SEA Business Services Procurement Manager

Southeast Asia Business Services Procurement Manager – Jakarta. Lead indirect spend across SEA (fleet, travel, facilities, HR, IT, digital) while steering the Asia Pacific category agenda. Drive sourcing, negotiations, contracts, supplier performance and savings with senior stakeholders. Requires 7+ years in indirect procurement, multi-country experience in a matrix organisation, and strong commercial and analytical skills. Flexible working, high-visibility regional role.

Southeast Asia Business Services Procurement Manager

Salary: Competitive and based on experience

Location: Jakarta

Keywords: procurement leadership, regional influence, stakeholder partnership, category management, supplier performance, risk mitigation, value delivery, cross-market collaboration, contract management, continuous improvement

An exceptional opportunity awaits an experienced procurement professional to step into a pivotal role as Southeast Asia Business Services Procurement Manager, with additional responsibility for leading the Asia Pacific Business Services category agenda. This high-impact position offers the chance to manage a significant portfolio across Southeast Asia while shaping the broader regional strategy in Asia Pacific. The successful candidate will work closely with senior stakeholders, driving savings, service enhancements, supplier excellence, and risk reduction across multiple business services categories. With direct exposure to both local and regional leadership, this role is ideal for someone seeking to expand their influence beyond country-level operations and develop a robust regional profile. Flexible working opportunities and a supportive environment focused on growth and knowledge-sharing make this an outstanding career move for those passionate about making a tangible difference in procurement.

• Take ownership of a substantial Southeast Asia business services spend portfolio while influencing the strategic direction of the wider Asia Pacific region, providing you with broad exposure and development opportunities.
• Work collaboratively with senior leaders and cross-functional teams to deliver measurable value through cost savings, improved supplier relationships, enhanced service quality, and effective risk management.
• Benefit from flexible working arrangements and a culture that values continuous learning, teamwork, and the sharing of best practices across markets.

What you'll do:

As Southeast Asia Business Services Procurement Manager you will play a central role in managing end-to-end procurement activities across multiple indirect categories such as fleet management, travel services, facilities operations, HR solutions, IT support and digital offerings. Your day-to-day responsibilities will involve collaborating closely with internal stakeholders to understand their needs while developing sourcing strategies that balance cost efficiency with service excellence. You will be responsible for leading complex negotiations with suppliers to secure favourable terms while ensuring contract compliance and mitigating risks related to continuity or data security. In addition to your focus on Southeast Asia execution you will also take on a regional leadership remit—steering the Asia Pacific agenda by identifying opportunities for aggregation or standardisation across markets. Success in this role requires building trusted relationships at all levels of the organisation; translating business challenges into procurement solutions; driving continuous improvement through analytics; and maintaining rigorous governance over supplier performance. Your ability to connect teams across geographies while delivering tangible value will be key to thriving in this influential position.

• Lead sourcing activities, supplier management, and category execution for key business services spend areas across Southeast Asia, ensuring alignment with organisational objectives.
• Develop and implement practical category strategies that deliver savings, cash flow improvements, productivity gains, enhanced service levels, and effective risk mitigation.
• Oversee RFx processes, e-auctions, benchmarking exercises, supplier evaluations, commercial negotiations, and contracting activities to secure optimal outcomes for the organisation.
• Evaluate supply market options and challenge demand requirements to ensure initiatives are effectively implemented across countries and stakeholder groups.
• Act as the Asia Pacific Business Services Category Lead by steering regional priorities, identifying leverage opportunities, standardising processes where possible, aggregating demand, and benchmarking performance.
• Build a robust pipeline of savings initiatives, foster supplier collaboration, drive innovation projects, and champion process improvements at both SEA and AP levels.
• Partner with global category leaders and local market teams to align enterprise-wide priorities with specific business needs in each geography.
• Establish strong partnerships with senior functional stakeholders to translate business requirements into actionable sourcing strategies and influence decisions on specifications, supplier selection, commercial models, and implementation plans.
• Lead supplier governance routines including regular business reviews focused on cost efficiency, service quality, innovation potential, responsiveness to issues, risk management, and compliance adherence.
• Drive analytics creation including spend transparency dashboards, market intelligence reports, category analytics tools, performance reporting mechanisms; oversee governance reviews to track benefit realisation and process simplification.

What you bring:

The ideal candidate for the Southeast Asia Business Services Procurement Manager position brings extensive experience managing complex procurement portfolios within international settings—particularly those involving indirect spend categories like travel fleet facilities HR IT or digital services. Your background should demonstrate not only technical proficiency in sourcing negotiation contract management but also an ability to collaborate effectively across cultures markets functions. You are comfortable navigating matrixed organisations where success depends on building consensus among diverse stakeholder groups while balancing local needs against global priorities. Your analytical mindset enables you to extract meaningful insights from data which you use proactively when shaping strategy or tracking progress towards targets. Equally important are your interpersonal skills: you excel at forging connections based on trust empathy shared goals—and you communicate clearly whether presenting recommendations negotiating terms resolving issues or facilitating workshops. A commitment to continuous learning underpins your approach ensuring you remain responsive adaptable open-minded even as priorities evolve.

• A minimum of seven years’ experience in procurement management or strategic sourcing roles within large-scale organisations or multinational environments.
• Demonstrated expertise in indirect procurement—ideally covering categories such as fleet services, travel management, facilities operations, professional services (including HR), IT support or digital transformation projects.
• A proven record of developing category strategies that deliver measurable savings alongside improvements in service quality and risk mitigation outcomes.
• Experience leading multi-country or regional projects involving diverse stakeholder groups from different cultural backgrounds within matrixed organisations.
• Advanced analytical skills combined with strong commercial acumen; able to interpret complex data sets into actionable insights that inform decision-making at executive level.
• Excellent project management capabilities—able to coordinate multiple initiatives simultaneously while maintaining clear communication channels between teams.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills including the ability to build trust-based relationships with senior stakeholders; influence alignment on specifications; facilitate consensus around supplier selection; negotiate commercial models; oversee implementation plans.
• Comprehensive understanding of contract law principles relevant to procurement agreements; adept at leading negotiations that strengthen compliance coverage while protecting organisational interests.
• Familiarity partnering with control functions such as Legal Affairs Finance Information Security Privacy or Compliance when managing supplier relationships or mitigating operational risks.
• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Business Administration Supply Chain Management Procurement Finance or another relevant discipline.

What sets this company apart:

This organisation stands out as a global leader committed to sustainability innovation and supporting customers in protecting vital resources. Employees benefit from an inclusive culture that encourages knowledge-sharing collaboration personal growth—and places genuine emphasis on wellbeing flexibility work-life balance. The company’s scale provides access to world-class training resources mentorship programmes cross-border networking opportunities—all designed to help team members realise their full potential while contributing meaningfully towards shared goals. By joining this team you become part of a community dedicated not just to operational excellence but also positive social environmental impact—a place where your contributions are valued recognised celebrated every step of the way.

What's next:

If you are ready to take your procurement career further by stepping into a high-impact regional leadership role we encourage you to apply now!

Apply today by clicking on the link provided—your next exciting career chapter awaits.

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