APAC Procurement Lead

JAC Recruitment Consultant; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Global logistics leader in APAC seeks an experienced APAC Procurement Lead to establish and drive procurement excellence across Singapore, Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, and Malaysia. The role focuses on sourcing strategy, governance, and cost optimisation while partnering with senior stakeholders across the region.

Key requirements include 5+ years in strategic sourcing with APAC exposure and Mandarin language capability to engage with suppliers in China.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of strategic sourcing and APAC procurement experience.
• Experience in governance, category management, supplier management, and contract management.
• Mandarin language capability required to engage with suppliers across China.

Responsibilities

• Lead procurement governance, policies, controls, and best practices across APAC.
• Drive spend visibility, category management, and sourcing strategies to optimise costs and supplier performance.
• Manage end-to-end sourcing and tender processes across multiple countries.
• Develop and maintain supplier performance frameworks, KPIs, risk assessments, and review processes.
• Oversee contract lifecycle management, renewals, compliance, and commercial risk mitigation.
• Deliver procurement analytics, reporting, savings tracking, and actionable insights for decision-making.
• Partner with Finance, Operations, and regional units to drive procurement transformation.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Procurement governance

Supplier management

Contract management

Spend analytics

Stakeholder management

Mandarin communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Procurement/ Supply Chain/ Business/ Finance

Tools

ERP systems

Procurement tools

Spend analytics platforms

Job description

Our client is a leading global logistics and 3PL provider with a strong international footprint across supply chain, warehousing, e-commerce fulfilment, and transportation solutions. As part of their continued growth across the region, they are seeking an APAC Procurement Lead to establish and drive procurement excellence across multiple countries including Singapore, Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, and Malaysia.

This is a unique opportunity for an experienced procurement professional to build and shape a regional procurement function, driving sourcing strategy, supplier management, governance, and cost optimization initiatives while partnering closely with senior stakeholders across APAC.

Responsibilities

• Lead and establish procurement governance, policies, controls, and best practices across APAC.
• Drive spend visibility, category management, and sourcing strategies to optimize costs and supplier performance.
• Manage end-to-end sourcing and tender processes across multiple countries.
• Develop and maintain supplier performance frameworks, KPIs, risk assessments, and review processes.
• Oversee contract lifecycle management, renewals, compliance, and commercial risk mitigation.
• Deliver procurement analytics, reporting, savings tracking, and actionable insights to support business decision-making.
• Partner with stakeholders across Finance, Operations, and regional business units to drive procurement transformation.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of strategic sourcing and procurement experience with APAC regional exposure.
• Proven experience in procurement governance, category management, supplier management, and contract management.
• Strong understanding of procurement policies, controls, and end-to-end sourcing processes.
• Experience working with ERP systems, procurement tools, and spend analytics platforms.
• Mandarin language capability is required to support communication with suppliers and stakeholders across China.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to operate independently in a regional role.
• Bachelor's degree in Procurement, Supply Chain, Business, Finance, or related discipline.