Assistant Procurement Manager (Food / Operating Supplies)

Marina Bay Sands Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent hospitality organization in Singapore is seeking a seasoned procurement professional with at least 5 years of relevant experience to enhance sourcing strategies and supplier relationships. This role requires outstanding project management and negotiation skills, excellent communication capabilities, and a strong focus on delivering results. The ideal candidate should possess a bachelor's degree and be proficient in SAP Ariba and Microsoft Office Suite. The position offers opportunities for career advancement and contributions to long-term strategic initiatives.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in procurement functions.
• Strong project management skills to handle multiple projects.
• Excellent communication skills for managing stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Conduct procurement activities under team direction.
• Develop category strategies and comprehensive sourcing.
• Engage with suppliers for business reviews and operational improvements.

Skills

Project management

Analytical thinking

Negotiation skills

Attention to detail

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

SAP Ariba

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Job Responsibilities

• Conduct procurement activities under the direction of the immediate team lead.
• Maintains and adheres to the company’s purchasing policy, procedures and ensures that all such purchases always meet all regulatory requirements.
• Develop, review and/or propose new/better and/or improved administrative process/procedures to drive constant improvements on an on-going basis.
• Develop comprehensive commodity/category strategies that document end to end sourcing approaches, solution development, supplier selection, cost performance/gaps, quality performance/gaps, logistics solutions with clear roadmaps/technical evaluation and knowhow on an annual basis.
• Excel in supplier negotiations using multiple approaches to get the best value/deal out of each & every deal via various methods such as market tests, long term agreements, cost modeling, predictive analytics.
• Perform comprehensive & in-depth evaluations to ensure best-in-class pricing is achieved with emphasis on total cost of ownership / returns on investments back to the company in every deal/purchase.
• Ability to summarize sourcing recommendations and ability to convince stakeholders/end users to the recommended sourcing decisions/recommendations in simple, clear, concise and to the point.
• Engage & conduct ongoing annual business reviews with key suppliers & internal stakeholders on an ongoing basis with a structured & detailed roadmap in the view of improving operations, cost efficiencies, meeting and/or exceeding all contractual set service levels/agreement.
• Facilitates purchase orders & follow up with suppliers on prompt shipments/delivery; so that stated appropriate service levels are always maintained both internally and externally.
• Ability to interface independently with stakeholders/user departments; represent as the procurement team’s specialist who provides sound advice & recommendation to all user departments; for them to make the right decisions at the right time for their respective operations.
• Demonstrate excellent customer service, integrity, respect, trust, sincerity, commitment to innovation, constant changes, ambiguity, and time management skills throughout.
• Perform any other tasks, duties and/or projects as assigned.

Job Requirements

• Education & Certification: Minimum a Bachelor’s degree in a related field or relevant working experience/discipline.
• Experience: Minimum 5 years of relevant working experience in procuring functions for key categories including but not limited to Food / Operating Supplies categories.
• Strong project management skills with ability to manage, always multitask and complete multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong attention to details, accuracy, and quality work, strategic minded, with good analytical & critical thinking skills.
• Resourceful individual, well organized, results/time orientated, good influencing, excellent prioritization skills and magnificent negotiation skills.
• Excellent business acumen & experience, with ability to build rapport/support at all levels both internally and externally.
• Excellent communications skills with ability to communicate effectively & clearly to manage key stakeholders/end users, resolve issues both internally & externally, provide sound & practical advice and always seek practical & achievable solution in a positive/upbeat manner.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with strong focused on attention to end-user needs & requirements to deal effectively with all business users of all levels both internally and externally.
• Maintains a professional, neat and well-groomed appearance always.
• Existing working knowledge of SAP Ariba, Docusign, Service-Now platform and Microsoft Office Suite of Products will be a plus.
• Ability to manage/balance short term daily tactical roles versus long term strategic long-term initiatives/plans.
• Ability to perform complex detailed analysis of assigned areas, develop long term category plans both at the local & global level, streamline & improve operational procedures / process, perform continuous improvement on an on-going basis & ability to present & update senior management.
• In-depth working knowledge of financial management, cost management, PR/PO process, RFP/RFI/RFQ procedures, contract management, contact negotiations and achieving annual set cost savings targets.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, often busy, at times stressful environment with tight timelines, ambiguous, in a heavily regulated and compliance driven controlled environment.