Strategic Procurement & Contracts Specialist

Sunlife Solar; Taguig; On-site; PHP 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Sun Life Financial Philippines is seeking a procurement professional to lead end-to-end acquisition of goods and services, focusing on negotiation, contract management, SRM, and strategic sourcing to achieve cost efficiencies.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in procurement, a business/engineering/supply chain degree, and professional certification is a plus; construction/facilities procurement experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of procurement experience
• University degree in business, engineering or supply chain
• Professional certification is a plus
• Preferably has done construction and facilities management-related procurement

Responsibilities

• Conducts spend analysis on the category assigned and develops strategies that will provide most benefits to the organization.
• Understands business requirements and enjoins internal clients in better spend planning and forecasting. Collaborates with internal and external business partners in the development of specifications and performs value engineering.
• Conducts canvassing / biddings and develops terms and conditions based on the specifications and level of service. Conducts negotiations based on established information such as previous pricing and market trends.
• Evaluates and analyzes competitive bids using a defined criteria and in consideration of total cost of ownership. Provides sound recommendations on vendor selection.
• Conducts analysis of markets, including top suppliers per industry, pricing structures per commodity and latest technologies affecting supply of goods and services. Provides regular reports on the impact of these drivers to business activities.
• Performs strategic sourcing and accreditation to determine best sources of supply and to determine capabilities of external partners / vendors.
• Develops long-term relationship with vendors thru effective contract management and periodic performance evaluation.
• Generates and monitors savings and initiate cost efficiency projects thru item standardization and business process re-engineering. Implements and monitors projects and ensures delivery of the committed value proposition.

Skills

Supplier Relationship Management

Contract Management

Project Management

Demand Management

Forecasting

Risk Management

CRM

Communication Skills

Negotiation

Influencing

Analytical Thinking

Education

University degree in business/engineering/supply chain

Professional certification

Job description

Sun Life Financial Philippines is seeking a procurement professional to lead end-to-end acquisition of goods and services, focusing on negotiation, contract management, SRM, and strategic sourcing to achieve cost efficiencies.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in procurement, a business/engineering/supply chain degree, and professional certification is a plus; construction/facilities procurement experience is preferred.