JOB OVERVIEW

• Managing Southeast Asia spend for Indirect & Equipment category. Ensuring that purchasing strategies and processes are in place to meet business objectives and operational needs, which enables the company to function and compete effectively in the market.
• Responsible for managing Indirect procurement team in Southeast Asia – Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippine, Vietnam.
• Proven track record of leadership, strategic thinking in conjunction with ability to drive results are essential.
• This role will be reporting into Senior Procurement Manager, Southeast Asia

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Leading the SEA Indirect team in identifying, develops, and implements sourcing strategies and savings projects.
• Learns and applies Total Delivered Cost (TDC) sourcing process tools and skills to execute sourcing initiatives. May use pre-call plan and submit sourcing recommendation. Coordinates and manages process for TDC workshops, RFP's, and associated supplier feedback packs.
• Support all Business unit (for Equipment) and Supply Chain (for Indirect) across country for lower delivered cost through TDC model and savings initiatives with SEA team.
• To work and collaborate to implement in a specialty area such as compliance, systems and procure to pay process with compliance, system and procure team.
• Evaluates vendor reliability and follows up on any problems regarding the use of purchased materials.
• Evaluates service levels and engages supplier contacts and internal stakeholders in development and execution of process improvement plans.
• Engages supplier organization and internal stakeholders to achieve project milestones and action plan.
• Assembles contracts and implements supply positions to ensure security of supply and achievement of procurement goals
• Work closely with Supply Chain team on operation task and optimization and establishing long term procurement strategy for assigned business scope

JOB REQUIREMENTS

· Minimum 6-8 years work experience, thereof 5 years of procurement experience with experiences in leading team

· Knowledge of sourcing and procurement tactics & strategies as well as a skill in “reading” the market

· Strong leadership capabilities, Talent in negotiations and networking

· Aptitude in decision-making and working with numbers.

· Very good English language skills both oral and written.

· Bachelor’s degree in purchasing, engineering, chemistry, supply chain management

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Ecolab is committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants and furthering the principles of Equal Opportunity to Employment. Our goal is to fully utilize minority, female, and disabled individuals at all levels of the workforce. We will recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement based on individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, Ecolab will not discriminate against any associate or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, or disability.