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Indirect Procurement Manager (Sopl

Kuala Lumpur Permanent MYR117,000 - MYR143,000 per year Work from Home or Hybrid View Job Description
An international premium consumer brand is looking for an experienced procurement professional to drive indirect sourcing activities and supplier management across Malaysia. This individual will play a key role in strengthening procurement processes, delivering value through supplier negotiations, and supporting business stakeholders across multiple operational categories.
  • Newly created role with high visibility in a growing market
  • Strong stakeholder exposure across procurement and commercial teams

About Our Client

Our client is a well-established multinational organisation with a strong consumer presence across Asia. As part of an evolving procurement transformation journey, they are investing in stronger regional collaboration and supplier governance to drive efficiency, value creation, and sustainable growth.

Job Description

Reporting locally to the Finance leadership team and functionally into a regional procurement structure, you will act as the key procurement representative for Malaysia.Key responsibilities include:

  • Manage indirect procurement activities across Malaysia.
  • Lead supplier engagement, negotiations, performance monitoring, and relationship management.
  • Support sourcing projects across categories such as general services, events, visual merchandising, facilities services, and other business support functions.
  • Conduct supplier evaluations, commercial analysis, benchmarking studies, and cost optimisation initiatives.
  • Ensure procurement processes comply with internal governance requirements and purchasing policies.
  • Partner closely with Finance, Legal, Compliance, and operational stakeholders to deliver effective procurement solutions.
  • Drive supplier risk assessments, due diligence activities, and ongoing supplier governance initiatives.
  • Support stakeholder adoption of procurement tools and sourcing processes, including e-procurement platforms.
  • Identify opportunities to improve procurement efficiency, supplier performance, and overall stakeholder experience.
  • Contribute to the continued development and maturity of procurement practices within the Malaysia market.

The Successful Applicant

A successful Indirect Procurement Manager should have:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Procurement, Supply Chain, Business, or a related discipline.
  • Approximately 5-8 years of procurement, sourcing, category management, or supplier management experience.
  • Strong experience managing indirect spend categories.
  • Proven negotiation, commercial analysis, and supplier relationship management capabilities.
  • Familiarity with Source-to-Pay (S2P) processes and procurement systems such as Coupa, SAP, Ariba, or equivalent platforms.
  • Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence across different business functions.
  • Excellent communication, presentation.
  • Proactive, driven, and growth-oriented mindset.
  • Comfortable operating independently within a lean team environment.
  • Experience within multinational organisations is highly preferred.

What's on Offer

  • Opportunity to build procurement influence within an evolving organisation.
  • Exposure to regional procurement initiatives and leadership stakeholders.
  • High autonomy and ownership within the Malaysia market.
  • Opportunity to contribute to procurement transformation and process improvement initiatives.
  • Collaborative international environment with strong learning and development opportunities.
  • Clear exposure to senior business leaders and cross-functional decision makers.



Apply for this Indirect Procurement Manager role to discuss the position further.

Contact
Brandon Hein
Quote job ref
JN-102026-7133519
Phone number
+603 2302 4041

Job summary

Function
Procurement & Supply Chain
Specialisation
Indirect Procurement
What is your area of specialisation?
FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods)
Location
Kuala Lumpur
Contract Type
Permanent
Consultant name
Brandon Hein
Consultant contact
+603 2302 4041
Job Reference
JN-102026-7133519
Work from Home
Work from Home or Hybrid

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