Procurement Specialist

Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association; Selangor; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Selangor, Malaysia, is seeking a procurement professional to support category strategy implementation and project delivery. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of relevant experience, strong negotiation skills, and the ability to operate within large organizations. Proficiency in English is required, and knowledge of Mandarin is an asset.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of relevant working experience in procurement.
• Ability to operate effectively within an organization of significant scale and complexity.
• Experience in operations management and efficient delivery against targets.

Responsibilities

• Support the development of the Annual Category Plan.
• Implement the sourcing business plan to meet objectives.
• Facilitate contract management and execution.

Skills

Vendor Management

Negotiating

Root Cause Analysis

Customer Needs Analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in any related field

Job description

Job Description Summary

To support the implementation of Category Strategy and Annual Category Plan, deliver projects and initiatives, and execute Supplier Performance and Innovation with the day-to-day activities of Category management.

Location: Selangor, Malaysia

Job Description

Key responsibilities :

• Support the development of the Annual Category Plan and overall Category Plan.
• Implement the sourcing business plan within the area of responsibility, deploying actions to meet objectives.
• Support the calculation of Category targets and directly contribute to the delivery of defined cost savings targets where appropriate.
• Support the collection of supplier, market, Category, and internal business information at both the Category and sub-category levels.
• Assist the coordination of materials for supplier segmentation processes, as defined by the Novartis Supplier Performance and Innovation Framework and directed by the Global Category Lead.
• Support the tracking, documentation, and mitigation of risks and issues for the category.
• Facilitate contract management and execution
• Strong knowledge of procurement processes and concepts across multiple disciplines (e.g. category management, negotiation, contracts, systems and processes, project or information management).

Key performance indicators:

• Achieve or exceed defined cost savings and value capture targets (Financial).
• Measure the effectiveness and efficiency of service provision and internal stakeholder satisfaction. (Service Provision)

Essential Requirements

Work Experience:

• Minimum Bachelor's degree in any related field.
• At least 5 years of relevant working experience in procurement.
• Proven ability to operate effectively within an organization of significant scale and complexity
• Demonstrated experience in collaborating across boundaries (geographies and divisions)
• Experience in operations management and execution, ensuring efficiency and delivery against targets
• Comfortable acting as a representative of the organization in dealing with external partners
• Strong Negotiating Skills.
• Ability to conduct Root Cause Analysis and Problem-Solving.
• Proficiency in Vendor Management.
• Ability to conduct Internal and External Customer Needs Analysis.

Languages

• English.
• Proficiency in Mandarin is an asset

Skills Desired

Internal And External Customer Needs Analysis & Satisfaction Studies, Negotiating, Root Cause Analysis And Problem-Solving, Vendor Management