Economics jobs in Malaysia

Purpose of the job

Lead local procurement function in the market and manage direct reports acting as a leader and a point of reference. Leverage business acumen to provide strategic thinking to assure, protect margins and create value to PMI. Provide overall strategic guidance and direction for the team assigned, leading and developing an adaptable and agile Procurement organization to deliver optimum mix 'product availability-quality-service level-price.

Accountabilities

• Meet regularly with senior stakeholders to achieve early involvement in Business’ strategy definition to influence key decisions and improve resource allocations. Translate Business requirements into actionable plans.
• Align local sourcing plans with regional plans according to Cluster direction and influence internal stakeholders to deploy global or regional initiatives locally.
• Master complex negotiation to drive business needs and proactively build levers. Coordinate and steer critical negotiations and lead complex ones. Anticipate results and align with stakeholders on possible negotiation outcomes.
• Provide visibility during budgeting process in close alignment with budget owners (MD—1) and Finance providing market insights like inflation and drive value initiatives that protect local affiliate Margins.
• For non-critical services or goods, correctly balance the usage of customized contractual frameworks versus Purchase Orders to meet Company objectives of speed and time-to-market.
• Encourage a Lean way of working and ensure effective transfer of non-core procurement sourcing processes to SSC (if applicable) or/and effective deployment of Regional/Global Procurement Models.
• Manage effectively remote teams and successfully leverage Procurement operations centers.
• Review the Affiliate’s business proposals for consistency with laws and company policies. Participate on project teams, ensuring that their decisions and recommendations protect the legal interests of the company, and execute decisions to achieve objectives on a timely basis.

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

College/University, Higher education in business administration / economics / trade. University degree in Engineering, Business Administration or Economics.

• Diploma from a recognized Procurement Institute is an asset.
• MBA degree or equivalent is a plus.

• For complex markets at least 7 years of experience in Procurement/Supply Chain/ commercial functions and familiar with market regulatory environments.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Communication skills.
• Project management skills.
• Excellent negotiation and influencing skills at all levels are essential.
• Great understanding of how matrix organization work and ability to establish a network across the organizations.
• Business and Financial acumen.

• Flexible working hours/ home office possibility.
• 25 vacation days and 4 health days.
• Summer/winter vacation contribution.
• 11 000 points in Benefit Café.
• Multisport Card.
• Meal Tickets.
• Life & Accident insurance.
• Pension plan with contribution (3rd Pillar).
• Benefit car.