AVP & Sourcing Lead HR & Travel

Standard Chartered; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Standard Chartered's Supply Chain Management team in Kuala Lumpur seeks a seasoned sourcing lead to steer medium to high complexity engagements, negotiate favorable commercial outcomes, and align deals with global category strategies. You will collaborate with business functions across regions to drive value, governance and sustainability in supplier relationships.

The role requires Mandarin proficiency, 5+ years in procurement, and strong stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Law, or related field.
• 5+ years of procurement experience?
• Proficiency in Mandarin and English required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver sourcing engagements aligned with global category strategies and stakeholder needs.
• Lead complex supplier negotiations and contract management across regions.
• Ensure governance, risk management and sustainability are embedded in supplier deals.
• Collaborate with SCM to optimize pipelines and drive value creation for stakeholders.
• Drive vendor management excellence and support third-party risk management programs.

Skills

Team Leadership

Commercial Contracts

Third-Party Risk

Attention to Detail

Relationship Building

Agile

Communication Skills

Presentation Skills

Project Management

Self-Motivation

Mandarin Proficiency

Sourcing/Procurement

Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Law, or related field

Tools

Excel

Job description

Job Summary

Supply Chain Management (SCM) is responsible for the overall commercial management of how the bank engages suppliers. The SCM Team is looking for a candidate with strong experience in sourcing / procurement, the gravitas to engage stakeholders within SCB business functions to support key priorities and lead a team of procurement professionals in the delivery of sourcing execution within the HR and Travel Category. The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Managing a team responsible for executing medium to high complexity sourcing engagements
• Influencing and executing Medium to Complex sourcing activities in collaboration with various business functions and related support teams and across multiple geographies. Ideal candidate must be able to demonstrate excellence in negotiating favourable commercial outcomes.
• Executing sourcing deals in alignment with category strategies, objectives, and supply chain targets.
• Key accountability of collaborating within SCM to manage the pipeline, focussing on value creation and ensuring that deals are constructed in a commercially sound, scalable manner.
• Fosters teamwork with the rest of SCM to ensure optimal support and service is provided to the assigned business functions.
• Contribute to the strategy and overall achievement of functional objectives of SCM, particularly in the areas of Commercial Value, Third Party Risk Management (TPRM) and Sustainability.

Key Responsibilities

• Accountable for the delivery of sourcing engagements that align with applicable global category strategies.
• Promotes the alignment of Global Category Strategies within the business through engagement.
• Leads the development of clear deal strategies, ensuring alignment/priorities of relevant categories.
• Proactively engage with assigned stakeholders to understand overall requirements, challenge current thinking and strengthen vendor management as a strategic advantage for the function.
• Ensuring enhanced governance and controls to protect the Groups assets and stakeholders in relation to vendor decisions.
• Operates within the requirements of the Bank’s sustainability strategy and promotes alignment with the Banks Sustainability agenda.
• Participate in regular pipeline reviews to maintain accuracy of forecasts.
• Support contract remediation and dispute resolution of existing relationships, up to and including exit management if required.
• Establish and maintain effective stakeholder engagement demonstrating value to the assigned businesses through joint innovation on efficiency, supplier risk, sustainability, and compliance matters.
• Influences the buy decisions.
• Lead complex deal negotiations with suppliers, including Outsourcing.
• Manages high complexity competitive sourcing events (RFx, eAuction etc.) without supervision.
• Leads the contract negotiations with the suppliers, accurately interprets contractual terms into risks, and supports the closing of contractual blockages through to completion, including the alignment with the applicable business stakeholders.
• Ensure that supplier partnering strategies incorporate the needs of the assigned stakeholders, leveraging existing SCB suppliers as appropriate to reduce lead-times.
• Work collaboratively with the wider SCM team to ensure effective and efficient service delivery for the business.
• Embed the Sustainability agenda into contracts as appropriate.
• Ensures Strategic vendors are managed in accordance with the Vendor Management process and needs of the assigned functions and stakeholders.
• Support and execute necessary actions and deliverables to meet existing Third-Party Risk Management Requirements.
• Support risk reviews for SCM and support corrective actions where applicable.
• Ensure effective escalation for all blockages, risks, issues or non-adherence to Group Policies.
• Comply with the highest standards of regulatory and business conduct as defined by internal and external requirements.
• Understand and ensure compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations and guidelines including those governing securities activities, company law, anti-money laundering, terrorist financing and sanctions; the Group’s policies and procedures; and the Group Code of Conduct.
• Take personal responsibility for understanding the risk and compliance requirements of the role and Data Quality.
• Embed the Group’s Values and Group Code of Conduct to ensure adherence with the highest standards of ethics. Comply with relevant policies, processes, and regulations, as part of the culture.
• Supports overall governance within the assigned portfolio with regards to Third Party Risk Management activities leveraging the central TPRM and Vendor Management delivery teams.
• Manage cases of non-compliance with due regard to the risks involved.
• Provide counsel and leadership to stakeholders across the business functions within the region in support of procurement, vendor management, outsourcing and contract management and other SCM related queries.

Skills And Experience

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in procurement.
• Team Leadership/Management
• Expert knowledge of commercial contract terms and third-party risk
• Attention to detail.
• Possess strong relationship-building skills, with an ability to work effectively with and influence peers and senior stakeholders across multiple regions
• Agile and comfortable with dealing with complex datasets
• Excellent verbal, written and communication skills.
• Comfortable presenting to stakeholders and peers.
• Project management and problem-solving skills
• Self-starter and resilient
• Licences and Certifications/accreditations: CIPS or similar
• Must be able to communicate (verbal and written) in Mandarin.

Advantageous Additional Capabilities

• Languages (in addition to English): Thai, Vietnamese, Korean.
• Previous experience of working within the Financial Services Industry.
• Good understanding of the use of AI within the procurement process.
• Negotiation Skills
• Commercial Skills
• Third Party Risk
• Contracting
• Supplier Management
• Strategic Mindset
• Stakeholder Management
• Project Management
• Excel Skills
• Using AI to augment daily tasks

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Law, or a related field.
• Professional Memberships: CIPS or similar desirable.
• Training: Sourcing/Procurement
• Membership: CIPS or similar
• Languages: English (Mandatory) AND/OR Mandarin, Thai, Vietnamese, Korean

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together We

Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do.

Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well.

Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term.

What We Offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.

Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.

Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.

Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits.

A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.

Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.

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