Head Of Procurement, Korea

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

As a member of the Country/Cluster Management Committee, the Head of Procurement is responsible for the Procurement Performance of the overall country scope:

• He/she leads all Sourcing Management activities for the geography and is accountable for the overall performance of the procurement teams
• He/she supports and promotes decisions taken by APAC HUB Category Managers in his/her geography, and provide necessary insights to influence centralised/central-led strategy
• He/she holds a pivotal role between APAC HUB procurement central team, Country/Cluster business leaders & local procurement teams, integrating various inputs & perspectives to build a common vision leading to aligned execution

As a member of the APAC Procurement Organization, he/she contributes to its global mission:

• Achieving the overall APAC Procurement Objectives
• Building and operating a Global Procurement Organization, sharing common processes and engaging a streamlined suppliers base
• Generating sustainable value for the business, through collaborative efforts involving business leaders and subject-matter experts throughout APAC

1. Overall Procurement Performance

• Make sure that all procurement operations are running smoothly with the appropriate level (quantity and competencies) of resources
• Set and monitor overall procurement performance against global and local goals
• Track specific spend and savings objectives for each Business Line
• Routinely assess stakeholders satisfaction, develop and implement action plans for continuous improvement
• Align supplier capabilities with business requirements. Track and report suppliers' performance
• Drive/Support Design to Cost (DTC) and category optimization with a focus on local/project categories

2. Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• Team Leadership: Mentor, develop, and lead a high-performing local procurement team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and commercial excellence.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Act as a strategic business partner to management and internal stakeholders to understand their operational needs and integrate procurement early in the planning process.
• Change Management: Drive organizational change and adoption of global procurement policies and systems across the local business units.

3. Centralized & Central-Led Categories

Provide input & Lead Strategy Execution For centralized categories, ensure local sourcing teams:

• Execute the strategy in compliance with sourcing/procurement rules defined by central team
• Provide input to central team on local market segment (support of central category team), suppliers dynamics and needs forecast
• Provide Feedback on suppliers performance and utilization

For Central-led categories, ensure local procurement teams:

• Comply with sourcing/procurement guidance defined by central team
• Execute RFI/RFPs and local contractualisation according to framework provided by central team
• Report any specific local requirements, feedback, experience, improvement, best practices to the central team

4. Project Procurement

• Support Cost Effective Execution of Projects: Ensure cost effective and efficient purchasing procedures are implemented, while complying with projects requirements in terms of quality, service, efficiency, productivity, replacement costs, running costs, risk, environment, cost of change, safety...
• Promote early involvement in Project Tender phases, to allow more creative and cost effective procurement solutions to be implemented
• Drive the creation of an Approved Vendor List, to grow through identification of new potential sources to meet projects requirements
• Act as interface between central procurement organisation (category managers, strategic sourcing, analysts, etc), the local sourcing team and the projects business leaders
• Provide support as needed during execution of projects, especially when project execution & procurement teams are facing roadblocks

5. Local Procurement Teams

• Functional leadership role
• Lead local procurement teams to support and execute procurement strategy, in line with category management general principles.
• Lead, support and implement knowledge management and systems/ process transformation for Direct categories
• Contribute to the recruitment/development of procurement team members who are in the geographic scope
• Set objectives and measure performance of procurement teams who are in the geographic scope, in collaboration with direct managers
• Hold and share the overall APAC HUB procurement vision, and provide guidance and feedback to local teams on its realisation

6. Safety & Ethics

• Drive Compliance: Model and set high ethics standards in relation to procurement matters in the Country/Cluster
• Ensure a culture of compliance and integrity at every level of the procurement organization
• Support group standards (BlueBook, CSR, ethics,...)
• Hold a firm 'no compromise' stand on safety and ethics, in all procurement practices throughout the organization

Are you a MATCH?

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business or Finance.
• Fluent both in Korean and English
• Professional certifications such as CIPS, EIPM, or APICS are preferred
• Minimum of 10+ years of industry experience and 3+ years in a leadership or procurement management role.
• Strong interpersonal skills to navigate a matrix environment and influence local stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to manage significant spend and deliver annual savings targets.
• Proven track record in executing procurement strategies and driving organizational transformation.

Recruitment Process

이력서 접수 → 면접전형 → 급여책정→평판조회 →근로계약서 서명 → 입사

Application → Interview(s) → Reference Check→ Offer proposal → Employment contract → Onboarding

Remark

• 「국가보훈 기본법」 제3조제2호에 따른 국가보훈대상자로서 국가보훈관계 법률에 따른 취업지원대상자는 관련법률에 의거하여 우대
• 해외여행 결격사유가 없는자
• 외국인의 경우 대한민국 내 취업활동을 할 수 있는 체류자격을 보유한 자
• 지원서의 기재사항이 사실과 다른 것으로 확인되거나 채용상의 결격사유가 확인될 경우 합격 또는 채용이 취소될 수 있습니다.
• Persons eligible for veteran benefits and employment protection will be given preference according to relevant laws.
• Applicants must not have any restrictions that disqualify them from overseas travel.
• Foreign nationals must have residency status that permits employment activities in South Korea.
• The company reserves the right to withdraw the offer if it discovers subsequently that a candidate has given false information in application or has provided false or fraudulent documentation in support of his/her application.

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