• Cooperate closely with other relevant functions such as Local Procurement, Tactical Buying, Content Management, PO Execution or other stakeholders (legal, insurance, credit management, accounting ...)
• Provide functional expertise to local procurement teams and stakeholders for their respective requests
• Gather and analyze early information about local demands to create a regional forecast and to develop the required suppliers, contracts, framework agreements, etc
• Source technical services as agreed in the global / regional / local work share, develop regional sourcing strategies as required
• Prepare and treat invitation to tender, sourcing event, negotiation, purchase order or contracts, as well as claims and complaints
• Manage the relationship to its assigned suppliers
• Identify and develop new potential as well as known (local / regional / global) suppliers and contractors.
• Generate, track and document value contributions (e.g. savings, cash flow)

• Ensure all procurement needs of the sites in the region are met
• Collaborate with local teams on the development and implementation of master services and supply agreements and increase procurement spends under contract, push for automation
• Contribute to procurement targets and implement regional and local strategies in line with the global strategy
• Generate saving ideas by focusing on bundling & leveraging synergies from the hub
• Perform supplier management incl. onsite audits, performance reviews, sustainability, development
• Negotiate contracts, claims and disputes, resolve potential claims or disputes with supplier and ensure prompt resolution of issues (delivery, rejections, quality, etc.)
• Ensure all procurement activities to be in accordance with the Covestro Procurement Guidelines and Purchasing Directives as well as all relevant Covestro Policies, with highest ethical standards
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of Site Procurement in the region
• Cooperate and align with local teams on sourcing strategies and required support and involvement in complex/strategic local CI Project
• may be required to travel to other sites or suppliers as needed
• Perform other duties as required to support objectives of local, regional, and global Procurement.

• Connect with internal and external stakeholders
• Consolidate spent and ensure that synergies with the hub will be used
• Select the best bidder based on Total Cost of Ownership
• Negotiate and issue purchase order and/or contracts, deliver savings
• Know the sites and their typical needs, the different types of contracts, the scope and service specifications, IT tools (Ariba, AVA Futura, AI tool, SAP, P4U, Office ...)

• Team member in the regional Procurement group, as well as the Site Procurement hub APAC

• External company representatives from suppliers and contractors
• (local) relevant authorities

• Stakeholders at sites in the region
• Colleagues in local and regional procurement
• Other departments within and outside PRO

• University degree with Commercial or Business relevance, Bachelor of engineering or Bachelor of business administration
• Languages: Fluent in local language as well as English, any other language is an advantage
• >5 years in procurement/contract management and >3 years in construction execution/supervision is required
• Experience and proficiency in strategic sourcing, contract negotiations and management, supplier relationship management, dispute resolution, quality management systems, regulatory requirements and procurement processes, principles and practices, commercial law, modern procurement processes and practices, ethics in supplier-buyer relationships, negotiation practice
• Excellent team player, expert in stakeholder management
• High degree of understanding of the compliance and ethics associated with the Procurement function, and the ability to influence personnel at all levels (both internally and externally) to achieve compliance
• Excellent, team-oriented communication, presentation, negotiation, conflict resolution, and influencing skills, including the ability to work in a global business environment
• Analytic decision making, problem solving, interpersonal and creative thinking skills.
• Knowledge and experience of/with all relevant IT tools (Ariba, SAP, P4U, AI tool, MS Office...)