Senior Executive - Procurement & Contract (Category Management - IT & Digital)

Malaysia Airports; Sepang; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Malaysia Airports is seeking a Senior Executive in Procurement & Contract (Category Management - IT & Digital) to support the Manager in end-to-end procurement activities, pre- and post-contract administration, and tender processes. You will ensure alignment with organizational objectives, service levels, and governance policies.

The role focuses on strategic category development, supplier negotiations, and lifecycle risk management, providing guidance to Budget/Project Owners and shaping demand

Qualifications

• Experience in strategic procurement, category management, and tender processes.
• Ability to analyze spend, develop category strategies, and align with budgets.

Responsibilities

• Develop and update multi-year category strategies based on spend analysis and market assessments.
• Lead vendor outreach, negotiations and contract structuring to maximize value.
• Oversee tender/document preparation and approvals, including LOA issuance and governance compliance.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Negotiation

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

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Senior Executive - Procurement & Contract (Category Management - IT & Digital)

To assist the Manager in managing the overall execution of pre-contract and post-contract administration, tender management (including Quotations, Requests for Proposal, and Tenders), drafting tender evaluation reports and Board Procurement Committee approval papers. The role ensures that all procurement activities are aligned with organizational objectives, delivered within target Service Level Commitments (SLC) and executed in strict compliance with corporate governance standards and procurement policies.

ESSENTIAL POSITION FUNCTIONS

Strategic Category Development & Planning

• Develop, execute and continuously update multi-year category strategies based on detailed category baselining (spend analysis, business requirements, contract landscapes, and supply market assessments).
• Serve as a strategic procurement adviser to Budget/Project Owners, building an initiative pipeline and aligning procurement plans with 3–5 year OPEX and CAPEX planning horizons.
• Engage Budget/Project Owners early in project planning phases to aggregate multi-year requirements across Budget/Project Owners and shape demand prior to Purchase Requisition (PR) approvals.

End-to-End (E2E) Strategic Sourcing

• Design competitive sourcing mechanisms (e.g., broad specifications to encourage participation, Framework Agreements, panel call-offs, or marketplaces).
• Conduct targeted vendor outreach to quality suppliers, lead commercial discussions and negotiations, and structure contracts to maximize organizational value.
• Assist to complete sourcing processes, including tender document preparation, compliance checks, paper approvals and issuing Letters of Award (LOA).

Proactive Contract Lifecycle & Risk Management

• Oversee proactive lifecycle management, tracking expiration dates, initiating timely renegotiations and building performance incentives and price escalation clauses into contracts.
• Continuously evaluate supply market risks, reassess category opportunities and engage key suppliers on joint value-creation and continuous improvement initiatives.