Senior Strategic Sourcing Associate (Contract)

Amgen; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading biopharmaceutical company is seeking a Senior Strategic Sourcing Associate in Kuala Lumpur. This role supports competitive sourcing events and local contract negotiations. The ideal candidate will have at least 2 years of sourcing experience, a strong understanding of sourcing processes, and be fluent in both business English and Mandarin. This position offers a hybrid work arrangement and an opportunity to engage with diverse stakeholders across various projects.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Comprehensive Total Rewards Plans

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years sourcing experience
• Understanding of supplier negotiations and contracting
• Ability to develop practical solutions
• Fluent in business English and Mandarin

Responsibilities

• Support JAPAC Global Strategic Sourcing Leads in sourcing events
• Identify opportunities through negotiation or competitive bidding
• Manage Request for Proposal and Quotation processes

Skills

Sourcing processes understanding

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Experience using e-procurement tools

Analytical skills

MS Office Suite proficiency

Education

Degree

Tools

Scout

Ariba

SAP

Job description

Career Category Procurement Job Description

Senior Strategic Sourcing Associate

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What you will do

Reporting to a Senior Country Sourcing Manager, the key for this role is to support the JAPAC Global Strategic Sourcing Leads in developing, managing and executing our competitive sourcing events/ processes, negotiating and implementing local contracts/ agreements’ and updating Amgen’s Procurement systems of records. This role will give the successful applicant the opportunity to work closely with all the affiliates’ Strategic Sourcing Leads and diverse stakeholders from different business functions, across many spend categories in the indirect procurement space. This is a 1-year contract with hybrid work arrangement.

Main Responsibilities

• Understand business requirements and interpret internal stakeholders’ objectives to source effective suppliers and solutions
• Identify and record value opportunities through negotiation or competitive bidding (RFX) scenarios
• Partner with Country Sourcing Manager (CSM) & business colleagues across JAPAC countries to understand demand of critical projects or statements of work for negotiation

Executing sourcing strategies for the set thresholds across the different countries

• Deliver and implement sourcing tactics and productivity projects to meet business requirements of business partners purchasing services across Commercial & General indirect spend categories
• Manage Request for Proposal and Quotation processes (eRFX) to deliver productivity and value – ensuring quality and compliance at all times
• Consistently document and guide sourcing execution and productivity delivery in designated tools and Amgen’s system of records
• Assisting CSMs to develop supplier analysis and market intelligence to support sourcing tactics
• Negotiate proposals and statements of work
• Ensure Amgen’s procurement policies are followed, ensuring that compliance metrics are met or exceeded, supported through supplier contracts and statements of work:
• Inform stakeholders on Amgen’s sourcing policies and procedures, providing support and corrective actions where required
• Approval of purchase requisitions (where required) and escalation of any non-compliant requisitions to the appropriate CSM
• Partnering with the business customers and legal on ongoing contract management (Managing new, existing & expiring contracts)

Win What we expect of you Qualifications

• Degree and +2 years sourcing experience
• Has good understanding of sourcing processes (tenders/competitive biddings, supplier negotiations and contracting), across multiple indirect spend categories.
• Experienced in basic project managements and able to propose / develop practical solutions.
• Ability to help shape customer’s expectations and understands business goals.
• Good communication skills (presentation, virtual team interactions, etc) to develop relationships and build trust
• Possess good problem-solving skills, high learning agility and curiosity
• Able to work with minimal direction, ensuring quality of tasks / service provided by self and others
• Experience using e-procurement tools in the likes of Scout/Ariba/ SAP
• Ability to develop, apply and adapt analytical skills to evaluate and interpret information from various sources to form opinions and proposals
• Highly proficient with MS Office Suite, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word
• Fluent business English and Mandarin - written and oral

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being. In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards Plans that are aligned with local industry standards.

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Equal Opportunity Statement

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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