Head of Procurement & Strategic Sourcing

Generali Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Generali Malaysia is seeking a Senior Head of Administration & Procurement to lead day-to-day procurement operations in Kuala Lumpur. You will drive strategic sourcing, supplier management, governance and contract coordination, partnering with Finance, Legal and IT to ensure compliant, value-driven procurement across the group.

You will oversee sourcing from requirements through award, manage vendor performance, and coordinate regional/group initiatives while providing leadership to the

Responsibilities

• Lead complex sourcing exercises, RFQ/RFP and tender activities.
• Develop sourcing strategies and evaluate commercial proposals.
• Lead supplier negotiations and drive cost optimisation, savings and value for money.
• Support yearly sourcing planning and procurement pipeline management.
• Manage sourcing activities from business requirements through supplier recommendation and award.
• Ensure procurement activities comply with applicable Group and Local Procurement Guidelines, policies and approval requirements.
• Review sourcing documentation, bid evaluations, sole-source/bid-waiver justifications and procurement approval submissions.
• Maintain appropriate procurement documentation and audit trail.
• Monitor After-the-Fact transactions and support corrective actions.
• Support internal/external audit, Risk and Compliance reviews relating to Procurement.
• Oversee supplier onboarding, qualification and due diligence from the Procurement perspective.
• Coordinate Vendor Risk Framework requirements with the relevant governance functions.
• Monitor strategic and critical supplier performance.
• Support Supplier Watch List management and supplier remediation activities.
• Drive periodic supplier performance reviews.
• Coordinate contract preparation and commercial negotiations with Business Units and Legal.
• Ensure required procurement, business, legal and governance approvals are completed prior to contract execution.
• Support contract renewal, renegotiation and contract lifecycle activities.
• Maintain appropriate contract and procurement records.
• Act as a senior Procurement partner to Business Units and key stakeholders.
• Work closely with Finance, Legal, Risk, Compliance, Data Privacy, IT/Security and other control functions.
• Provide commercial and procurement advice for complex purchasing requirements.
• Support escalation and resolution of procurement-related issues.
• Support engagement with ARO/Asian Procurement Hub and Group Procurement.
• Coordinate transactions requiring Regional or Group involvement.
• Ensure Group engagement requirements and thresholds are appropriately followed.
• Support Group procurement initiatives and Group-appointed vendor arrangements.
• Oversee day-to-day Procurement activities and workload allocation.
• Provide guidance and coaching to Procurement team members.
• Review procurement work before matters requiring Head of Procurement approval are escalated.
• Monitor service levels, turnaround times and procurement effectiveness.
• Act as the senior escalation point for operational procurement matters.
• Monitor procurement savings and value creation.
• Maintain sourcing pipeline and procurement management reporting.
• Monitor key procurement KPIs and performance indicators.
• Support spend analytics and identification of sourcing opportunities.
• Prepare procurement updates for management as required.

Job description

Generali Malaysia is seeking a Senior Head of Administration & Procurement to lead day-to-day procurement operations in Kuala Lumpur. You will drive strategic sourcing, supplier management, governance and contract coordination, partnering with Finance, Legal and IT to ensure compliant, value-driven procurement across the group.

You will oversee sourcing from requirements through award, manage vendor performance, and coordinate regional/group initiatives while providing leadership to the