APAC Procurement Director - Regional Growth Leader

Mackinnon Bruce International; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 250,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Mackinnon Bruce International is exclusively partnered with a global automotive and industrial solutions business to appoint an APAC Procurement Director. This leadership role will shape procurement across APAC, aligning regional activities with a global centre of excellence, and driving cost optimisation across Singapore, China and Australia.

You will build regional capability and lead strategic sourcing initiatives while transitioning to a globally integrated procurement function.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership in procurement with multi-site teams.
• Experience in lubricants, chemicals, manufacturing, FMCG or similar complex environments.
• Experience navigating a matrix organisation and leading change.
• Strong executive communication across cultures and time zones.
• Based in Singapore with work rights or citizenship.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop procurement teams across Singapore, China and Australia, with a dotted-line relationship to India.
• Align regional procurement with a global centre-of-excellence model, balancing local business needs with global priorities.
• Assess team capabilities, coach direct reports and address development needs.
• Strengthen governance, audit readiness and procurement processes.
• Adapt global policies to the operational requirements of APAC markets.
• Build relationships with regional and global stakeholders, influencing decisions and constructively challenging established approaches.
• Identify cost-optimisation opportunities and agree priorities with the business.

Skills

People management

Procurement leadership

Strategic sourcing

Cross-cultural collaboration

Stakeholder management

Job description

Mackinnon Bruce International is exclusively partnered with a global automotive and industrial solutions business to appoint an APAC Procurement Director. This leadership role will shape procurement across APAC, aligning regional activities with a global centre of excellence, and driving cost optimisation across Singapore, China and Australia.

You will build regional capability and lead strategic sourcing initiatives while transitioning to a globally integrated procurement function.