Strategic Sourcing Leader

BSI Services Malaysia Sdn Bhd; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave

Health insurance

Pension plan

Job summary

BSI Services Malaysia Sdn Bhd is seeking a Sourcing Specialist to lead complex sourcing programmes and strategic procurement initiatives across BSI. You will work closely with Category Leads and senior stakeholders to shape sourcing approaches, challenge requirements and drive high-value negotiations that deliver commercial value, manage risk and support category objectives.

Alongside your own sourcing portfolio, you will act as a subject matter expert for sourcing processes and tools, coach

Qualifications

• Significant procurement and sourcing experience leading complex projects independently.
• Experience managing high-value or strategically important sourcing programmes with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong commercial negotiation skills and experience developing sourcing and negotiation strategies.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills to challenge requirements and assumptions.
• Experience using cost analysis, benchmarking and total cost approaches to support decisions.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex, high-value and strategic sourcing programmes from initial requirement through to supplier selection and contract award.
• Determine sourcing approaches, routes to market and evaluation methodologies for complex requirements.
• Develop sourcing strategies supporting category objectives and wider business priorities.
• Manage multi-stakeholder sourcing events and influence executives on commercial decisions.
• Challenge requirements and specifications to improve value and outcomes.
• Develop negotiation strategies and lead supplier negotiations and dispute resolution.
• Use benchmarking, total cost analysis and supplier optimisation to identify savings and value opportunities.
• Support Category Leads with strategy development and market intelligence.
• Coach and support sourcing colleagues and share best practice across the team.
• Embed ESG criteria into sourcing decisions and supplier evaluation.

Skills

Procurement experience

Sourcing leadership

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Total cost analysis

Independent work

Job description

BSI Services Malaysia Sdn Bhd is seeking a Sourcing Specialist to lead complex sourcing programmes and strategic procurement initiatives across BSI. You will work closely with Category Leads and senior stakeholders to shape sourcing approaches, challenge requirements and drive high-value negotiations that deliver commercial value, manage risk and support category objectives.

Alongside your own sourcing portfolio, you will act as a subject matter expert for sourcing processes and tools, coach