Senior Manager, Procurement - APAC Performance

Overview

Senior Manager, Procurement – APAC Performance is responsible for procurement performance management across all Procurement objectives for the ISC and APAC Operating Units, driving measurable value, improving supplier outcomes, and enabling data-driven decision-making across the organization.

What you'll do

• Drive a standardized performance management framework across all KPIs and value drivers
• Own performance governance, reporting cadence, and continuous improvement cycles for the area
• Develop executive-level performance insights and communication for procurement leadership and OU leadership
• Ensure transparency and accountability in procurement performance across the teams
• Establish governance mechanisms to track and validate value delivery, including productivity, cash improvement, innovation, and broader value contributions
• Partner closely with Finance, Legal, HR, and OUs to align and drive wider programs and their value generation
• Lead regular performance reviews with procurement leadership and business stakeholders to ensure delivery against targets
• Build analytics that support OU performance management and program decision-making
• Leverage spend analytics, supplier data, and operational metrics to identify performance improvement opportunities
• Collaborate with other Procurement performance managers to ensure a standardised, consistent, and up-to-date performance management approach is executed seamlessly
• Provide standard and regular OU reporting and insights
• Drive a culture of data-driven procurement management and performance transparency
• Work closely with OU finance teams on COGS and SG&A value delivery through third parties, aligning on external and internal performance reporting on costs as well as key programs
• Serve as a liaison between procurement leadership across all spend categories, OU buying teams, and key enterprise stakeholders for value delivery in the year and outer years
• Provide strategic insights and performance updates to senior leadership and governance forums
• Bring multiple Procurement teams together and connected on OU performance insights, actions, and next steps

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Procurement, Risk Management or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 10+ years of experience in procurement, strategy, transformation, or program management
• Strong expertise in procurement processes across the source-to-pay lifecycle and best practices
• Proven experience in program governance, performance management frameworks, and value delivery tracking
• Strong stakeholder management and ability to influence senior stakeholders across functions
• Experience managing large-scale projects and end-to-end service/operations delivery
• Strong analytical, communication, and executive presentation skills (business cases, senior-level storytelling)
• High proficiency in English and Microsoft Office tools (PowerPoint, Excel)

Nice to have

• Master's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Procurement, Risk Management or related field
• Professional certifications (e.g., CPSM, CPIM, PMP)
• Experience operating in matrix/global environments with cross-functional teams
• Ability to balance strategic and operational delivery effectively
• Proven leadership capability, including influencing without authority and driving transformation
• Strong problem-solving skills with high learning agility and ability to work with ambiguity
• Experience working under high-pressure, deadline-driven conditions
• Demonstrated ability to coach, mentor, and develop team capability