Job description for Sourcing Manager at Geekhunter
About the company
Geekhunter is hiring on behalf of our client, a leading provider of premium heavy equipment and engines across Indonesia.
Job Responsibilities
- End-to-End Strategic Sourcing & Category Planning: Lead and execute end-to-end sourcing strategies and plans—from initial project requirement reviews, category spend analysis, and market screening to tender execution, commercial negotiation, draft contract preparation, and final Purchase Order (PO) issuance across high-value technical categories.
- Tender & High-Value Proposal Validation: Review and validate tender requests, tender documents, vendor proposals, bid comparisons, and commercial evaluations. Ensure robust oversight for high-value procurement packages, including individual items valued in hundreds of millions of IDR and total PO values exceeding IDR 500 million.
- Commercial Negotiation & Value Maximization: Drive rigorous commercial negotiations to secure optimal pricing, payment terms, delivery schedules, warranties, and contractual conditions that surpass initial stakeholder expectations, continuously exploring opportunities for cost optimization and total cost of ownership (TCO) efficiency.
- Vendor Ecosystem & Evaluation Management: Build, expand, and maintain a qualified vendor pool across Power Systems, Electrical Panels, and Data Center Infrastructure. Establish clear, objective, and measurable selection criteria encompassing technical capability, quality, commercial competitiveness, delivery commitment, financial capacity, compliance, and risk.
- Governance, Audit Readiness & Reporting: Oversee sourcing governance, policy compliance, and audit readiness by maintaining complete, traceable, and organized documentation. Prepare and present comprehensive reports on tender status, savings/cost avoidance, vendor performance, and service-level metrics.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration & Stakeholder Management: Align closely with Project, Engineering, Operations, Finance, Legal, and Supply Chain teams. Actively challenge unclear or commercially unfavorable user requirements, providing fact-based, data-driven alternative recommendations.
- Team Leadership & Knowledge Sharing: Supervise, coach, and set performance targets for the sourcing team, managing the functional sourcing budget and acting as a subject matter expert by sharing negotiation practices and market insights across internal and external forums.
Job Requirements
- Minimum S1 (Bachelor’s degree) in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business Management, or a related field, with proven registration in PDDIKTI
- Experience: Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience in Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Category Management, or Project Procurement. Must have a proven track record handling end-to-end sourcing and managing high-value project procurement (packages IDR 500M+).
- Industry & Technical Background: Experience within Power Systems, Electrical Panels, Data Center Infrastructure, EPC, or Energy sectors. Strong existing vendor network and market knowledge across these domains are required.
- Language Proficiency: Fluent in Business English (written and spoken) for regular interaction with expatriate counterparts. Proficiency in Mandarin is highly preferred.
- Cultural / Heritage Background: Experience working with or within Chinese/Taiwanese business environments; candidates of Chinese descent (Indonesia-Chinese) or mixed Chinese/Taiwanese heritage are highly preferred.
Location & Work Type: Based in Jakarta (Head Office) with readiness to conduct regular business trips, site inspections, and supplier facility visits as required.
Benefits
- Competitive Salary
- BPJS Ketenagakerjaan & Kesehatan
- THR
- Medical Reimbursement
- Annual Bonus based on Performance
- Transportation Allowances
