About this role
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