Procurement Lead: Materials & Supply Assurance

VDL Enabling Technologies Group (Singapore) Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

VDL Enabling Technologies Group (Singapore) Pte Ltd is seeking a customer-facing procurement lead to drive daily supply assurance, manage Procurement Officers, and prevent line stoppages across assigned customer platforms.

You will translate ERP schedules and BOM demands into actionable priorities, allocate workload, coach the team, and coordinate with Planning, Operations, Quality, Engineering and suppliers to mitigate material risks.

Qualifications

• Degree in a related discipline or equivalent experience.
• Experience in operational procurement, materials planning or supply chain.
• Proficiency with analytics tools for data-driven decisions.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Sales, Planning and leaders to align procurement priorities with commitments.
• Translate ERP schedules, BOM demand and ramp-up into actionable priorities.
• Allocate workload across Procurement Officers balancing material risks and urgency.
• Set performance expectations, coach team, and build capability.
• Lead shortage management and supplier recovery with timely closures.
• Govern open purchase orders and monitor supplier delivery performance.

Skills

Data-driven decision making

Team leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Degree in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Planning, Engineering, Business or related discipline

Tools

MS Excel

Power BI

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

VDL Enabling Technologies Group (Singapore) Pte Ltd is seeking a customer-facing procurement lead to drive daily supply assurance, manage Procurement Officers, and prevent line stoppages across assigned customer platforms.

You will translate ERP schedules and BOM demands into actionable priorities, allocate workload, coach the team, and coordinate with Planning, Operations, Quality, Engineering and suppliers to mitigate material risks.