Head of Procurement - APAC
Core
Lead procurement strategy and execution for IT and technology spend across the Asia Pacific region, acting as a senior commercial partner to regional leadership.
Role type
Senior IC Head of Procurement (Technology & Infrastructure)
Builds
IT procurement strategies, supplier agreements, and regional procurement teams for a financial trading firm
Domain
Financial Services / Technology Infrastructure
Required skills
Strategic sourcing, contract negotiation, team leadership, cross-border logistics, vendor risk management, spend analytics, AI/automation adoption, stakeholder management
Preferred skills
APAC region experience, familiarity with Australia/HK/Singapore/China, financial services/trading background, CPSM or CIPS certification
Technologies
ERP systems, spend analytics tools, AI/automation platforms
Responsibilities
Own regional procurement strategy for IT categories; lead sourcing and negotiation for data centers, compute, GPU, networking, and enterprise software; build and develop the APAC procurement team; manage cross-border hardware logistics and customs; drive adoption of AI and automation in procurement processes; conduct vendor due diligence and third-party risk assessments.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership
