Solution Procurement Lead

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Procurement & Sourcing

• Develop and execute regional procurement and sourcing strategies for solution businesses.
• Establish and manage preferred supplier programs across strategic categories including equipment, systems, engineering services, subcontractors, and professional services.
• Drive supplier selection, sourcing activities, RFQ/RFP processes, commercial negotiations, and contract management.
• Identify opportunities to optimize total cost of ownership (TCO), improve supply continuity, and reduce supply chain risks.
• Build and maintain a qualified supplier base to support business growth and project delivery requirements.
• Lead supplier development initiatives to expand sourcing capabilities in Southeast Asia and other strategic markets.

Procurement Governance & ProcessManagement

• Develop, implement, and continuously improve procurement procedures, policies, and governance frameworks.
• Establish procurement controls, approval workflows, supplier onboarding processes, and compliance requirements.
• Ensure procurement activities comply with corporate policies, internal controls, ethical sourcing standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Drive standardization of procurement practices across countries and business units.
• Monitor procurement KPI performance and implement continuous improvement initiatives.

Supplier Quality Management (SQM)

• Lead supplier qualification, evaluation, accreditation, and periodic re-certification programs.
• Develop supplier audit frameworks and conduct supplier quality system audits.
• Assess supplier quality systems, manufacturing capabilities, service delivery capabilities, and process controls.
• Drive supplier corrective action programs and continuous quality improvement initiatives.
• Establish supplier performance scorecards covering quality, delivery, responsiveness, service levels, safety, and compliance.
• Work closely with Quality Assurance, Engineering, Service, and Solution Architecture teams to ensure supplier capability alignment.
• Lead supplier risk assessments and implement mitigation plans for critical suppliers.
• Monitor supplier non-conformance trends and drive root cause and corrective action management.
• Ensure suppliers meet contractual quality requirements, SLA commitments, and project delivery expectations.

Supplier Audit & Vendor Management

• Plan and execute supplier capability assessments and on-site audits.
• Evaluate suppliers across commercial, financial, technical, operational, quality, safety, and compliance dimensions.
• Lead supplier evaluation committees and support supplier onboarding decisions.
• Maintain supplier performance reviews and executive business reviews with strategic suppliers.
• Drive supplier improvement plans and supplier development programs.

Based on supplier evaluation governance, assessments may include:

• Financial strength and business stability
• Production and resource capacity
• Technical capability and project experience
• Quality management systems
• Service support capability
• Compliance, safety, and governance effectiveness

Stakeholder & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner closely with Sales, Operations, Engineering, Project Management, Quality, Finance, and Legal teams.
• Support strategic bids and large projects through supplier selection and commercial evaluation.
• Participate in project risk reviews and provide supply chain recommendations.
• Ensure suppliers are engaged early in project planning to improve competitiveness and execution success.

Qualifications

Education

• Master's Degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Operations Management, or related discipline.
• MBA is highly preferred.

Experience

• Minimum 5 years of experience in procurement, sourcing, supply chain management, or supplier management.
• Proven experience in developing and implementing procurement policies, procedures, and governance frameworks.
• Demonstrated experience in supplier qualification, supplier audit, supplier evaluation, and supplier development programs.
• Experience managing strategic suppliers, subcontractors, system integrators, engineering service providers, and equipment vendors.
• Experience supporting complex project-based businesses, EPC, system integration, automation, energy infrastructure, industrial, datacenter, or similar industries is highly preferred.
• Regional or multinational experience is preferred.

Skills & Competencies

Professional Skills

• Strategic sourcing and procurement management.
• Supplier quality management and audit execution.
• Contract negotiation and commercial management.
• Supply chain risk assessment and mitigation.
• Vendor performance management.
• Cost analysis and total cost of ownership evaluation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Procurement process design and policy development.
• Project management and stakeholder management.

Personal Attributes

• Strong leadership and influencing skills.
• Ability to work effectively within a multicultural and cross-functional environment.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• High integrity and strong compliance mindset.
• Willingness and ability to travel frequently across Southeast Asia and other regions.

Success Metrics (KPIs)

• Procurement cost savings and avoidance.
• Supplier quality performance (PPM, NCR reduction, audit scores).
• On-time delivery performance.
• Supplier audit completion rate.
• Supplier development and onboarding effectiveness.
• Procurement policy compliance rate.
• Supply chain risk reduction.
• Strategic supplier satisfaction and performance improvement.
• Project procurement cycle time improvement.
• Regional procurement standardization and process maturity.