Indirect Procurement & Direct Procurement Specialist
Job Description
Role Summary :
The Indirect Procurement & Direct Procurement Specialist plays a key hands-on role in optimizing indirect procurement activities and driving operational purchasing processes to ensure seamless business continuity. Reporting directly to the Procurement Manager, the candidate is responsible for executing end-to-end indirect sourcing—including category sourcing, supplier evaluation, commercial negotiations, and cost-reduction initiatives. Additionally, the role will progressively expand to cover operational purchasing across direct and indirect materials, master data governance, and delivery management.
As a self-driven individual contributor, the candidate is expected to combine strong sourcing execution with high learning agility to absorb strategic category management expertise under manager guidance.
Key Responsibilities :
• Indirect Procurement
• Category sourcing & execution: Execute end-to-end sourcing activities for indirect materials and services (MRO, IT software/hardware, office supplies, facility services) in line with corporate guidelines and business needs
• Supplier selection & contract negotiation: Conduct vendor evaluations, facilitate competitive bidding processes (RFx), negotiate contract terms and support contract lifecycle management to secure optimal commercial terms and risk mitigation.
• Cost optimization & spend analysis: Perform spend analysis, track historical purchase data, and identify practical cost-saving opportunities to contribute to annual savings targets.
• Supplier performance & database maintenance: Maintain an updated supplier database, track vendor performance metrics (KPIs), and coordinate regular supplier evaluations
• Market Intelligence & sourcing insights: Analyze market trends, spend data, and financial/statistical metrics to proactively identify better products, services, and sourcing opportunities.
• Purchasing process & compliance: Adhere to and enforce corporate purchasing mechanisms, procedures, and standards. Ensure compliance with corporate purchasing policies and support internal/external audit preparations
• Direct Procurement Operational Purchasing
• Purchasing to Pay process: Execute PTP activities for indirect and directs materials, cooperate with local finance team
• Master Data & Catalog Management: Supplier onboarding and Oracle master data support for both direct and indirects.
• Expediting & Delivery Management：Order Tracking & Expediting: Monitor lead times and proactively track shipments for urgent MRO parts, IT equipment, or facility supplies.
• Compliance audit monitor : Monitor operational purchasing compliance against internal controls and audit standards
Requirements
Department: Purchasing
Experience Level: Associate