Job description
Join Shopee as a Strategic Sourcing Specialist for SCommerce, where you will design and execute sourcing strategies that optimize cost, quality, and total value across our fast-growing ecommerce ecosystem in Singapore and beyond. You will shape category strategies, lead supplier partnerships, and drive governance to deliver measurable impact for customers, merchants, and the business.
As a trusted procurement advisor, you will apply data-driven decision-making to identify savings opportunities, manage supplier risk, and ensure compliance with ESG standards. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams across Operations, Logistics, Engineering, Finance, and Product to align procurement initiatives with business roadmaps and customer expectations. You’ll negotiate with strategic suppliers, influence product and service decisions, and build sustainable, value-focused relationships that drive long-term competitiveness. You will own supplier onboarding, qualification, and performance reviews, and implement risk mitigation and business continuity plans.
This role spans a broad set of spend categories, including packaging, packaging materials, logistics services, technology, marketing services, and vendor-enabled platforms. You will lead RFPs, market analyses, and negotiations, while driving continuous improvement through digital procurement tools and data analytics. If you are a results-oriented, resilient negotiator with a passion for cost optimization and supplier excellence, this is your opportunity to shape Shopee’s procurement maturity in Singapore and across Southeast Asia.
Responsibility
- Develop and execute strategic sourcing strategies for SCommerce to optimize cost, quality, and total value across categories such as packaging, logistics, IT, and marketing services.
- Lead end-to-end sourcing activities: market analysis, RFPs/RFIs, supplier negotiations, contracting, and governance.
- Build and manage category plans, supplier segmentation, and competitive benchmarking; establish SLAs and performance metrics.
- Drive cost reduction initiatives, value engineering, and supplier value creation while maintaining quality and delivery performance.
- Collaborate with Operations, Engineering, Finance, and Product teams to align procurement strategies with business goals and roadmaps.
- Manage supplier relationships, conduct risk assessments, ensure compliance with ESG standards, and develop supplier development programs.
- Implement procurement tools, data analytics, and process improvements to enhance efficiency and governance across SCommerce procurement.
Qualification
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field; advanced degree a plus.
- 4-8 years of strategic sourcing or procurement experience, preferably in e-commerce, retail, or logistics.
- Strong negotiation, contracting, and supplier management skills with a proven track record of savings.
- Data-driven mindset with experience using ERP, e-sourcing platforms, and spend analytics tools.
- Solid understanding of supplier risk management, compliance, and ESG considerations.
- Excellent stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration in a fast-paced environment.
- Fluent English with strong communication skills; able to work effectively in Singapore-based teams.