Procurement Manager (Indirect - Marketing Services)

Argyll Scott; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Argyll Scott is seeking a Procurement Manager (Indirect - Marketing Services) for its regional hub in Singapore. The role covers end-to-end marketing procurement across Southeast Asia, focusing on ATL, BTL, POSM and marketing agencies, reporting to the Zone Procurement Director.

It is an execution-focused mandate to streamline procurement, implement frameworks and deliver stronger commercial outcomes regionally.

Qualifications

• Mandatory: more than five years of marketing services procurement experience in luxury or brand-led consumer environments.
• Experience managing China-based vendors, with proficiency in English and Chinese.
• Hands-on expertise across ATL, BTL and/or POSM with knowledge of Singapore's marketing-agency ecosystem.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen across sourcing, negotiation, cost analysis, contract management and supplier performance.
• Outcome-oriented stakeholder manager who can translate strategy into disciplined execution.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end procurement and category strategies for ATL, BTL, POSM and marketing agencies across Southeast Asia.
• Drive development of the APAC POSM hub, improving cost efficiency, execution speed and brand consistency.
• Partner with Marketing, Commercial and Finance stakeholders to build a forward pipeline of sourcing and value-creation initiatives.
• Lead competitive tenders, supplier negotiations and contracting while strengthening the quality and performance of the regional supplier pool.
• Implement regional procurement processes and governance standards, using market intelligence to identify savings, innovation and continuous-improvement opportunities.

Skills

Marketing procurement

ATL/BTL/POSM

Vendor management

Bilingual EN/CH

Strategic sourcing

Job description

A global luxury consumer organisation is looking for a Procurement Manager (Indirect - Marketing Services) to join its regional hub in Singapore.

Reporting to the Zone Procurement Director, this individual-contributor role will take ownership of marketing procurement across Southeast Asia markets. The portfolio will focus predominantly on ATL, BTL, POSM and marketing agencies.

This is an execution-focused mandate to streamline procurement, implement established frameworks and deliver stronger commercial outcomes across the region.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end procurement and category strategies for ATL, BTL, POSM and marketing agencies across Southeast Asia
• Drive the development of the APAC POSM hub, improving cost efficiency, execution speed and brand consistency
• Partner with Marketing, Commercial and Finance stakeholders to build a forward pipeline of sourcing and value-creation initiatives
• Lead competitive tenders, supplier negotiations and contracting while strengthening the quality and performance of the regional supplier pool
• Implement regional procurement processes and governance standards, using market intelligence to identify savings, innovation and continuous-improvement opportunities

Key Requirements

• Mandatory: more than five years of marketing services procurement experience in luxury or another brand-led consumer environment
• Experience managing China-based vendors, particularly POSM suppliers, with professional proficiency in English and Chinese
• Hands‑on expertise across ATL, BTL and/or POSM, supported by strong knowledge of Singapore’s marketing‑agency and supplier ecosystem
• Strong commercial and financial acumen across strategic sourcing, negotiation, cost analysis, contract management and supplier performance
• An outcome‑oriented stakeholder manager who can translate strategy into disciplined execution

Argyll Scott Singapore Pte Ltd
EA License No. 16S8105
Liew Foo Kin
EA Reg No: R1982421