Director, Sourcing & Procurement – Asia

About the role

The Director of Asian Sourcing & Procurement leads strategic sourcing, procurement and supplier-development activities across Asia, building a competitive, high-quality supplier base in China, India, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia and other strategic markets. The role drives cost competitiveness, private-label development, product quality, supplier performance, innovation and supply-chain resilience, and requires deep knowledge of the automotive aftermarket and strong relationships with Asian manufacturers.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and execute the long-term Asian sourcing strategy, shifting sourcing between countries to optimise cost, tariffs, capacity and geopolitical risk.
• Lead sourcing for private-label and exclusive aftermarket programmes (quotations, samples, tooling, launch) and identify value-engineering opportunities.
• Own supplier negotiations and landed-cost modelling (tooling, freight, duties, tariffs, FX), delivering annual cost-reduction and margin-improvement targets.
• Build supplier relationships and qualification processes, run supplier scorecards and work with Quality on factory audits, PPAP and corrective actions.
• Identify and mitigate supplier, country, tariff and geopolitical risks, build dual-source strategies and support working-capital optimisation through improved MOQs and terms.
• Ensure suppliers meet standards for ethical sourcing, labour and environmental compliance, and maintain agreements, NDAs and traceability documentation.
• Lead the existing Shanghai sourcing organisation and build a new Singapore team, setting category strategies, targets and KPIs.

Required profile

• 10-15+ years of progressive experience in automotive aftermarket sourcing, procurement or supply chain.
• Significant experience sourcing directly from Asian manufacturers, with a strong supplier network in China and preferably India, Taiwan, Vietnam or Thailand.
• Proven experience negotiating high-volume automotive aftermarket programmes and delivering measurable cost savings.
• Experience with private-label product development and supplier qualification, and managing international teams and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Willingness to travel extensively throughout Asia.

Preferred qualifications

• Existing relationships with Tier 1/Tier 2 automotive aftermarket manufacturers.
• Experience with OE/OES specifications, supplier audits and quality programmes.
• Strong understanding of Incoterms, international logistics, tariffs and landed-cost analysis.
• Mandarin or another Asian language is advantageous.