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Career Category Procurement Job Description

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.

• 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

• 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)

• 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

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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