Senior Manager, Procurement and Supply Chain

Company description:

Far East Hospitality Holdings Pte Ltd (Far East Hospitality) is an international hospitality owner and operator with a diverse portfolio of 9 unique and complementary brands of hotels, serviced residences and apartment hotels, including Oasia, Quincy, Rendezvous, Village, Far East Collection, Adina Hotels, Vibe Hotels, Travelodge Hotels and TFE Hotels Collection. We own more than 10 hospitality assets and operate a combined portfolio of more than 16,500 rooms under management across 100 hotels and serviced residences in eight countries - Australia, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand and Singapore - with more in our development pipeline.

Formed as a 70-30 joint venture in 2013 between Far East Orchard Limited (a listed company under Far East Organization) and The Straits Trading Company Limited, we in turn completed a 50-50 joint venture through our wholly-owned subsidiary Far East Hospitality Investments (Australia) Pte Ltd, with Australia's Toga Group to form Toga Far East Hotels (TFE Hotels).

• Drive for implementation and continuous improvement of supply chain processes and tools to meet business needs on cost, lead time, service level performance and quality
• Supplier development and continuous improvement programs to achieve improved lead times, better quality and speed
• Incorporate corporate sustainability targets in procurement strategies
• Negotiate contracts and manage negotiations for pricing, terms and conditions of purchases with key suppliers
• Defining success metrics and measuring performance
• Providing reporting and other updates to management and project teams
• Be the go-to person for guidance on all the latest trends, and as such will be expected to dedicate time to research and monitor announcements from key industry bodies, institutions and networks to stay ahead of the curve
• To seek opportunities for external funding, submit grant applications and be responsible for reporting, monitoring and evaluation

• Minimum Education: Bachelor's Degree in relevant field
• Minimum 5 years working experience in similar capacity
• Ability to create framework and matrix from the ground up
• Through knowledge of regional procurement and supply chain management in hospitality and tourism business
• Experience in leading, grooming and setting up regional team
• Experience in sustainability application