Head of Procurement

Get to know our Team:

Grab is more than just the leading ride-hailing & mobile payments platform in Southeast Asia.  At Grab our vision is to “Drive Southeast Asia Forward” through innovation and grit. We do this by solving real world problems that over 620 million people face across the region.

We are looking for a highly driven and motivated Head of Procurement to join our fast-growing team here in Singapore. If you are looking for a place where you can gain hands-on experience and create direct impact, then this may be the place for you! The ideal candidate will have a track record as a significant individual contributor as well as a strong team manager – comfortable working as a leader, supporting a team, and working closely with the management teams to drive strategic initiatives forward across the region.

The day-to-day activities:

• Set the north star /gold standard for the company procurement practices and lead the team through the transformation journey.

• Coach and lead a regional procurement team as part of our Global Procurement Organisation.

• Develop a regional and global procurement strategy and transform category management in alignment with the global strategies through partnership with cross-functional teams and knowledge of market best practices.

• Accountable for developing a strategic approach to the corporate procurement and material management process for the procurement of direct/indirect goods and services

• Develop and implement an effective procurement organisation for the APAC region with regional and local procurement specialists.

• Maintain strong relationships with the procurement leads of other regions and coordinate global procurement initiatives on regional level accordingly.

• Manage and own the procurement policy and procedures for the APAC region.

• Develop an efficient and balanced supplier base, build good business relationships, and drive supplier performance by using appropriate metrics and scorecards.

• Oversee the contracting process including administration, archiving and post-execution.

• Provide procurement training for the procurement team and broader organisation.

• Continually innovate and develop tools and processes to automate, streamline and improve the procurement function.

The must haves:

• Bachelor's Degree in finance, Accounting, Business, or related discipline.

• At least 12 years in Procurement functions, including 5 years in team management roles.

• Demonstrable experience in building and developing a procurement function, setting the corporate procurement direction and strategies, supplier management, and contract management.

• Results oriented and metrics-driven, with very good communication skills.

• Able to work collaboratively with diverse groups of people at all levels throughout an organization in a multi-country environment.

• Willingness and ability to adapt to the rapid business and organisational changes that accompany a high-growth environment.