Regional Category Specialist – Sourcing & Procurement

PERSOL SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 33,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

PERSOL SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. is recruiting for a regional APAC & ME region role within the Supply Chain Management team. You will support procurement and category management across Joint Venture Refineries, driving market analysis, sourcing strategies, supplier performance, and stakeholder coordination.

The position emphasizes regional collaboration, strong analytical abilities, and effective communication across multiple stakeholders in Oil & Gas, Chemical, and manufacturing contexts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, procurement, supply chain, business, or related discipline.
• 2–3 years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, or category management.
• Experience in oil & gas, chemical, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, or related industries preferred.
• Strong analytical, stakeholder management, project coordination, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Category Management & Strategic Sourcing: develop and execute regional category and procurement strategies; conduct market research, spend analysis, benchmarking, and TCO assessments; identify sourcing opportunities and develop business cases.
• Procurement & Supplier Management: collaborate with stakeholders on procurement strategies; monitor supplier performance; drive supplier relationship management; support procurement for maintenance, operations, reliability, and capital projects.
• Stakeholder Management & Project Coordination: work with procurement managers, refinery teams, legal, risk, tax and global category managers; coordinate meetings, workshops and cross-functional initiatives; track milestones and prepare management updates.
• Process Improvement: support policies, category strategies, governance and operational efficiency; contribute to continuous improvement across regional procurement network.

Skills

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Project coordination

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Procurement, Supply Chain, Business

Job description

PERSOL SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. is recruiting for a regional APAC & ME region role within the Supply Chain Management team. You will support procurement and category management across Joint Venture Refineries, driving market analysis, sourcing strategies, supplier performance, and stakeholder coordination.

The position emphasizes regional collaboration, strong analytical abilities, and effective communication across multiple stakeholders in Oil & Gas, Chemical, and manufacturing contexts.