To lead the Procurement Operations Section of Procurement to manage the systems and processes employed by Procurement Department. To provide leadership and management of procurement function within the company.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Leading all initiatives in managing the formulating, design, setting up & maintenance of systems and tools employed by Procurement Department including but not limited to :
  • Procurement Module within Enterprise Resource Planning System (including but not limited to issuance of Orders, e-bidding platform, vendor self-service portal, etc.)
  • Formulate, design, establish and maintenance of all relevant reporting
  • Formulate, design, establish and maintenance of procurement intelligence including but not limited to :
    • Market Intelligence
    • Spending Trend and pricing trend
    • Open Procurement Commitment (eg. Open PO’s etc.)
    • Dashboards
    • Reporting
• Leading all initiatives in managing the setting up & maintenance of processes, procedures, policies and guidelines employed by Procurement Department including but not limited to :
  • Managing and maintenance of Procurement Policy, Procedures and Guidelines and other associated documents
  • Look for opportunities for process improvement
• Leading all initiatives in coordination and compilation of annual procurement plan
• Management and recruitment of competent, suitable and sufficient resources to carry out the jobs
• Develop, guide, counsel, manage and motivate team mates to enhance productivity at the same time maintaining healthy joyous and harmonious working environment
• Overall management and administration of Procurement Operations Section (assigned category) including but not limited to conflict management, time management, talent management, knowledge & information management, decision making etc.)
• Formulate and maintenance of procurement policies & procedures and procure required tools to ensure efficient and smooth procurement processes
• Establish, monitor and enforce controls within the procurement processes to ensure compliance of company policies and governance
• Support in high value, complex and strategic procurement initiatives (including tender, negotiation, dispute resolution etc.)
• Develop and execute strategies & plans and drive initiatives to achieve company’s goals as well as continuous improvement
• Employing right tools and smart assignment of workload to accomplish the tasks and efficient use of resources
• Maintenance of records and reports in a timely manner
• Review, maintenance and management of relevant quality management systems or standards.

REQUIREMENT AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Tertiary educations with Degree in Business Administration / Telecommunications / Engineering / IT / Economics / Finance or other relevant qualifications with commercial working experience
• At least 7 years experience in Purchasing / Inventory / Material Management / Contract Management or equivalent in a telecommunication or infrastructure provider industry or other related industry
• Exposure and experience in managing procurement module of established Enterprise Resource Planning systems
• Knowledge in Supply Chain, Procurement, Logistics, Legal, Commercial etc.
• Good communication , interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Good time management
• Good command of English and one other Asian language
• Must be thorough, self-motivated, pro-active and a team player with a high level of accuracy
• Hold the highest level of integrity and professionalism
• Possess some of the following qualities :
  • Visionary
  • Excellent management skills and leadership
  • Strong sense of responsibility and ownerhip
  • Result oriented
  • Resourceful
  • All rounder personality and with good stakeholder management skills
  • High level of integrity and professionalism
  • Curious and eager to learn