Lead, Plant Purchasing Operations Partner

4195 Entegris Asia Pte. Ltd.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Entegris Asia Pte. Ltd. is seeking a Lead, Plant Purchasing Operations Partner to act as the site voice for procurement, aligning plant priorities with enterprise processes and governance.

The role drives issue resolution, supplier risk visibility, and continuous improvement across the supply chain. You will collaborate with Planning, Operations, Quality, Logistics, and Procurement Operations to mitigate disruption, improve on-time delivery, and enhance inventory health while promoting

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years related experience with a bachelor’s degree, or 6 years with a master’s degree in Supply Chain, Purchasing, Procurement Operations, Operations, or related field.
• Advanced knowledge of procurement operations, purchasing processes, supply planning concepts, and ERP/MRP systems (SAP preferred).
• Experience leading cross-functional issue resolution and influencing stakeholders across Planning, Operations, Quality, Logistics, Finance, and Procurement teams.
• Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills with the ability to influence decisions without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Lead resolution of complex supply and procurement execution challenges including constrained supply, material shortages, inventory risk and production-impacting disruptions.
• Coordinate and drive escalation management between plants, suppliers, Planning, Quality, and Purchasing Center teams for rapid issue resolution.
• Serve as the primary site liaison for Procurement Operations to ensure site priorities are represented in execution decisions.
• Identify and communicate emerging supplier performance, supply continuity, and fulfillment risks affecting operational performance.
• Partner with Planning and Operations to ensure procurement execution supports production schedules and inventory strategies.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Influence without authority

Education

Bachelor’s degree (Supply Chain or related)

Master’s degree

Tools

SAP

ERP/MRP systems

Dashboards/KPIs

Job description

Job Title: Lead, Plant Purchasing Operations Partner

Job Description: The Role Serves as the site-level purchasing operations lead, directly supporting plant execution and ensuring uninterrupted material flow. Acts as the plant's voice within the Purchasing Center, representing site priorities and operational requirements while ensuring alignment with enterprise procurement processes, standard work, and governance. Leads resolution of complex supply and execution challenges impacting production schedules, customer commitments, inventory health, and operational performance. Partners closely with Planning, Operations, Quality, Logistics, and Procurement Operations teams to mitigate risk, coordinate escalations, and drive timely resolution of supply constraints, shortages, and fulfillment issues. Provides advanced procurement operations leadership through influence rather than direct authority, ensuring consistent execution practices, visibility to supplier performance risks, and alignment between site priorities and regional purchasing center activities. Supports continuous improvement initiatives that enhance service, reliability, and execution effectiveness across the supply chain.

What You’ll Do

• Lead resolution of complex supply and procurement execution challenges, including constrained supply, material shortages, inventory risk, and production-impacting disruptions.
• Coordinate and drive escalation management between plants, suppliers, Planning, Quality, and Purchasing Center teams to ensure rapid issue resolution.
• Serve as the primary site liaison for Procurement Operations, ensuring plant priorities and requirements are appropriately represented in execution decisions.
• Identify and communicate emerging supplier performance, supply continuity, and fulfillment risks that may impact operational performance.
• Partner with Planning and Operations teams to ensure procurement execution supports production schedules, inventory strategies, and customer demand requirements.
• Facilitate root cause analysis and corrective action activities for recurring supply disruptions and execution gaps.
• Ensure purchasing execution risks and performance gaps are appropriately elevated through operational governance forums, including S&OE and S&OP processes.
• Promote standard work, escalation disciplines, and purchasing governance practices across supported sites.
• Analyze purchasing execution performance and leverage key metrics to identify improvement opportunities related to on-time delivery, inventory health, fulfillment accuracy, and issue resolution effectiveness.
• Support implementation of process improvements, automation initiatives, and digital tools that improve visibility, standardization, and execution performance.
• Provide guidance and subject matter expertise to procurement, planning, and operational stakeholders on purchasing processes, escalation management, and risk mitigation strategies.

What We Seek

Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree, or 6 years with a master’s degree, or equivalent experience in Supply Chain, Purchasing, Procurement Operations, Operations, or a related field. Demonstrated experience managing complex procurement execution, supply continuity, supplier performance, and exception management challenges. Advanced knowledge of procurement operations, purchasing processes, supply planning concepts, and ERP/MRP systems (SAP preferred). Experience leading cross-functional issue resolution and influencing stakeholders across Planning, Operations, Quality, Logistics, Finance, and Procurement teams. Demonstrated ability to identify risks, analyze data, and develop practical solutions that improve operational performance and supply reliability. Experience developing or supporting governance processes, KPI management, escalation frameworks, and continuous improvement initiatives. Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills with the ability to influence decisions without direct authority. Experience leveraging metrics, dashboards, and operational performance indicators to support decision-making and improve execution outcomes.

About Entegris

At Entegris, we want you to be part of our culture, which values your unique talents, skills, and experiences. We believe what we do is as important as how we do it. People at our company bring their true selves to work, and are appreciated not only for what they do, but for who they are. This plus the technical complexity of our products and solutions means you can be sure your work is both challenging and changing the world for the better. Learn more about why people enjoy working at Entegris.