• Develop and execute the Philippines procurement strategy aligned with business priorities and regional direction.
• Lead sourcing strategies for key raw materials to ensure cost competitiveness, supply continuity, and effective risk management.
• Maintain strong understanding of local and global raw material supply-demand dynamics, market trends, and price movements.
• Drive demand forecasting alignment with internal stakeholders to support timely purchasing decisions.
• Optimize supplier portfolio performance through strategic supplier selection, negotiation, and relationship management.
• Ensure procurement decisions meet quality specifications, commercial objectives, and working capital targets.
• Identify alternative suppliers, materials, and sourcing opportunities to strengthen supply resilience.
• Provide market insights to commercial leaders and country management to support pricing and margin decisions.

• Partner with commercial, supply planning, and formulation teams to improve responsiveness to market changes, raw material supply and demand fluctuations.
• Drive process improvements across purchasing, planning, execution, and contract management activities.
• Implement effective reporting tools, dashboards, and performance metrics for the procurement function.
• Develop and manage the annual procurement budget in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with internal governance standards, policies, and quality requirements.
• Identify opportunities for innovation, continuous improvement, and stronger cross-functional collaboration.

• Lead, coach, and develop the local procurement team across Purchasing, Planning, Execution, and Contracts functions.
• Define team structure, responsibilities, and clear performance expectations.
• Establish short- and long-term goals, KPIs, and development plans for team members.
• Build a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Communicate business priorities and company strategy clearly to ensure alignment and engagement across the team.

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Agriculture, Engineering, Economics, or related discipline.
• 10+ years' experience in procurement, sourcing or commodity purchasing, with proven leadership experience.
• Strong understanding of agricultural raw materials, commodity markets, or manufacturing supply chains.
• Proven success in supplier negotiations, sourcing strategy, and cost optimization.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to translate market trends into actionable decisions.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams in a matrix environment.
• Strong people leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Willingness to be based in Cebu, Philippines.

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