Manager, Procurement Governance, Strategy

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Get to Know the Team

Procurement Governance & Intelligence (G&I) at Grab plays a crucial role in Procurement as they are responsible for Procurement policy, Procurement processes and procurement platform at Grab globally. The Procurement G&I team work on different projects and deliverables, some of which are short-term, medium-term, and long-term. These projects aim to simplify processes, improve reporting,maintaining the policy and process design and improvements, authoring SOPs, platform enhancement, and new systems assessment and testing.

Get to Know the Role

The Manager, Governance Strategy & Risk is a strategic enabler within the Procurement Governance & Intelligence (G&I) team, focused on shaping and embedding the Source to Contract governance, risk, and ESG agenda across Grab's Procurement function. You will translate Procurement strategy into workable standards, policies, and playbooks, and ensures that risk and sustainability considerations are integrated into day-to-day procurement operations.

You will report to and work with the Head of Procurement G&I to design frameworks, process, oversee supplier risk management, and act as a deputy on governance matters. You will complement the Procurement Business Process & Systems PIC by focusing on policy and risk content while ensuring these are operationalized in Oracle Procurement and third party risk management workflows.

This role is onsite, with regional scope across all Grab entities.

The Critical Tasks You Will Perform

• Policy & Playbook Development: Lead creation and updates of procurement policies, playbooks, and decision frameworks to support Category strategies.
• System Integration: Co-design rule sets in Oracle tools (Sourcing, TPRM, Contracting) to align with procurement policies.
• Risk & ESG Frameworks: Develop supplier segmentation and risk models, ESG onboarding requirements, and standard contract clauses with Legal and Sustainability.
• Governance & Compliance Monitoring: Manage governance dashboards and serve as the primary contact for policy queries and exception handling.
• Change Management & Training: Drive training, content refresh, and stakeholder enablement for new policies, systems, and processes.
• Performance Insights & Communication: Publish governance updates, adoption surveys, and performance insights to improve compliance and cycle times.
• Strategic & Leadership Support: Act as deputy to the Head of Pro

What Essential Skills You Will Need

• At least 10 years of Procurement experience, with strong exposure to policy design, governance, supplier risk management, or ESG integration.
• Proven experience in authoring procurement SOPs/policies/playbooks within multinational or matrixed organizations.
• Fluency in procurement systems (Oracle or equivalents) and ability to co-design workflows that embed governance rules.
• Experience engaging with AI tools and emerging technologies to enhance productivity, improve workflows, and contribute new ideas.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, able to advise senior business leaders, auditors, and external stakeholders with confidence.
• Analytical mindset with ability to interpret data and create actionable insights from dashboards and compliance reports.
• Team player who can collaborate across Procurement G&I, Category Heads, Finance, Legal, and Audit teams.
• Prior experience as a Strategic Sourcing or Procurement Category Manager practitioner or in Procurement Transformation & Change Management are big advantage

Life at Grab

We care about your well-being at Grab, here are some of the global benefits we offer:

• We have your back with Term Life Insurance and comprehensive Medical Insurance.
• With GrabFlex, create a benefits package that suits your needs and aspirations.
• Celebrate moments that matter in life with loved ones through Parental and Birthday leave, and give back to your communities through Love-all-Serve-all (LASA) volunteering leave
• We have a confidential Grabber Assistance Programme to guide and uplift you and your loved ones through life's challenges.
• Balance personal commitments and life's demands are made easier with our FlexWork arrangements such as differentiated hours

What We Stand For At Grab

We are committed to building an inclusive and equitable workplace that provides equal opportunity for Grabbers to grow and perform at their best. We consider all candidates fairly and equally regardless of nationality, ethnicity, race, religion, age, gender, family commitments, physical and mental impairments or disabilities, and other attributes that make them unique.