Indirect Procurement Manager

Job Description
Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?
Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Matter.
This role is responsible for the end-to-end management of all Indirect spend categories for Mondelez Malaysia, ensuring cost optimization, service excellence, and full compliance with corporate procurement policies. The position plays a strategic role in shaping the Indirect spend portfolio, developing robust supply sources, and partnering with cross-functional stakeholders to drive business objectives.
Key Responsibilities
Business Partnering & Stakeholder Engagement

• Partner with internal business functions to understand requirements, influence specifications, and ensure procurement solutions align with business needs.
• Advise and support business users in defining requirements and planning procurement activities
• Provide regular reporting on procurement performance, project pipeline, and savings delivery

Strategic Sourcing & Cost Management

• Monitor local market trends, economic conditions, and supplier landscapes to proactively identify risks and opportunities.
• Drive sourcing events and lead commercial negotiations for locally managed spend categories, selecting best-value suppliers aligned with the Mondelez Global Buying Policy
• Coordinate with Spend Area teams to identify savings opportunities and efficiency improvements
• Support Spend Area leads with spend analysis by providing local market intelligence, competitive dynamics, and sourcing event execution across all Indirect categories
• Identify and deliver year-over-year cost savings and value improvement initiatives across all indirect categories aligning with agreed KPIs

Supplier Relationship & Risk Management

• Build and manage strategic supplier relationships, drive performance reviews, and develop local supplier capabilities.
• Proactively manage supply chain risk by developing contingency and dual-source strategies
• Ensure all suppliers adhere to Mondelez standards on ethics, safety, and sustainability

Governance & Compliance

• Ensure all procurement activities comply with company policies, local regulations, and ethical standards.
• Oversee the Procure-to-Pay (P2P) process and drive Purchase Order compliance across the organization
• Collaborate with Legal and Finance on contractual, regulatory, and commercial matters
• Drive procurement process efficiencies and support the adoption of digital procurement tools and systems.

Team Leadership & Capability Building

• Lead, mentor, and develop the Indirect Procurement team to deliver high performance
• Coach internal stakeholders to build procurement awareness and capability across the organization
• Championing a culture of continuous improvement and innovation within the procurement function

Qualifications & Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business, Supply Chain, Finance, or a related field; MBA or relevant postgraduate qualification is a plus.
• Minimum 7 years of progressive experience in indirect procurement, preferably within FMCG, manufacturing, or multinational environments.
• Strong knowledge of the Malaysia supplier market and local business practices.
• Demonstrated track record of delivering significant cost savings and value creation.
• Experience managing multiple indirect categories simultaneously.
• Strong negotiation, analytical, and project management skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication abilities.
• Proficiency in procurement systems (e.g., SAP, Coupa, Sievo or similar).

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional procurement certification (e.g., CIPS, CPSM) is advantageous.
• Experience working in a regional or global procurement structure.
• Familiarity with sustainability and responsible sourcing practices
• Prior experience managing Indirect Spending categories

No Relocation support available
Business Unit Summary
Mondelēz International in Southeast Asia is in five countries serving 19 markets with more than 18 nationalities and 7,500 employees. This group is emerging as one of the fastest growing regions in Asia, the Middle East and Africa, and we are proud of consistently producing high quality products in nine manufacturing sites. We are market leaders in key snacking categories, making and selling brands like Oreo and Tiger biscuits, Kinh Do mooncakes, Jacob's crackers, Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate, Tang powdered beverage, Halls candy and Eden cheese. We set the benchmark in being a responsible business and contributing to the communities in which we operate.
Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Job Type
Regular
Procurement Operations
Procurement