Center of Excellence - Manager

Job Objectives

1. Zero Financial Leakage: Eradicate unauthorized, out-of-pocket employee expense spending in the US and Europe by converting 100% of procurement to the official, system-driven process.
2. Seamless Global Governance: Eliminate language and structural barriers by designing, translating, and launching Overseas DOA.
3. Unified Contract Standardization: Establish a master library of standardized purchasing templates across all international sites, tailored precisely by country specific legal requirements and category specific terms (Direct vs. Indirect).
4. Accelerated Overseas Onboarding: Establish a repeatable "plug-and-play" supply chain integration and training blueprint for all current and future entities.

Core Responsibilities

1.Global Process Standardization & Compliance Governance

• Establish the CoE Framework: Standardize procurement, logistics, and warehouse workflows across all overseas sites to align with corporate benchmarks.
• Audit & Leakage Prevention: Eliminate unauthorized spending loops (e.g., employee out-of-pocket expense claims bypassing procurement) by enforcing mandatory system-driven purchasing paths.
• Internal Controls & Audit Readiness: Conduct regular process audits across overseas sites to identify compliance gaps and mitigate financial or operational risks.

2. Overseas Purchasing DOA Ownership

• DOA Architecture Modernization: Serve as the global owner of the Overseas Purchasing DOA.
• Bilingual Infrastructure Implementation: Directly address the language barrier by translating, redesigning and launching a fully localized English version of the DOA system for international users.
• Global DOA User Training: Design and deliver mandatory training programs for all overseas system users, managers, and approvers to guarantee complete understanding of approval thresholds and system mechanics, eliminating non-compliant expense claim workarounds.

3. Overseas Entities Onboarding & Training

• Structured Entity Onboarding: Lead the supply chain, logistics, and procurement integration blueprint for all newly established or acquired entities

• Change Management & Capability Building: Conduct targeted, English-language training programs for overseas staff on correct corporate procurement policies, logistics standards, and system compliance.

• Legal, HR & Finance Liaison: Partner with Overseas Legal, HR and Finance teams to align local expense reimbursement policies, ensuring non-compliant purchasing claims are rejected and rerouted through proper system channels.

4. Purchasing Contract Standardization

• Country-Specific Contract Templates: Coordinate and maintain standardized legal and commercial templates tailored to local legal requirements in different operating countries

• Category-Specific Sourcing Standards: Develop uniform contract frameworks based on the type of purchase, ensuring distinct rules and protective clauses for Direct Materials versus various Indirect/MRO services.

• Supplier Compliance Governance: Ensure all localized contracts strictly embed corporate compliance guidelines, non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), and system-enforced purchasing rules.

Skills Requirements

Basic Competence:

• Corporate Governance: Proven understanding of internal financial controls, audit readiness and policy enforcement.
• Education & Experience: Bachelor’s degree with 7+ years in supply chain, quality or auditing environments.
• Cross-Border Change Management.
• Strategic Stakeholder Management.
• Process Leadership