Strategic Procurement Architect

PERSOL; Santo Niño 1st; On-site; PHP 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

PERSOL is seeking a Strategic Procurement professional in the Philippines to participate in discovery, transformation, and partnering with business divisions. You will advise on procurement strategy, shape policies, and contribute to platforms that enhance efficiency and compliance.

The role focuses on governance, continuous improvement, and enabling data-driven procurement at scale across the organization. A strong analytical mindset and stakeholder engagement are essential.

Responsibilities

• Participate in discovery to identify pain points, user needs, and opportunities to improve procurement and finance outcomes.
• Analyse business challenges to understand root causes and potential solutions.
• Contribute to the design, testing, and implementation of new procurement approaches, processes, and tools.
• Participate in transformation initiatives that improve user experience, operational efficiency, and procurement and finance effectiveness.
• Apply structured problem-solving and analytical thinking to address complex challenges.
• Gather and synthesise feedback, data, and stakeholder inputs to inform recommendations and improvements.
• Act as a trusted advisor to divisions, developing understanding of objectives, delivery pipelines, and risk profiles.
• Advise on procurement strategy, sourcing approaches, and contracting models for timely and defensible delivery.
• Identify opportunities for demand aggregation, reuse of contracts, and alignment to procurement strategies.
• Develop, interpret, and operationalise procurement policies, templates, playbooks, and contract standards.
• Translate policy intent into clear guidance for agencies and procurement teams.
• Shape and evolve procurement frameworks (bulk tenders, risk-based pathways, new ICT sourcing models).
• Own or contribute to procurement platforms and products (P2P processes, SaaS Marketplace, standard templates).
• Apply product thinking to improve procurement UX, cycle time, and compliance.
• Leverage data, automation, and AI-enabled tools to improve procurement effectiveness and insights.
• Build procurement capability across the organisation; capture and share lessons learnt and emerging trends.
• Establish and uphold procurement guardrails while enabling innovation and pilots; identify systemic pain points and propose improvements.

Job description

PERSOL is seeking a Strategic Procurement professional in the Philippines to participate in discovery, transformation, and partnering with business divisions. You will advise on procurement strategy, shape policies, and contribute to platforms that enhance efficiency and compliance.

The role focuses on governance, continuous improvement, and enabling data-driven procurement at scale across the organization. A strong analytical mindset and stakeholder engagement are essential.