagement, AI literacy, procurement best practices, and expertise.




• Drive continuous improvement and innovation in procurement delivery models, sourcing practices, and supplier engagement approaches.




• Willingness to travel up to 50% to multiple customer locations.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required (or equivalent professional experience). Advanced degrees and/or professional certifications (e.g., CPSM, MCIPS) preferred.




• Must have 5–7 years of strategic sourcing, category management, and/or consulting experience, with demonstrated expertise in , including engaging with key suppliers, and the flexibility to adapt across multiple spend areas




• C1 – C2 (Fluent, Near Native) in Korean language




• Hands-on experience supporting category strategy development, executing sourcing events, supplier evaluations, and contract negotiations; proven ability to balance execution excellence with emerging advisory responsibilities.




• Demonstrate the ability to efficiently and responsibly use AI in day to day work, including the following. Please note candidates with Source to Contract experience are welcome, even if they have not used AI tools in your work; candidates without direct experience are expected to have an ability to adopt new methods that imrpove speed, quality and risk management in sourcing and contracting. All candidates should approach AI with curiosity, structured thinking and a willingness to challenge old ways of working.




• Practical, consistent use of enterprise AI assistants to complete core S2C tasks with sound judgment and quality control.




• Ability to translate business goals into clear prompts and iterate quickly to produce accurate, usable outputs.




• Habit of validating AI outputs against source data, policies, and stakeholder guidance.




• Ability to prepare and refine documents for effective AI use (e.g., reformatting tables, flattening tracked changes, converting scans/PDFs, adding headers/context) so assistants can parse them reliably.




• Strong numeric and text-based analytical ability; experience conducting financial and commercial analysis of supplier contracts and proposals; ability to translate data into actionable recommendations.




• Independent contributor capable of managing own workstreams; experience mentoring peers or junior colleagues in sourcing execution, AI literacy, procurement practices, and expertise.




• Skilled at building trust with suppliers and stakeholders; able to tailor communications for executives, functions, and external partners.




• Adept at prioritizing and managing multiple projects in dynamic, fast-paced environments; able to operate independently while contributing effectively in shared services and matrixed structures.




• Strong critical thinker and self-starter with the ability to take initiative under high-level direction; adaptable problem-solver with a passion for continuous self-learning and growth.

  
  
  
  
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to create client-facing deliverables and thought leadership; proven ability to adapt messaging for C-suite executives, functional stakeholders, and suppliers.
  
  
  • Interest in contributing to business development through contract assessments, due diligence, and case studies; emerging ability to support pursuit teams.