Regional Category Manager, Technology Procurement

  • Full-time

Company Description

About Grab and Our Workplace

Grab is Southeast Asia's leading superapp. From getting your favorite meals delivered to helping you manage your finances and getting around town hassle-free, we've got your back with everything. In Grab, purpose gives us joy and habits build excellence while harnessing the power of Technology and AI to deliver the mission of driving Southeast Asia forward by economically empowering everyone, with heart, hunger, honor, and humility.

Job Description

Get to Know the Team

The Grab Procurement team is a dynamic team responsible for finding the "perfect match" between Grab and external supply base. We make an impact to the business by ensuring our efforts are guided by sound understanding of the business needs and corporate goals - that we partner smartly, buy wisely, efficiently, ethically, and that we ensure mutually beneficial relationships with suppliers. If you are looking for opportunities to make your mark, shape and actively contribute to transformational change in procurement, then you should join our team!

Get to Know the Role

Reporting to the Regional Head of Category, we are looking for a Regional Category Procurement Manager to help lead the Infrastructure, Network and Software/Saas category in Grab. We believe a successful candidate has the Heart and Honor to wield solid procurement fundamentals into effective practice in a fast-growing company; has Humility to unlearn and relearn in a dynamic environment; has Hunger to bring innovation to this category. If you believe you have what it takes then we'd love to hear from you!

The Critical Tasks You Will Perform

  • You will lead the development and execution of Grab's Groupwide Category Strategy for Infrastructure, Network/Telco, and Monitoring Software/SaaS, collaborating with key technology and country leaders.
  • You will conduct market analysis and maintain updated knowledge of the supply base to inform strategic sourcing and supplier relationship management.
  • You will develop and implement category strategies that include value, cost, risk, and opportunity assessments, along with actionable spend management plans.
  • You will oversee the entire sourcing process, from defining requirements and managing RFPs/tenders to vendor negotiations and contract awards, ensuring execution across multiple countries.
  • You will foster strong relationships with the business team and cross-functional teams to identify business needs, drive process efficiencies, and allow supplier-driven innovation.

Qualifications

What Skills You Will Need

  • Minimum 5 years of procurement experience in managing Technology, Infrastructure, and Network category.
  • Degree in any Supply Chain, Business Management or any relevant study.
  • Absolute integrity in managing the supplier relationship, avoiding real and perceived conflicts of interests
  • Team player and able to work with cross-functional teams to deliver collective goals;

Additional Information

Life At Grab

We care about your well-being at Grab, here are some of the global benefits we offer:

  • We have your back with Term Life Insurance and comprehensive Medical Insurance
  • With GrabFlex, create a benefit package that suits your needs and aspirations
  • Celebrate moments that matter in life with loved ones through parental and Birthday leave, and give back to your communities through Love-all-Serve-all (LASA) volunteering leave

What we stand for at Grab

We are committed to building an inclusive and equitable workplace that enables diverse Grabbers to grow and perform at their best. As an equal opportunity employer, we consider all candidates fairly and equally regardless of nationality, ethnicity, religion, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, family commitments, physical and mental impairments or disabilities, and other attributes that make them unique

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