Deputy Chief Procurement Officer - Contract

National Environment Agency; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

National Environment Agency is seeking a senior procurement leader in Singapore to oversee cross-category procurement for Environment and Public Health. The role requires steering end-to-end operations, ensuring value-for-money, and upholding governance across policies and regulatory requirements.

You will lead teams, manage risks, and drive strategic sourcing initiatives. The ideal candidate has extensive government procurement experience, strong leadership, stakeholder management, and

Qualifications

• Requires strong leadership and governance experience in government procurement.
• Experience managing end-to-end procurement operations with high-value contracts.
• Proven ability to lead teams and drive performance in a procurement environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership across procurement categories within Environment and Public Health.
• Oversee end-to-end procurement operations and ensure governance in line with policies and frameworks.
• Drive category management, sourcing initiatives, and value-for-money outcomes.
• Partner with procuring divisions to optimise demand forecasting and long-term planning.
• Ensure proper procurement documentation, audit trails, and contract management governance.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Procurement governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Public Administration / Procurement / Supply Chain

Tools

GeBIZ

IM system

Job description

What the role is

You will provide leadership across NEA's procurement categories in Environment and Public Health, ensuring efficiency and value-driven outcomes in procurement operations whilst upholding strong governance standards in line with established policies and frameworks.

What the role is

You will provide leadership across NEA's procurement categories in Environment and Public Health, ensuring efficiency and value-driven outcomes in procurement operations whilst upholding strong governance standards in line with established policies and frameworks.

What you will be working on

You will support procurement functions in NEA by carrying out the following activities:

• Procurement Operations Leadership and Public Service Delivery
  • Oversee end-to-end procurement operations across categories.
  • Provide senior-level oversight to ensure procurement requirements are executed in a timely and high-quality manner in accordance with procurement policies, IM and regulatory requirements.
  • Provide operational leadership and guidance to procurement teams in managing procurement risks, complex procurement issues, and procurement strategies.

Category Management and Sourcing

• Drive procurement aggregation and sourcing initiatives to enhance operational efficiency and optimise value-for-money outcomes across procurement categories.
• Provide direction on cost optimisation and value creation through internal stakeholder/ supplier and market engagement, and sourcing levers.

Business Partnership

• Serve as a strategic procurement partner to procuring divisions in advising on procurement approaches and risks for complex and high-value procurement.
• Drive proactive upstream engagement with procuring divisions to optimise demand forecast and long-term planning.

Compliance Controls

• Ensure proper procurement documentation, audit trails, and operational controls to meet governance and compliance requirements.
• Oversee contract management practices and drive supplier relationship management to ensure proper contract management governance and operational continuity.

Continuous Improvement

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance procurement efficiency and service delivery.

What we are looking for

Requirements

• At least 12 years of experience in government procurement
• In-depth experience in managing end-to-end procurement operations, including complex and high-value procurement
• Proven ability to lead teams and drive operational performance in a procurement environment
• Strong knowledge on Instruction Manual (IM) - Procurement and GeBIZ system
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management, analytical, and communication skills

As part of the shortlisting process for this role, you may be required to complete a medical declaration and/or undergo further assessment.

Applicants will be updated on the status of their applications within 4 weeks of the closing date of this job posting.