Reporting into Veolia WTS’ Senior Director, APAC Region, this key regional role will oversee a team of Procurement professionals who are accountable for $120MM of Veolia WTS spend across the SEA - Oceania Region.
In partnership with internal functional stakeholders and business partners, the Regional Procurement Director is responsible for leading overall procurement activities in the region comprising of Chemicals, Projects, Products, Services and Indirect Procurement. This leader will work closely with commercial, P& L, supply chain, finance & other functional leadership teams and will be accountable for all procurement related deliverables in the SEA - Oceania region. This role will influence and collaborate
with regional stakeholders and supply base to develop/deploy a regional procurement strategy in alignment with the Global Category Management team.
Key Characteristics:
Good leadership and management skills to lead, mentor & coach Veolia WTS’ Regional Procurement team while influencing and collaborating with various regional stakeholders to drive common goals.
Proven track record of delivering enterprise-wide financial and non-financial results in a multicultural matrix environment in the SEA - Oceania region.
Growth mindset to enable Procurement in becoming a business partner to support commercial growth, revenue execution, margin accretion & risk management.
Expertise in procurement sub-functions and water treatment technologies.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Leadership & Culture
o Lead and develop a high performing Procurement team by attracting, developing and retaining the best talent.
o Collaborate and partner with the Procurement Leadership Team and cross functional regional & global functions to create a best-in-class Procurement organization in the SEA - Oceania region.
o Establish regular communication & operating mechanisms with the regional business and supply-base stakeholders to drive financial and functional metrics.
o Represent regional business needs to global Procurement leadership while helping translate global strategies to executable plans in the region.
Financial Metrics
o Deliver EBIT improvement for the region while mitigating market risks via focus on top line growth and bottom-line.
o Develop and implement regional procurement synergies across the organization.
Procurement Operations
o Deliver on regional commitments (Project Execution, Fulfillment, On Time Delivery, Supplier Quality, BCC/Localization, etc.).
o Drive Procurement initiatives in accordance with Category Management strategy (Preferred Supplier Network, business allocation, supplier consolidation, sole source reduction, risk mitigation, etc.).
o Drive compliance to ‘Procure to Pay’ policies & procedures.
o Enable digitization while adapting the usage of data analytics and digital solutions in the region in accordance with Procurement’s global digital strategy.
o Promote Supplier Diversity & Sustainability.
Required Skills:
Good leadership skills, including the ability to inspire and lead a regional group in a unified direction with a common vision, and ability to influence business leaders and executives.
Ability to translate global strategies to valuable outcomes for the business and to adjust the strategies to the local business and market conditions when required.
Sense of accountability and ownership, ability to cope with regional complexity in a fast-paced work environment.
Excellent verbal/written communication and proven interpersonal skills, capable of developing presentations, and comfortable interacting with internal/external stakeholders and Veolia WTS senior management.
