Head, Sourcing

Sime Darby; Selangor; On-site; MYR 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Malaysia is seeking a proficient Sourcing Manager to oversee the supply portfolio and implement effective sourcing strategies. The ideal candidate will possess strong negotiation skills and a firm understanding of vendor management. Responsibilities include analyzing procurement costs, fostering supplier relationships, and optimizing sourcing procedures. This role offers an opportunity to significantly impact company efficiency and transparency in spending.

Qualifications

• Proven work experience as a Sourcing Manager.
• Familiarity with sourcing and vendor management.
• Understanding of market dynamics and business judgement.

Responsibilities

• Manage the company’s supply portfolio ensuring transparency of spending.
• Generate and implement efficient sourcing and category management strategies.
• Analyze costs of procurement and suggest methods to decrease expenditure.

Skills

Negotiation

Vendor management

Project management

Analytical skills

Leadership

Education

Bachelor Degree in supply chain management, logistics or business administration

Tools

Sourcing software

Job description

Manage the company’s supply portfolio ensuring transparency of spending

Generate and implement efficient sourcing and category management strategies

Analyze and calculate costs of procurement and suggest methods to decrease expenditure

Invent negotiation strategies and secure profitable deals

Optimize sourcing procedures to attain maximum efficiency

Cooperate with stakeholders to guarantee agreement on terms and processes

Research and anticipate shifts in the negotiating power of suppliers

Perform cost and scenario analysis, and benchmarking

Estimate risks and apply risk minimizing techniques

Discover and partner with trustworthy vendors and suppliers

Determine quantity and timing of deliveries

Education / Professional Qualification

Bachelor Degree in supply chain management, logistics or business administration

Professional Experience

• Proven work experience as a Sourcing Manager
• Familiarity with sourcing and vendor management and relevant software
• Understanding of market dynamics and sound business judgement
• Strong project management and leadership skills
• Ability to negotiate and sustain networking relationships
• Comfortable with figures and in collecting, analyzing and interpreting data
• Solid judgement with ability to make good decisions