Procurement Lead (Shopee)

atShopee (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
Department Operations
LevelExperienced (Team Lead)
LocationBangkok

The Operation teams at Shopee covers the operational end-to-end process, from when the buyer searches for a product listed on the Shopee platform, to the moment the buyer receives the products. The team analyses and monitors operational KPIs across the region and conducts root cause analysis when operation performance fluctuates. The Operations team comprises Customer Service, Payment, Listings, Warehouse, Logistics, Seller Operations and Fraud.


Job Description:
  • Formulate strategies around upstream/downstream procurement: Planning, Execution, Review, Renewals, Procurement Excellence
  • Serve as business partners to Business Units Heads / HODs, and stakeholders to understand needs and define short- and long-term business priorities
  • Oversee procurement day-to-day activities, manage timelines, identify and resolve bottlenecks, monitor progress to goals.
  • Present in-depth review of critical procurement proposals to leadership for approval
  • Drive sourcing strategies, supplier negotiations, procurement contract management
  • Identify, evaluate, and onboard new suppliers, ensuring alignment with quality, cost, delivery, and compliance requirements. Developing sensitivity models (change in material costs, supply risk) to proactively manage P&L volatility
  • Driving continuous improvements in sourcing, support, governance, projects & excellence
  • Negotiate contracts and agreements with suppliers, ensuring favorable terms and conditions that mitigate risks and support business objectives. Good understanding of Thai commercial law and contract structuring
  • Collaborate with internal stakeholders to understand their sourcing needs and provide strategic guidance and supportImplement continuous improvement initiatives to enhance sourcing processes, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness

Requirements:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, or related field. Master’s degree preferred
  • Proven experience 5 to 8 years in procurement especially for Supply chains, logistics, warehousing industry, with at least 2+ years in reporting manager capacity
  • Prior knowledge across procurement sourcing, supplier management, and contract negotiation
  • Demonstrated leadership and people management skills
  • Ability to analyze complex data, identify trend, and make decisions
  • Able to effectively communicate outcome to management and Strong understanding of Thai supplier landscape
  • Familiarity with procurement related software: sourcing, vendor mgmt, communication, bidding, etc
  • English & Thai language proficiency
Experience required
  • 8 years
Salary
  • Negotiable
Job function
  • Purchasing
  • Supply Chain
  • Management
Job type
  • Full-time

Company overview

Size:2000-5000 employees
Industry:Information Technology
Location:Bangkok
Website:careers.shopee.co.th
Founded in:2015
Ranking:4.5/5

Shopee makes online shopping easy, secure and fuss-free. Shopee is a mobile focused modern marketplace where everyone can browse, shop and sell products of all kinds anytime and anywhere. Shopee is tailored for Southeast-Asian markets, combining the easiness of consumer driven ma ...

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Why join us:

Shopee is rapidly online shopping tech company in Thailand and other South East Asian markets. We do innovate on many fronts in online shopping, providing an unique opportunity to learn about ecommerce technologies and trends. We have a multinational and dynamic workplace with gr ...

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