APAC Procurement Leader: Governance, Sourcing & Savings

JAC Recruitment; Singapore; On-site; SGD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

JAC Recruitment in Singapore seeks an APAC Procurement Lead to establish and drive procurement excellence across multiple countries including Singapore, Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan and Malaysia. This regional role partners with senior stakeholders to shape sourcing strategy and governance.

You will lead end-to-end sourcing, supplier management, contract governance, and analytics, delivering cost optimization and risk-mitigated procurement across APAC.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of strategic sourcing with APAC regional exposure.
• Experience in governance, category and supplier management.
• Solid understanding of end-to-end sourcing and contract processes.
• Experience with ERP systems and spend analytics.
• Mandarin language capability to support China stakeholders.

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.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Influencing skills

Procurement governance

Sourcing strategy

Education

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

Tools

ERP systems

Procurement tools

Spend analytics platforms

Job description

JAC Recruitment in Singapore seeks an APAC Procurement Lead to establish and drive procurement excellence across multiple countries including Singapore, Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan and Malaysia. This regional role partners with senior stakeholders to shape sourcing strategy and governance.

You will lead end-to-end sourcing, supplier management, contract governance, and analytics, delivering cost optimization and risk-mitigated procurement across APAC.