Procurement Central Services APAC Manager, GPCS Central Services

The Global Procurement Central Services APAC Manager is the main representative of the Global Procurement Central Services (GPCS) team in APAC region. The role is responsible for leading a team of procurement professionals in the region, implementing GPCS global initiatives, interacting with stakeholders, ensuring reporting to the leadership, and rolling-out procurement best practices to drive value and efficiency across the APAC organization. The role will lead a procurement team devoted to the execution of centralized procurement tasks for the Global Procurement Organization (GPO), such as Purchase Requisition (PR) validation, Coupa Catalogues management or Vendor compliance checks. The role will also contribute / lead the implementation of the GPCS team in APAC, ensuring the consolidation of existing teams, the analysis of the current processes (AS-IS), the implementation of global processes (TO-BE), and the change management towards the business requesters / customers. By being fluent in both English and Japanese, this role will manage the GPCS team members located in the different countries of the APAC region (i.e. Japan, India, Singapore, Australia) and will make the link between them and the stakeholders in the region.The role requires leadership skills, strategic thinking, extensive knowledge of procurement processes, data-driven decision-making, and the ability to manage and streamline procurement activities and operations across multiple business units. This role is pivotal in ensuring that GPCS operations in APAC are efficient, cost-effective, and aligned with the company's strategic goals.

Key job responsibilities

• Lead, develop, and inspire a diverse, global team of procurement professionals in APAC, fostering a high-performance and continuous improvement culture and driving process execution initiatives to future-proof the function
• Oversee the day-to-day operations of the procurement central services, ensuring efficient execution
• Engage and collaborate with key internal and external stakeholders (e.g., finance, operations, IT, suppliers, industry experts) to ensure procurement strategies support overall business objectives in APAC
• Define and measure key performance indicators (KPIs) for procurement process and shared services, analyze data, benchmark against industry best practices and report on performance to drive continuous improvement
• Stay updated on industry trends and best practices to ensure the procurement processes and shared services remain competitive and effective in APAC
• Use data-driven insights to inform decision-making and prepare & present reports to senior leadership
• Develop & implement strategic initiatives to enhance the efficiency & effectiveness of the APAC GPCS team, streamlining the procurement processes to reduce costs

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

3+ years of team management experience

3+ years of program or project management experience

3+ years of working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams experience

3+ years of delivering cross functional projects experience

1+ years of supply chain experience

Experience defining program requirements and using data and metrics to determine improvements

Experience in data mining, data management, reporting, and SQL queries

Business proficiency in English and Japanese language

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Lean Six Sigma Experience and Certification

Quality and Process Improvement Experience

Project management experience (project scale not required, experience with cross-functional projects preferred)

Business level English

Experience with statistical, forecasting, and analytical methods

Experience managing your work through metrics and indicators, analyzing performance against goals, and taking action based on findings

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