Strategic Buyer - Global Indirect Procurement (Mandarin Speaker)

Ivoclar Vivadent Services & Support, Inc.; Santa Rosa; Hybrid; PHP 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work setup

Learning and development

Job summary

Ivoclar Vivadent Services & Support, Inc. seeks a Strategic Indirect Buyer to own the indirect spend portfolio for APAC and drive end-to-end sourcing initiatives.

You will lead category strategies, RFx processes, supplier evaluations, and contract finalization while building strong cross-functional relationships across the region. Hybrid work setup offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business or a related field with procurement focus.
• 3–6 years of experience in strategic procurement, preferably international.
• Experience with SAP or Coupa is a plus.
• Fluent business English and Mandarin proficiency.
• Strong negotiation and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Take strategic procurement ownership for the indirect spend portfolio across APAC; align priorities with stakeholders and build a regional sourcing pipeline.
• Identify sourcing and savings opportunities through spend, supplier, contracts and demand analysis across countries and sites, develop and execute category strategies.
• Lead negotiations on pricing, terms and contracts; manage supplier performance and risk; track cost savings.
• Act as the key procurement interface between Global Procurement and APAC entities; provide clear commercial recommendations and support rollout of processes.
• Ensure compliance with regulations, internal policies and Ivoclar Group standards.

Skills

Mandarin proficiency

Business English

Negotiation

Communication

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or related field

Tools

SAP

Coupa

Job description

Company description:

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Job description:

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Are you passionate about procurement strategy, supplier management and creating measurable value? As we expand our Global Indirect Procurement organization, Ivoclar is looking for a proactive Strategic Indirect Buyer to take procurement ownership for the full indirect spend portfolio across APAC and help shape its regional implementation.

In this role you will independently identify and lead end-to-end sourcing projects across a broad range of indirect categories — from spend and market analysis, supplier research and RFx processes to negotiation strategy, supplier selection and contract finalization.

Building trusted relationships with cross-functional stakeholders will be central to the role. You will proactively identify sourcing and savings opportunities, optimize commercial terms and supplier structures, manage supplier performance and deliver measurable value while supporting the implementation of global procurement standards across the region.

Your role

Strategy development

• Take strategic procurement ownership for the indirect spend portfolio across APAC, align priorities with stakeholders and build a regional sourcing pipeline.
• Identify sourcing and savings opportunities through analysis of spend, suppliers, contracts and demand across countries and sites.
• Develop and execute category and sourcing strategies, including market analysis, RFx, supplier evaluation, negotiations, award and contract finalization.

Supplier Management & Negotiations

• Select and evaluate suppliers based on qualitative and quantitative criteria and drive continuous improvement.
• Lead negotiations on pricing, commercial terms and contracts.
• Manage supplier performance, contractual compliance and commercial risks.
• Track and report cost-saving initiatives and analyze supply risks.

Collaboration and Communication

• Act as the key Procurement interface between Global Procurement and the APAC entities.
• Build trusted stakeholder relationships and provide clear commercial recommendations.
• Support the rollout of global Indirect Procurement processes across APAC.

Compliance

• Ensure compliance with applicable regulations, internal policies and Ivoclar Group standards.

What Makes This Role Exciting

• The opportunity to help shape and strengthen Indirect Procurement across APAC as part of a global rollout.
• Ownership of regional sourcing initiatives across a broad range of indirect categories.
• Direct collaboration with APAC stakeholders and the Global Procurement organization, with the opportunity to influence supplier structures and commercial business decisions.

Operational procurement experience is welcome; however, day-to-day purchase-order processing, order tracking and transactional purchasing are not the primary focus of this position.

Profile description:

Your profile

• At least a Bachelor's degree in business or a related field, with a focus on Procurement; additional certification or training in Procurement is a plus.
• Must have minimum of 3-6 years of experience in strategic procurement, preferably within an international environment.
• Experience with SAP, a similar ERP or eSourcing (Coupa) system is an advantage.
• Good understanding of commercial contracts, purchasing terms, compliance requirements and supplier risk management.
• Proven ability to independently structure and manage sourcing projects in an evolving international environment.
• Fluent in business English and excellent language proficiency in Mandarin.
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

We offer:

What we offer

• A global, purpose-driven company with 3,700 employees.
• A culture of innovation and collaboration.
• Learning and development tailored to your growth.
• Attractive benefits.
• Hybrid work setup.