Assistant Vice President, IT Procurement Specialist, APAC

New Jersey Department of Children and Families; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent organization is seeking an IT Category Procurement lead to enhance sourcing strategies and execute procurement responsibilities. This role requires collaboration with various teams to drive cost-saving initiatives and efficiency in the procurement of technology-related goods and services. Candidates should have a strong background in procurement and relevant educational credentials, ideally with an MBA in supply chain management.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years' experience in procurement, contract management, or vendor management roles in IT.
• Professional certifications in Sourcing/Procurement/Supply Chain are advantageous.
• Experience in strategic sourcing and supplier negotiation strategies.

Responsibilities

• Develop sourcing strategy documents for key spend areas.
• Conduct supplier financial reviews and maintain Purchase Agreements.
• Identify and execute cost saving initiatives in IT Procurement.

Skills

Negotiation

Analytical skills

Communication

Sourcing Strategy

Vendor Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, business administration, or accounting

MBA degree in supply chain management

Tools

Analytical software

Job description

Job Overview:

Reporting directly to the Head of Enterprise Technology Procurement, As IT Category Procurement lead, you will be working closely with Global category head and Head of Enterprise Technology Procurement by contributing to the end of end Category management and strategy development, including sourcing execution, contract negotiation, as well as supplier management processes. Your role is pivotal in identifying and realizing cost saving initiatives that deliver real business value in the category across all organization's business units.

Job Responsibilities:

• Shape and ensuring all Sourcing Strategy documents are developed for key spend areas to provide a planned, market driven approach to sourcing
• Provide guidance to sourcing activities through the utilization of applicable corporate policies.
• Conduct supplier financial review. Initiate and maintain Purchase Agreements and supplier business reviews.
• Identify, lead, and execute cost saving initiatives that deliver value in the IT Procurement of goods and services for
• Ensure deep understanding of business needs to support market analysis, and cost benchmarking by spend category.
• Stay abreast of commodity prices that are significant drivers in the cost of products and the impact that commodity cost changes have on unit cost.
• Work with Global & Regional Category leads to formulate negotiation plans
• Establish a long -term category plan to drive value across the enterprise for the assigned spend area.
• Develop and prepare periodic reports on all IT Procurement activities.
• This role is essential to the efficiency and success of our organization.

Job Requirements

• Minimum of five years' experience in procurement, contract management, or vendor management roles in the IT area.
• Experience in business management and strategic sourcing.
• Experience in formulating supplier negotiation strategies to address commercial and contractual aspects, including boilerplates and KPIs/SLAs.
• Experience in ADM
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, business administration, or accounting
• Professional certifications in the field of Sourcing/Procurement/Supply Chain(e.g CIPS,CPPM, CPM) are advantages.
• An MBA degree in supply chain management will be advantageous.
• Proficiency in technology procurement and analytical software.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication(written , verbal) skills.
• Performance-driven balanced with proven success of working effectively in a cross-functional team in an international environment.