Position based: Bukit Raja, Klang or Melaka

Job Purpose & Scope

To drive strategic sourcing, supplier relationships and delivering cost savings within the category to improve business competitiveness and efficiency without compromise SHE and quality.

Key Result Areas

• Ensure all procurement activities are transparent and comply to Group policy and Statutory requirements
• Quality, health & safety, service, continuous improvement, equality & diversity, and policies
• Establish and execute category strategy, and monitor stakeholder adherence towards the set plan
• Contracts and vendor’s management to maximize and preserve.
• Effective relationship management with all key stakeholders (include customers internal/external)  

Key Responsibilities & Job Content

• Develop and execute category strategy for CAPEX aligned with company objectives and in collaboration with internal stakeholders
• Proactively develop and manage a competitive supplier pool to reduce costs, to drive continuous improvement and mitigate risks
• Build and maintain strong relationships with most senior supplier representatives (owners, CEOs), becoming a trusted business partner
• Working closely with key stakeholders to understand their requirements within the responsible categories
• Strategize, review and recommend actions with clear supportive analysis on implications evaluation and decision process.
• Contract and risk management to secure supply and minimize business exposure
• Ensuring minimal (ZERO) supply disruption for CAPEX project in relation to responsible categories

Professional Skills & Personal Competencies 

• Bachelor degree or higher (Materials or Engineering)
• Strong English and Mandarin proficiency
• > 5 years’ experience in procurement role managing Capex categories
• Contract and Bidding Management
• Supplier Management
• Strategic negotiation

Competency - Essential

• Profession with good overview and results orientated
• Strong in planning, organizing and execution
• Strategic negotiator to optimize interests / benefits
• Strong in analytical skills with sharp focus on priority and key actions
• Accountable risk taker and challenge status quo constructively 
• Good & clarity presentation and communication skills to all levels
• Alert and sensitive to environments including but not limited to commodities, politics, economics, markets and other influential factors
• Good understanding in technical need and design requirements
• Able to work independently
• Good professional and transparent industrial relationship
• Professional with high value in work ethic

Competency - Desirable

• Commercial and international trade
• International sourcing experience