Strategic Procurement Lead: Trading Terms (Remote)

MicroSourcing International; Manila; Remote; PHP 1,100,000 - 1,700,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage on day one

Performance bonuses

Paid time-off with cash conversion

Group life insurance

Team events

Job summary

MicroSourcing is seeking a Strategic Procurement Lead - Trading Terms to strengthen supplier trading terms and improve the organisation's working capital position. You will develop engagement strategies, lead commercial negotiations, and coordinate with Finance, Procurement, and Supply Chain teams to implement changes across international supplier networks.

You will drive term optimisations for MOQs and payment terms, manage cross-functional transformation initiatives, and monitor benefits from

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Accounts Payable or Procurement transformation.
• Experience with B2B product-based businesses with Chinese suppliers.
• Experience with Australian businesses.
• Experience in supplier commercial negotiations, particularly around payment terms and MOQs.
• Experience delivering working capital improvement initiatives.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional transformation or supply chain initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute an engagement strategy to improve supplier trading terms, including payment terms and MOQs.
• Identify opportunities to improve working capital through supplier commercial arrangements.
• Engage suppliers to renegotiate trading terms in accordance with an agreed engagement strategy.
• Lead commercial discussions and confidently negotiate within established guidelines and approval parameters.
• Escalate complex or sensitive supplier negotiations to the appropriate stakeholders when required.
• Coordinate supplier engagement with COGS optimisation and supplier consolidation initiatives to ensure activities are sequenced appropriately.
• Work closely with Finance, Procurement, Supply Chain, Operations, and other relevant stakeholders to obtain required approvals and align commercial decisions.
• Monitor supplier negotiations and transformation activities against agreed stage gates, milestones, and escalation frameworks.
• Track and report realised and expected benefits from improvements to supplier trading terms.
• Maintain accurate documentation of supplier commitments, agreed terms, approvals, and implementation status.
• Identify risks, delays, and barriers to achieving trading‑term improvements and recommend appropriate actions.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives relating to supplier management, working capital, and supply chain processes.

Skills

Accounts Payable

Procurement transformation

Supplier negotiations

Working capital

Cross-functional transformation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Supply Chain Management, Business, Procurement

Job description

MicroSourcing is seeking a Strategic Procurement Lead - Trading Terms to strengthen supplier trading terms and improve the organisation's working capital position. You will develop engagement strategies, lead commercial negotiations, and coordinate with Finance, Procurement, and Supply Chain teams to implement changes across international supplier networks.

You will drive term optimisations for MOQs and payment terms, manage cross-functional transformation initiatives, and monitor benefits from