Job Responsibilities:
1) To develop, maintain and influence relationships with business stakeholders and vendors across the Head Office and business units as appropriate, as part of establishing the Group Procurement function as a trusted business partner
2) Identify opportunities for spend optimization and risk mitigation through detailed spend analysis and IT category spend expertise (particularly pertaining to cloud spend, software licenses, SaaS and PaaS platforms, digital, network & telephony, IT professional services and contingent labor, hardware leasing and infrastructure to name a few)
3) Execute category management, vendor management and procurement activities, including strategic sourcing, RFP/RFI’s and commercial/contractual negotiation
4) Conduct contract management activities:
a. Liaise with internal stakeholders and contract owners to establish commercially effective and compliant agreements
b. Identify and advise internal stakeholders of contractual risks and recommend strategies to mitigate risks
c. General maintenance of existing contracts including the management of addendums, contract reviews, renewals and terminations
d. Provide guidance and support with respect to third party risk management and third party due diligence activities
5) Partner with business stakeholders in third party/vendor performance management activities
6) To continually utilize best procurement practices and identify continuous improvement opportunities in the capability of the Group Procurement function
7) To seek consolidation of the vendor base through identification of vendor rationalization opportunities and establishment of preferred vendors and strategic partnerships where applicable across the business
Support compliance to the Procurement Policy and implement initiatives that drive awareness and compliance to the Procurement Policy across the business
Job Requirements:
The candidate must have the following experience and be able to demonstrate the following:
· Strong stakeholder management skills and experience (both internal and external stakeholders) in particular with senior management/ (C-Suite level)
· Strong networking, communication and influencing skills, able to work with colleagues from different management levels, cultures and background to influence changed behaviors across cultural and geographic boundaries
· A strong and genuine passion for procurement and vendor management, excited about seeking new opportunities to demonstrate the value of effective procurement in business and actively pursuing to continuously improve, learn and adopt market leading procurement practices and principles in the industry
· Experienced and comfortable to work in a dynamic, and sometimes, unstructured working environments, with an ability to adapt to changing circumstances, deadlines, multiple concurrent agendas and adaptable to changing priorities often under pressure
· Deep analytical mindset and problem-solving skills with a high attention to detail, whilst being able to operate at the strategic level and understand the “bigger picture”
· Demonstrated ability to work independently and in a team, able to motivate and drive themselves and team members in identifying new opportunities and demonstrating value to the broader business
· Strong understanding and experience of best practices of IT procurement, particularly category management, supplier management, strategic sourcing, commercial negotiations, contract development and management activities and processes
· Detailed and dynamic cross IT category experience including but not limited to software, SaaS and PaaS platforms, digital, networks and telephony, hardware, IT infrastructure/architecture. Experience across Non-IT procurement categories such as Professional Services, Travel & Entertainment, MICE, HR, Marketing and General Office Expenses is preferable, but not essential
· Proven experience working across procurement functions within multinationals across various industries
· Proven experience in supporting cross functional projects and strong understanding of project management principles, time management and organization
· Strong understanding and skills of Procure-to-Pay processes and methodologies as well as experience with Procure-to-Pay tools
· High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office 365 suite, particularly with Excel, PowerPoint, Word and SharePoint
Strong and effective communication skills (written, verbal and visual)
