Regional Procurement Manager – MBS

Key Accountabilities

As our new Regional Procurement Manager for MBS, you will hold a critical leadership position within the Procurement team. Leading Regional and Local Category Buyers, you will address a rapidly growing spend across the full MBS portfolio in APAC. Your core goals will be to deliver expected margin targets, manage a diverse set of senior stakeholders, develop and empower your team, and mature the category to prepare for future growth.

The MBS portfolio includes:

Creative, Production, Design, Ad Tech, Market Research, POSM, Premiums & Print, Artwork, BTL, Fleet, HR Services, Consultancy, Professional Services, Facility Management, Travel, IT.

Your main challenges will be to:

• Understand complex business requirements across multiple markets;
• Manage various sub-categories with the support of Global Category Leads in IHQ (the Netherlands), Regional/Local Buyers in APAC countries;
• Develop and implement regional sourcing strategies, ensuring alignment with global objectives and stakeholder needs;
• Champion procurement transformation initiatives, including digitalisation and process optimisation;
• Use advanced pricing models and roll them out across the region;
• Drive innovation projects and leverage market intelligence for competitive advantage;
• Integrate procurement processes in newly acquired businesses across APAC;
• Conduct high-level negotiations with strategic suppliers and oversee contract compliance;
• Lead, mentor, and empower Regional and Local Buyers to build a high-performing team culture.

Key Responsibilities:

• Create, gain business-wide support for, and implement category sourcing plans that quickly deliver tangible results.
• Build effective relationships with stakeholders across functions and country business units to maximise value and drive continuous improvement.
• Identify and priorities opportunities to deliver total cost of ownership savings in your categories and drive implementation plans to capture those opportunities.
• Proactively manage supplier relationships to deliver cost and cash results, drive continuous improvement, and position JDE as a customer of choice.
• Measure and benchmark performance to ensure JDE has the most competitive cost base in your category.
• Drive innovation programmes to continually search for cost-saving opportunities, new technologies, new products, and new suppliers that contribute to the overall business strategy.
• Contribute to sourcing strategy development for global categories, working closely with the Global Procurement Team, and execute strategies in the APAC region, ensuring alignment with internal stakeholders.
• Define and implement category strategies and targets for regional categories, lead execution, and track benefits realisation.
• Establish and analyse performance metrics to evaluate supplier performance.
• Manage supplier selection processes for MBS, negotiate and contract key suppliers, and administer contracts.
• Conduct supplier risk assessments (including scanning via official tools and databases, financial assessment, etc.).
• Manage and improve key supplier performance and support quality audits to deliver financial and non-financial benefits.
• Maintain oversight of contracts within the category and ensure compliance regarding payment terms, prices, discounts, rebates, and performance in close collaboration with the business.
• Manage transitions to key suppliers and maintain a portfolio of strategic agreements to mitigate risk in procuring MBS (pricing, supply, quality, etc.).
• Oversee high-level risk management activities for respective category areas.
• Contribute to cost price calculations based on market and product knowledge.
• Understand the physical manufacturing process, including visiting plants to ensure guidelines are followed, delivering optimal goods and services to production plants.
• Ensure compliance with internal policies and procedures and manage adherence to the Combined Business Model.

Required Experience & Competencies:

• Advanced degree (MBA or equivalent) preferred; professional procurement certification (e.g., CIPS, CPM) highly desirable.
• Minimum 8–10 years in strategic procurement roles, with at least 5 years in a leadership capacity within multinational organisations (preferably FMCG or similar industries).
• Demonstrated success in delivering significant cost savings, leading transformation projects, and managing complex stakeholder environments.
• Exceptional communication, negotiation, and influencing skills; strong analytical and strategic thinking; ability to thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.
• Proven ability to lead and develop diverse teams across multiple geographies.
• Strategic vision, entrepreneurship, accountability, operational excellence, and collaborative mindset.