Procurement Officer | 12-Month Contract

Argyll Scott; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangement

Job summary

Argyll Scott is helping a leading life insurer in Singapore recruit a Procurement Officer on a 12-month contract. The role is hands-on, covering end-to-end procurement from sourcing to payment, with responsibility to implement new processes and controls.

You will work in a hybrid setup, liaising with Finance and business teams to ensure compliance and timely payments, while managing supplier data and contract renewals.

Qualifications

• 3–6 years experience in procurement, sourcing, contract or supplier management.
• Hands-on in source-to-contract and procure-to-pay processes.
• Experience with POs, invoices, and procurement compliance.
• Good stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Organised and able to handle multiple deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Support sourcing activities from requirements to supplier selection and award.
• Convert approved requests into requisitions and POs on time.
• Verify POs and payment requests against contracts, budgets, and approvals.
• Collaborate with Finance to resolve PO, goods receipt, invoice, and payment issues.
• Monitor spend against contracts, POs, and budgets; flag variances.
• Maintain supplier records, contracts, and renewal dates.
• Assist in contract changes, renewals, and governance compliance.
• Help implement new procurement processes and controls.

Skills

Stakeholder mgmt

Communication

Organised

Deadline management

Procurement

Sourcing

Procure-to-pay

Education

CIPS or similar

Tools

Coupa

SAP Ariba

Job description

Our client, a leading life insurer in Singapore, is building out its procurement function and is looking for a Procurement Officer to join the team on a 12-month contract. This is a hands‑on role where you will help set up and run the end-to-end procurement process, from sourcing suppliers through to getting them paid.

What you will do

• Support sourcing activities, from understanding requirements through to supplier selection and contract award
• Turn approved requests into purchase requisitions and purchase orders on time
• Check that purchase orders and payment requests match approved suppliers, contracts, budgets and approval limits
• Work with Finance and business teams to resolve PO, goods receipt, invoice and payment issues
• Monitor spend against contracts, POs and budgets, and flag variances or control gaps
• Keep supplier records, contract details and renewal dates up to date
• Support contract changes, renewals and terminations in line with governance
• Help put new procurement processes and controls in place, and guide the business on how to use them

What you will need

• 3 to 6 years of experience in procurement, sourcing, contract management or supplier management
• Hands‑on experience with source‑to‑contract and procure‑to‑pay processes
• Experience with purchase requisitions, purchase orders, invoice reconciliation and procurement compliance
• Good stakeholder management and communication skills
• Organised and able to manage several activities and deadlines at once
• Experience with Coupa, SAP Ariba or similar platforms is a plus
• Financial services background preferred
• CIPS or a similar qualification is an advantage

Why apply

• Help shape a new procurement function from the start
• Wide exposure across the business, Finance and suppliers
• Hybrid working arrangement