
Indirect Procurement Manager
Denova Consulting
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Philippines
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About the role
- Responsible for sourcing strategies for indirect spend category
- Oversee source-to-pay process for indirect spend category, including sourcing, supplier negotiations, and contracts management, to ensure optimal total cost of ownership (TCO)
- Partner with business units to enhance existing solutions and manage sourcing pipelines for indirect category initiatives
- Design, implement, and refine sourcing strategies for all indirect-related categories in alignment with company objectives and roadmaps
- Conduct and analyse market research to identify industry trends, supplier landscapes, innovations and risks or opportunities in indirect category procurement
- Manage vendor relationships, performance, and governance to ensure delivery excellence
- Draft, review and finalise indirect spend contracts with legal, risk, and business units, ensuring risk mitigation across compliance, service continuity, and contractual obligations
- Act as the escalation point for complex contractual or service issues and resolve disputes in a timely, commercially sound manner
- Identify and establish KPIs across procurement functions and track them to measure efficiency and performance
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Procurement, or related field – mandatory
- 6+ years of experience in procurement or sourcing, with a strong focus on indirect spend categories
- Fluent in English (verbal and written) - mandatory
- Strong knowledge of indirect spend categories
- Proven ability to deliver cost savings through effective spend analysis, strategic sourcing, negotiation, and supplier management
- Strong innovation drive, project management, and solutions design
- Excellent presentation, communication, and stakeholder management skills
- Proficiency in procurement tools such as SAP S/4Hana / Coupa or similar
- Leadership experience managing a team of buyers or procurement specialists
Benefits
- Strong career growth opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
sourcing strategiessupplier negotiationscontracts managementtotal cost of ownershipmarket researchvendor managementKPI identificationspend analysisstrategic sourcingsupplier management
Soft Skills
communicationstakeholder managementproject managementinnovation drivepresentation skillsleadershipproblem-solvingnegotiationteam managementdispute resolution