Position overview

Responsibilities

• Lead procurement team in Malaysia and being as a game changer to challenge the status quo with aim to a continues improvement in terms of overall competitiveness (cost, service, quality, technology) cross spend categories in scope.
• A true manager who run & develop together with the team members and manage APAC regional Raw Material category spend; potentially, cross country management.
• Refresh, drive and execute procurement team roadmap and strategy in line with regional procurement goals and strategies, include also managing supply risks to ensure undisruptive productions across all sites supplied.
• Procurement Business Partner for Liquid Resin Additives (LRA): act as a conduit between the Procurement function and the business – boost, lubricate the communication; translate and embed suitable procurement strategy to facilitate business goals.
• Define transformational & structural sourcing opportunities to facilitate productivity saving, vendor consolidation and cash flow optimization.
• Drive excellence in procurement in the country, and contribute to corporate agendas on Sustainability and Digitalization.
• Challenge tactics and method of transactions with new sourcing options, open dialogues, smart & effective communication with all peers, counterparts and stakeholders.

Required skills and experience

• 5 years of sourcing experience in the chemicals industry, coatings experience is a plus.
• Procurement experience can be partially compensated by equivalent business, commercial, or technical experiences in the chemicals industry.
• A Savvy and practical leader, experienced in managing people in a matrix organization across in AP with diversity.
• Strong understanding of the petrochemicals feedstocks and raw materials markets, including supply demand balances and supplier cost drivers.
• Experienced in managing fine chemicals (broader categories) with complex and fragmented spend from both Direct from vendor-wise. Indirect (incl. logistic) experience is a plus.
• Strong negotiation skills and analytical skills including excel sheet and pivot table proficiency.
• SAP experiences required.
• Highly effective communicator, with strong influencing and conflict resolution skills.
• Proficiency in English is required; additional languages is a bonus.
• Willing and able to travel domestically & internationally.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Procurement/Supply Chain Management or related field.

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