ASST MANAGER/ MANAGER - PROCUREMENT, STRATEGIC SOURCING

Hartalega Holdings Berhad; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing company in Malaysia is seeking a strategic sourcing professional to oversee purchasing activities. The role requires at least 5 years of purchasing experience, strong negotiation skills, and a Bachelor's degree. Responsibilities include conducting spend analysis, developing sourcing strategies, and managing vendor relationships. This position offers an opportunity to significantly impact the company's procurement processes and maintain supply chain efficiency.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in purchasing-related roles.
• Strong negotiation and analytical skills.
• Experience in contract management and supplier relationship.

Responsibilities

• Organize and participate in strategic sourcing activities.
• Develop purchasing department systems and procedures.
• Conduct spend analysis and develop strategic sourcing plans.
• Lead negotiations for competitive rates and contracts.

Skills

Negotiation

Vendor Management

Analytical Skills

Contract Management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

Overview

• Fully accountable in organizing and participating strategic sourcing activities include spend analysis, strategic planning, tendering process, awarding process and contract management. The incumbent shall build long-term and stable partnership with suppliers according to company’s procurement strategies, keep consistent supply to ensure uninterrupted plant operation, reduce the cost of procurement and obtain competitive advantage in procurement area.
• Developing Purchasing Department's systems and procedures
• Conducting spend analysis, and developing annual strategic sourcing purchasing plan and budgets
• Monitoring and forecasting stock requirement to meet production needs
• Conducting periodic costing analysis, as and when required
• Leading and managing business performance review with vendors (timeliness, quality, compliance)
• Drafting purchasing contracts and agreements
• Influencing and negotiating with key stakeholders
• Handling and resolving complaints from related stakeholders
• Strategic sourcing, and negotiating price and terms
• Preparing and issuing tender documents (RFP, RFQ, RFI) to qualified vendors
• Evaluating tender submissions against set criteria
• Leading and participating in tender negotiation process
• To work on annual, spend analysis and establish the strategic planning.
• Market intelligent and utilized the data for forward looking purchase activities.
• Coordinate with other functions to complete the annual strategic sourcing plan and ensure that department budgets, systems and procedures are developed and maintained for project and departmental operations.
• Executed and drive the management of the strategic sourcing plan within line with company strategy
• Lead all negotiations to achieve competitive rates for products and services and actively support the expediting activities in meeting production demands. If there is a tender committee setup, to participate and facilitate actively.
• Strategic sourcing, alternate sourcing and price negotiation to achieve stretched cost targets.
• Drafting and finalising of contracts/agreements related to purchases of goods and services by working closely with company legal advisors.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in any field from an accredited University.
• At least 5 years of experience on purchasing related.