Sourcing Lead - Indirect Procurement

About the role

The Sourcing Lead supports ASML's indirect procurement activities in Southeast Asia (SEA) with high integrity. The role focuses on sustaining business growth and achieving commercial goals aligned with ASML HQ SS&P and its global stakeholders. It covers a wide range of global and local categories such as professional services, facility management, R&D design outsourcing, logistics and IT, and requires strong links to local and global stakeholders.

Key responsibilities

• Enhance indirect procurement performance in various supply markets in SEA and drive strategic, tactical and operational goals in the semiconductor market.
• Ensure local practices comply with ASML's indirect procurement policy and achieve the agreed KPI dashboard.
• Co-develop and support local category strategies and execute global spend strategies (logistics, IT, installation services), sharing market intelligence with category managers.
• Safeguard supplier onboarding, build long-term supplier relationships and manage the balance between supplier capacity and market dynamics.
• Drive continuous improvement in savings, contract coverage and buying channels, adapting the supplier rating methodology (GQLTCS) to allocate business fairly.
• Interface with local business stakeholders, finance and legal, and hold regional and global roles connecting to the Asia Regional Head, the Global Senior Management team and the Singapore management team.
• Buddy with indirect procurement peers in Asia, the US and the Netherlands, contribute to the SEA improvement roadmap and the global Northstar projects, and propose initiatives for global and local spend.

Required profile

• Master's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Economics, Procurement, Engineering or a related field.
• 8-12 years of relevant experience in procurement, sourcing, supply chain or commercial management within a multinational and matrix organization.
• Proven track record of leading strategic sourcing, supplier negotiations and cross-functional projects in a complex global environment.
• Experience supporting regional stakeholders and managing suppliers across multiple countries and cultures; experience in high-tech, semiconductor, manufacturing or engineering is preferred.
• Strong commercial acumen, analytical capabilities and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at different levels.

Required skills

• Strong understanding of sourcing, supplier management, contract negotiation and procurement best practices.
• Professional procurement certifications (CIPS, CPSM, CSCP, PMP or equivalent) are an advantage.
• Native or business-level English.