The P2P Regional Manager is responsible for operations and strategic direction for the Procure to Pay (P2P) function, which includes the Procurement team and the Payments & Expense team.

The role ensures efficiency of P2P operations, with a focus on streamlining, simplifying, and leveraging technology for greatest utility across the entire procure-to-pay cycle, while also addressing evolving regulatory and reporting requirements.

• Efficiently manage vendor data, purchase orders, invoice processes, and resolve discrepancies.
• Drive process improvements, including the implementation of automation in SAP.
• Oversee travel and entertainment programs, including card issuance, SAP Concur management, and fraud detection.
• Ensure compliance with policies, develop expertise in global business processes like the Ariba SAP Supplier Portal system, and maintain service levels with stakeholders through structured reviews and monthly KPIs.
• Provide regional leadership in Purchase Order Processing, Vendor Master Data, Disbursements, T&E, Technology Enablement, and Freight Rating.
• Additionally, support, supervise, recruit, train, and develop the Kuala Lumpur-based team of requisition-to-pay professionals.

• 15 years of requisition-to-pay/finance experience with knowledge and understanding of shared services centers.
• Knowledge of SAP/ERP finance modules and basic knowledge of other SAP functional areas (Materials Management, Production Planning, Sales, and Distribution).
• Extensive experience leading large teams of employees handling knowledge-based and transactional activities in finance and/or accounting.
• Strong strategic leadership, influencing, and interpersonal skills to balance the regional aspects of the position with the global environment.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience managing operational budgets, promoting a continuous improvement culture, and driving action to meet challenging operational metrics.