Job Description

Headquartered in Munich, Germany, Global Procurement Operations is responsible for standardizing and automating global procurement processes on end-to-end basis in alignment with all relevant stakeholders. The main target is to deliver best-in-class solutions for procurement processes and tools in Source-to-Contract and Procure-to-Pay using the Coupa Software Platform.

Ultimately, the Coupa Software Platform will be stepwise rolled out globally. A central goal is to further standardise the processes from the purchase requisition to purchase order jointly with the category managers and in close cooperation with the requisitioner and accounts payable.

Based out of Singapore, we are seeking a Regional Procurement Process Manager, with key responsibilities being Purchase Requisition & Order Management. This important role operates with all internal stakeholders suppliers and external service providers.

Your job is to manage the Purchase-to-Order (P2O) processes for the APAC MEA region, reduce complexity and ensure short P2O process cycle times by implementing further standardized processes for different categories. This has to be managed in close collaboration with other Central Procurement functions and accounts payable.

Your Job

• Continuous development of purchase to order processes in close collaboration with other stakeholders (e.g. accounts payable, category management, internal customers)
• Identify and report opportunities and process weaknesses and implement improvements jointly with Procure-to-Pay community
• Support for special processes in the P2O environment. Those processes should be examined and reviewed and if possible replaced by standard processes.
• Ensure pragmatic and innovative solutions to reduce further complexities while complying with applicable guidelines
• Manage and monitor PR/PO services for EMEA region and external service provider
• Manage and implement local and regional standardization projects throughout the operational and strategic purchasing process.
• Collaborate with Accounts Payable and Third Party Risk Management to digitize and automate processes
• Contact person for improvement suggestions from other stakeholders (e.g. users, accounting, category management) in the purchase to pay process.
• Train users on Coupa procure-to-order processes and pro-actively communicate updates and new features to the Coupa community in the APAC MEA region
• Support Supplier Enablement and Supplier Onboarding initiatives within regional rollout waves (E.g. Vendor Master Data Management)
• Support Regional Content Management & Reporting requirements

• Degree in computer science or economics / business administration or similar
• Broad experience with digital procure-to-pay processes and solutions \xe2\x80\x93 Coupa and Celonis experience is a plus
• Ability to solve complex challenges, curiosity to research for new solutions outside of traditional approaches
• Sound knowledge of procurement and general accounting processes
• Ability to execute with minimal guidance and strong initiative
• Ability to recommend and support delivery when technical solutions meet business objectives
• Very high level of customer focus
• Willingness to travel and / or work in different time zones virtually