Information Technology Procurement Manager

DFI Technology (Philippines); Mandaluyong; On-site; PHP 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

DFI Retail Group is seeking an IT Procurement Manager to lead strategic procurement across IT categories, coordinating with regional stakeholders and driving value through well‑defined sourcing strategies.

You will manage RFI/RFx processes, contract negotiations, spend analysis, and governance while ensuring compliance with IT security and regulatory requirements. Strong English communication and data analysis skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Purchasing and Supply/Business or related discipline.
• 5–10 years IT procurement experience.
• Excellent English, strong communication and negotiation skills.
• Proficiency in Cantonese and Mandarin preferred but not required.
• Experience in retail and multi-market environments is a plus.
• Ability to work independently in a small team and manage multiple projects.
• Strong data capture and analysis skills; able to generate options.
• Proficient in Excel and data manipulation.

Responsibilities

• Manage IT procurement projects with stakeholders across regions and DF Countries.
• Create and implement procurement strategies.
• Review scope, specifications, service levels, and KPI requirements.
• Create sourcing documentation (RFI, RFx, E‑Auction) using the procurement system.
• Lead evaluation, clarification and contract negotiation processes.
• Complete the DocuSign contract approval process.
• Analyze spend data to identify savings opportunities and non‑compliance.
• Ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, IT security and cyber requirements.
• Complete internal procurement governance and spend approvals.
• Create and actively manage IT category plans.
• Maintain integrity of infrastructure, security, data engineering, and analytics categories.

Skills

English communication

Negotiation

Data analysis

Excel skills

Cantonese

Mandarin

Proactive

Education

Purchasing & Supply/Business degree

Tools

DocuSign

e-Sourcing tool

Procurement system

Dairy Farm procurement system

Job description

Is this your next challenge in IT Procurement?

We are seeking a skilled and experienced IT Procurement Manager with strong background in strategic and category procurement. For this role, you will manage strategic procurement projects including:

• Conducting market research on procurement categories
• Developing and reviewing business cases
• Gathering and analyzing internal spend and supplier performance data
• Agreeing appropriate procurement strategies including negotiation strategies e.g. face to face / e‑Auctions
• Agreeing appropriate contract terms and commercial schedules for the procurement project
• Drafting and/or quality assuring tendering documentation
• Launching procurements via the e‑Sourcing tool, and agreeing evaluation approach and educating stakeholders on evaluation methodology

The challenge is to:

• Manage IT procurement projects and work with multiple stakeholders across Hong Kong, Singapore and if necessary, with other DF Countries supporting the IT procurement team
• Create and implement procurement strategies
• Work closely with stakeholders to review the scope and specifications, including service level agreements and key performance indicator requirements
• Create the sourcing documentation for RFI, RFx and E‑Auction via the Dairy Farm procurement system to achieve business objectives in terms of both quality and achieving best value for money
• Lead objective evaluation and clarification process
• Participate and/or lead in contract negotiation, analyzing the technical and commercial scores to achieve business targets within the current market conditions
• Complete the DocuSign contract approval process
• Analyze spend data to understand actual spend versus contractual commitments, non‑compliance and identify opportunities for improvements, different buying approaches and/or saving opportunities
• Ensure compliance with legal, regulatory and IT security and cyber requirements
• Complete the internal procurement governance including drafting spend approval and contract recommendation papers, completing the saving tracker, etc.
• Create and actively manage IT category plans
• Ensure integrity and ethics are sustained throughout the procurement process
• Maintain the integrity of infrastructure, security, data engineering, corporate technology, retail, SAP, data science and analytics categories

Do you have experience in?

• 5-10 years of IT procurement experience
• Good command in English and strong communication, influencing and negotiation skills
• Proficiency in Cantonese and Mandarin is preferred but not required
• Degree or equivalent in Purchasing and Supply/Business or related discipline
• Experience in retail and multi‑market industry is preferred but not required
• Experience working in a small team, able to follow end-to-end procurement process and work independently
• Strong data capture, analysis and option‑generating skills, able to provide solutions
• Pro‑active, self‑motivated, well‑organized, efficient and able to work under pressure
• Achievement‑ and goal‑oriented with good organization skills, able to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong computer literacy skills with excellent Excel spreadsheet knowledge

If you have the right skills and experience, this is an opportunity to build your career with Asia’s leading retailer.

DFI Retail Group is an equal opportunity employer and is responsible for ensuring that all personal information collected from each candidate presented to DFI Retail Group is used for recruitment purposes only and the personal data will be kept and handled confidentially. The data collection process is in accordance with all applicable laws and compliant with the Code of Practice on Human Resource Management.