Senior Strategic Sourcing Associate - Mandarin Proficiency Required (Contract)

Amgen Inc. (IR); Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Amgen Inc. is seeking a Senior Strategic Sourcing Associate to support JAPAC Global Strategic Sourcing Leads in developing and executing competitive sourcing events, negotiating local contracts, and updating procurement systems.

This is a 1-year contract with hybrid work arrangement, offering exposure to multiple spend categories within indirect procurement. You will collaborate with affiliate Strategic Sourcing Leads and diverse stakeholders, manage RFX processes, negotiate proposals, and

Qualifications

• Degree and +2 years sourcing experience.
• Understanding of sourcing processes and contracting across indirect spend categories.
• Ability to coordinate with multiple stakeholders and manage projects.

Responsibilities

• Deliver value to customers by sourcing effective suppliers and solutions.
• Lead or support RFX processes and supplier negotiations.
• Collaborate with JAPAC stakeholders to understand demand for critical projects.
• Manage procurement processes to ensure compliance and value delivery.
• Support contract management and escalation of non-compliant requisitions.

Skills

Sourcing

Supplier negotiation

Contract management

MS Office

English

Mandarin

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Scout

Ariba

SAP

Job description

Career Category Procurement Job Description Senior Strategic Sourcing Associate Live

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.

What you will do

Main Responsibilities:

• Delivering Value for Customers: 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)

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

In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards Plans that are aligned with local industry standards.

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. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation.

Amgen is committed to unlocking the potential of biology for patients suffering from serious illnesses by discovering, developing, manufacturing and delivering innovative human therapeutics. This approach begins by using tools like advanced human genetics to unravel the complexities of disease and understand the fundamentals of human biology. Amgen focuses on areas of high unmet medical need and leverages its biologics manufacturing expertise to strive for solutions that improve health outcomes and dramatically improve people's lives. A biotechnology pioneer since 1980, Amgen has grown to be one of the world's leading independent biotechnology companies, has reached millions of patients around the world and is developing a pipeline of medicines with breakaway potential. For more information, visit www.amgen.com and follow us on www.twitter.com/amgen