Procurement Officer

BDO Unibank; Mandaluyong; On-site; PHP 420,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

BDO Unibank is seeking a Procurement Officer to lead sourcing, vendor management, and service implementation for outsourcing needs. You will coordinate negotiations, prepare RFPs, and ensure proposals meet requirements.

You will monitor awarded services, drive process improvements, and support business units with specifications. The role emphasizes diligence, documentation, and adherence to SLAs, with opportunities to automate repetitive tasks.

Qualifications

• Graduate of any four-year course.
• Procurement-related function / Outsourcing Services experience.
• Problem-solving and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Sourcing vendors/service providers to render outsourcing services for the bank.
• Negotiates for the best price without sacrificing the quality of service.
• Continuous sourcing of vendors for future requirements of the Bank.
• Prepares Requests for Proposal (RFPs) based on the Business Unit's Service Level Requirements and sends them to prospective service providers.
• Reviews proposals received from service providers and tabulates them based on selection criteria.
• Prepares necessary documents for approvals (Purchase Approval Form / Request for Approval on Commercial Terms).
• Issues notification memos to winning and non-winning bidders, suppliers, or service providers.
• Monitors awarded services to ensure alignment with Service Level Requirements.
• Ensures procurement activities align with the organization's overall strategy and goals.
• Explores better and more reliable service providers who can provide products and services for the Bank.
• Conducts research on the latest market developments that may be utilized by the Bank.
• Explores possible automation of existing processes that would be beneficial for the Bank.
• Assists Business Units with specifications of requested services.
• Suggests ideas and guides Business Units on project requirements and details.
• Ensures services are properly implemented by the chosen provider.
• Prepares reports as needed.
• Performs ad hoc responsibilities that may be assigned from time to time.

Skills

Problem-solving and decision-making

Organizational skills

Education

Graduate of any four-year course

Job description

We are looking for a Procurement Officer who will be primarily responsible for:

• Sourcing vendors/service providers to render outsourcing services for the bank
• Service implementation
• Monitoring and process improvement/development

The Responsibilities we will trust you with:

A. Operational Functions

1. Negotiations / Sourcing

• Negotiates for the best price without sacrificing the quality of service.
• Continuous sourcing of vendors for future requirements of the Bank.

2. Document Processing

• Receives and evaluates requests, business requirements, and business cases, and checks for completeness and correctness of details.
• Prepares Requests for Proposal (RFPs) based on the Business Unit's Service Level Requirements and sends them to prospective service providers.
• Reviews proposals received from service providers and tabulates them based on selection criteria.
• Prepares necessary documents for approvals (Purchase Approval Form / Request for Approval on Commercial Terms).
• Issues notification memos to winning and non-winning bidders, suppliers, or service providers.

3. Service Implementation

• Monitors awarded services to ensure alignment with Service Level Requirements.
• Ensures procurement activities align with the organization's overall strategy and goals.

4. Process Improvement / Development

• Explores better and more reliable service providers who can provide products and services for the Bank.
• Conducts research on the latest market developments that may be utilized by the Bank.
• Explores possible automation of existing processes that would be beneficial for the Bank.

B. Customer Service

• Assists Business Units with specifications of requested services.
• Suggests ideas and guides Business Units on project requirements and details.
• Ensures services are properly implemented by the chosen provider.

C. Administrative Functions

• Prepares reports as needed.
• Performs ad hoc responsibilities that may be assigned from time to time.

The Qualifications you should have:

Education

• Graduate of any four-year course.

Work Experience

• Procurement-related function / Outsourcing Services.

Skills

• Problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Organizational skills

Candidate must be willing to be assigned in Makati/Ortigas.