Asst Procurement Manager (Indirect)

Part of the Group Procurement team, you are responsible for managing assigned categories, suppliers, internal customers, and sourcing strategies.

Responsibilities

1. Drive competitive sourcing activities, identify, evaluate, and select suppliers that meet business requirements.
2. Lead cross-functional teams to establish and strengthen category strategies.
3. Analyse spend across business units within the Group and identify opportunities to provide better value to the businesses.
4. Perform market analysis to understand market conditions and dynamics and constantly monitor supply market activities.
5. Foster partnership with key suppliers for strategic collaboration.
6. Manage strategic supplier relationships and performance through regular supplier meetings, business reviews and suppliers’ performance evaluations for continuous improvement to deliver new value-add.
7. Act as interface between assigned strategic business unit and Group Procurement, actively managing this relationship to ensure the procurement strategy and annual plan is achieved in a way that delivers value to the business.

Requirements

1. Minimum Bachelor’s degree in related disciplines.
2. Ability to understand purchase requirements, formulate sourcing plans and negotiation strategies, and execute them.
3. Good knowledge of procurement best practices, contract and commercial laws, financials, and cost analysis.
4. Resourceful with a logical and analytical mind and the ability to think strategically with strong business acumen.
5. Effective communication, both written and verbal, with all levels of management internally and externally; and excellent presentation skills.
6. Good time and priority management skills with a ‘Can Do’ attitude.
7. Fresh graduates are welcome to apply.