Regional Head of Supply Chain

Lam Seng Hang Group; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Lam Seng Hang Group is seeking a Regional Head of Supply Chain to lead purchasing, procurement, logistics and end-to-end regional supply chain operations across multiple markets. You will drive integration, efficiency and performance, while building a high-performance team and scalable processes across Singapore, China, Malaysia, Indonesia and beyond.

You will partner with leaders to optimise inventory, working capital and supplier relationships, and report monthly on regional performance to the

Qualifications

• Degree in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Logistics, Business, Operations or a related field.
• Significant experience in purchasing/procurement and logistics management with regional responsibility.
• Experience in chemicals, tyres, food ingredients, flavours & fragrances.
• Familiarity with cross-border manufacturing, trading or distribution businesses.
• Experience leading team transformation and capability building.
• Strong commercial acumen with supplier negotiation and cost management.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Able to engage senior stakeholders across markets.
• Multilingual ability in English and a regional language is advantageous (e.g., Chinese, Bahasa Indonesia, Bahasa Malay).
• Willingness to travel regionally.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute regional supply chain strategies aligned with LSH's business and growth objectives.
• Lead and coordinate purchasing, logistics, manufacturing and supply chain team’s activities across Singapore, China, Malaysia, Indonesia and other markets.
• Introduce industry-leading practices and benchmarks to continuously raise the bar on supply chain performance.
• Partner with business units, Finance, Sales, Operations and other stakeholders to strengthen overall supply chain performance.
• Provide monthly reporting to the COO on regional supply chain performance.
• Lead regional sourcing and procurement activities, including supplier sourcing, evaluation, and negotiation of pricing and payment terms.
• Strengthen supplier relationships, commercial terms and procurement governance to improve cost competitiveness and supply continuity.
• Identify opportunities for strategic sourcing, consolidation and regional procurement.
• Oversee regional logistics, freight, warehousing and distribution activities.
• Optimise transportation and logistics costs while maintaining strong service levels and delivery reliability.
• Improve cross-border logistics processes and coordination across trading, manufacturing and distribution operations.
• Manage supply chain risks and put in place contingency and business continuity plans.
• Drive improvements in inventory planning, availability and working capital.
• Establish clear supply chain KPIs and performance measures.
• Use data and market insights to uncover opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Improve end-to-end visibility and collaboration across the supply chain.
• Lead the transformation of the regional supply chain team capabilities, processes and ways of working.
• Build a high-performing, accountable supply chain culture.
• Coach and develop supply chain leaders and team members across the region.
• Identify capability gaps and put development and succession plans in place.
• Champion change management to ensure new processes and systems are adopted smoothly and effectively.

Skills

Purchasing & procurement

Logistics management

Regional leadership

Supplier negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Change management

Travel willingness

Education

Degree in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Logistics, Business

Job description

As Regional Head of Supply Chain, you'll take the lead on LSH's regional purchasing, procurement, logistics and supply chain operations, driving greater integration & synergies, total efficiency and performance across multiple markets, Business Units and entities.

You'll work closely with business leaders and cross-functional teams to strengthen supplier and logistics management, optimise inventory and working capital, and build a more scalable, connected supply chain platform. Just as importantly, you'll transform the team itself developing capabilities, improving ways of working, and building a high-performance supply chain culture that the whole organisation can be proud of.

Key Responsibilities

Regional Supply Chain Leadership

• Develop and execute regional supply chain strategies aligned with LSH's business and growth objectives.
• Lead and coordinate purchasing, logistics, manufacturing and supply chain team’s activities across Singapore, China, Malaysia, Indonesia and other markets.
• Introduce industry-leading practices and benchmarks to continuously raise the bar on supply chain performance.
• Partner with business units, Finance, Sales, Operations and other stakeholders to strengthen overall supply chain performance.
• Provide monthly reporting to the COO on regional supply chain performance.

Sourcing & Procurement

• Lead regional sourcing and procurement activities, including supplier sourcing, evaluation, and negotiation of pricing and payment terms.
• Strengthen supplier relationships, commercial terms and procurement governance to improve cost competitiveness and supply continuity.
• Identify opportunities for strategic sourcing, consolidation and regional procurement.

Logistics & Distribution

• Oversee regional logistics, freight, warehousing and distribution activities.
• Optimise transportation and logistics costs while maintaining strong service levels and delivery reliability.
• Improve cross-border logistics processes and coordination across trading, manufacturing and distribution operations.
• Manage supply chain risks and put in place contingency and business continuity plans.

Inventory & Supply Chain Optimisation

• Drive improvements in inventory planning, availability and working capital.
• Establish clear supply chain KPIs and performance measures.
• Use data and market insights to uncover opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Improve end-to-end visibility and collaboration across the supply chain.

Team Transformation & Development

• Lead the transformation of the regional supply chain team capabilities, processes and ways of working.
• Build a high-performing, accountable supply chain culture.
• Coach and develop supply chain leaders and team members across the region.
• Identify capability gaps and put development and succession plans in place.
• Champion change management to ensure new processes and systems are adopted smoothly and effectively.

Requirements

• Degree in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Logistics, Business, Operations or a related field.
• Significant experience in purchasing/procurement and logistics management, ideally with regional responsibility across multiple countries or markets.
• Experience in relevant industries such as chemicals, tyres, food ingredients, and flavours & fragrances.
• Familiarity managing cross-border manufacturing, trading or distribution businesses will be an advantage.
• Demonstrated experience leading team transformation, organisational change and capability building.
• Strong commercial acumen, with experience in supplier negotiation, cost management and supply chain optimisation.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Comfortable engaging senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams across different markets.
• Multi-lingual capability in English and a regional language such as Chinese, Bahasa Indonesia or Bahasa Malay is an advantage, given the role's regular engagement across LSH's regional markets.
• Willingness to travel across regional markets as required.
• Compensation will be commensurate with the market and will be based on the hiring location.