Procurement Lead (Shopee)

What you'll do

• Formulate strategies around upstream/downstream procurement: Planning, Execution, Review, Renewals, Procurement Excellence
• Serve as business partners to Business Units Heads / HODs, and stakeholders to understand needs and define short- and long-term business priorities
• Oversee procurement day-to-day activities, manage timelines, identify and resolve bottlenecks, monitor progress to goals.
• Present in-depth review of critical procurement proposals to leadership for approval
• Drive sourcing strategies, supplier negotiations, procurement contract management
• Identify, evaluate, and onboard new suppliers, ensuring alignment with quality, cost, delivery, and compliance requirements.  Developing sensitivity models (change in material costs, supply risk) to proactively manage P&L volatility
• Driving continuous improvements in sourcing, support, governance, projects & excellence
• Negotiate contracts and agreements with suppliers, ensuring favorable terms and conditions that mitigate risks and support business objectives. Good understanding of Thai commercial law and contract structuring
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to understand their sourcing needs and provide strategic guidance and supportImplement continuous improvement initiatives to enhance sourcing processes, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, or related field. Master’s degree preferred
• Proven experience 5 to 8 years in procurement especially for Supply chains, logistics, warehousing industry, with at least 2+ years in reporting manager capacity
• Prior knowledge across procurement sourcing, supplier management, and contract negotiation
• Demonstrated leadership and people management skills
• Ability to analyze complex data, identify trend, and make decisions
• Able to effectively communicate outcome to management and Strong understanding of Thai supplier landscape
• Familiarity with procurement related software: sourcing, vendor mgmt, communication, bidding, etc
• English & Thai language proficiency