SEA Procurement Manager

Southeast Asia Indirect Procurement Manager - CAPEX and Equipment

Salary:
Competitive and based on experience

Location:
Jakarta

A leading global organisation is seeking a Southeast Asia Indirect Procurement Manager to drive the transformation of equipment and manufacturing infrastructure across six dynamic markets: Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, and Vietnam.

This is an exceptional opportunity for you to shape the future of innovation, manufacturing, and engineering by steering strategic procurement initiatives that go far beyond traditional sourcing. You will be at the forefront of building capability, unlocking investment value, and leaving a lasting legacy in factories and infrastructure. The role offers dual visibility with both regional and Asia Pacific leadership exposure, giving you the chance to influence significant spend portfolios while developing a high-performing team. If you are passionate about engineering solutions, commercial strategy, and making a tangible impact on sustainability and business performance, this position provides a unique platform for career acceleration and personal growth.

• You will have direct influence over more than USD 20 million in spend across Southeast Asia and an additional USD 45 million as Asia Pacific Equipment Strategic Lead, allowing you to make decisions that shape the region's manufacturing landscape.
• This role offers enterprise-building scope where you will define CAPEX execution models, develop supplier bases, foster engineering partnerships, and design resilience roadmaps that support long-term business success.
• You will lead and nurture a team of associates while collaborating closely with senior stakeholders across operations, finance, engineering, and procurement-creating healthy business tension and driving results through shared goals.

What you'll do:

As the Southeast Asia Indirect Procurement Manager - CAPEX and Equipment, your day-to-day responsibilities will centre around shaping how equipment is sourced, installed, and scaled across diverse markets. You will work collaboratively with cross-functional teams including engineering, safety, quality assurance, operations, and finance to deliver strategic procurement solutions that support business growth. Your role involves not only negotiating contracts but also building robust supplier ecosystems that enable innovation in plant design and automation initiatives. By championing sustainability principles and ethical practices in every aspect of procurement activity, you will help create resilient supply chains that protect people and the planet. Success in this position requires a keen understanding of market dynamics combined with strong interpersonal skills to influence stakeholders at all levels. You will be empowered to drive change through technical sourcing decisions while nurturing talent within your team-ensuring everyone works together towards shared objectives.

• Champion world-class safety standards, ethical practices, and sustainability principles throughout all procurement activities to ensure responsible business operations.
• Influence senior stakeholders by acting as a trusted business partner for growth initiatives and investment decisions across multiple countries in Southeast Asia.
• Define and execute innovative sourcing strategies that deliver competitive advantage beyond cost savings by leveraging market insights and supplier relationships.
• Build capability within the procurement team by fostering collaborative behaviours, supporting professional development, and encouraging knowledge sharing.
• Drive technical sourcing for equipment acquisition, automation projects, CAPEX infrastructure upgrades, and manufacturing improvements to enhance operational efficiency.
• Conduct comprehensive loss/cost analysis and design value engineering actions that optimise resources while maintaining quality standards.
• Lead RFIs/RFQs processes as well as should-cost modelling for equipment purchases and capital projects to ensure transparency and best value outcomes.
• Develop strategic supplier partnerships focused on innovation, uptime reliability, and continuous improvement in manufacturing performance.
• Enable supply continuity by designing contingency scenarios and resilience plans that safeguard against disruptions in the supply chain.
• Monitor market economics closely to provide accurate forecasting during budgeting cycles while driving cost optimisation through network redesigns, digital visibility tools, logistics enhancements, and preventive contracting.

What you bring:

To excel as the Southeast Asia Indirect Procurement Manager - CAPEX and Equipment you will bring proven experience from equipment procurement or capital project environments where you have successfully delivered automation initiatives or factory upgrades. Your background includes formal education in engineering or supply chain disciplines which enables you to make informed technical decisions. You possess strong commercial awareness coupled with analytical skills that allow you to negotiate effectively while managing complex supplier relationships. Your ability to communicate clearly across cultures ensures seamless collaboration throughout the region. What sets you apart is your commitment to developing others-using supportive leadership techniques that foster teamwork-and your passion for connecting operational needs with financial objectives. You thrive when solving problems collaboratively using market intelligence alongside technical know-how. Above all else your dedication to sustainability aligns perfectly with the organisation's mission of protecting people and the planet.

• Demonstrated experience of 5-7 years working within equipment procurement or CAPEX environments related to manufacturing industries across Southeast Asia or similar regions.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Procurement or Business Administration providing a solid foundation for technical decision-making.
• Proven track record of executing complex projects involving automation systems, factory upgrades or large-scale capital investments with measurable results.
• Exceptional commercial acumen paired with advanced analytical capabilities enabling effective negotiation strategies and supplier relationship management.
• Outstanding communication skills in English; proficiency in other Southeast Asian languages would be highly advantageous for regional collaboration.
• Ability to build trust-based relationships with internal teams as well as external suppliers by demonstrating empathy, honesty and dependability.
• Experience developing people through supportive leadership approaches that encourage growth mindset within teams.
• Capacity to connect business decisions across operations, finance, engineering disciplines ensuring alignment with organisational goals.
• Passion for problem-solving using market insights combined with technical expertise to deliver innovative solutions under pressure.
• Commitment to sustainability values reflected in previous roles where environmental footprint reduction was prioritised.

What sets this company apart:

This organisation stands out as a Fortune 500 global leader operating in over 170 countries with a clear purpose: protecting people, the planet, and business performance through trusted science-driven solutions. Employees benefit from multinational scale combined with entrepreneurial autonomy-giving them freedom to build local strategies while enjoying access to global resources. The company invests heavily in leadership development offering accelerated career progression opportunities via one of the strongest talent pipelines worldwide. Working here means being part of an inclusive network where collaboration is valued above hierarchy; every individual's contribution matters whether they are influencing regional spend portfolios or partnering on engineering projects. Sustainability is embedded at every level-from water efficiency improvements to reducing environmental footprints-making it an ideal environment for those who want their work to have real-world impact beyond profit margins. High visibility roles like this serve as springboards into broader regional or global leadership positions thanks to extensive cross-functional exposure. Employees are supported by knowledgeable teams committed to shared success; training opportunities abound so everyone can continue growing professionally while making meaningful contributions toward safer more efficient industries worldwide.

What's next:

If you are ready to take on a transformative role where your expertise shapes industry standards across Southeast Asia-and if you want your work to leave a lasting legacy-this is your moment

Apply today by clicking on the link provided; we look forward to hearing how your skills can help drive positive change.

Due to the high volume of applications we are experiencing, our team will only be in touch with you if your application is shortlisted.