Senior Associate Procurement (3 year contract)

PERSOL SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading procurement firm in Singapore is looking for a procurement specialist to support their procurement transactions and provide expert advice on procurement policies. You will execute tendering and contracting functions, track performance metrics, and identify innovative opportunities for procurement excellence. Candidates should have at least 3 years of relevant experience, a degree in Accountancy or Business, strong communication skills, and familiarity with systems like SAP. This role offers a dynamic working environment with competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in procurement.
• Some experience in compliance and governance roles.
• Meticulous with good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with low-code tools such as Power App.

Responsibilities

• Support business stakeholders in procurement-to-payment process.
• Execute tendering and contracting functions.
• Track procurement service level performance.
• Implement innovative solutions for procurement excellence.

Skills

Procurement process understanding

Strong communication skills

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Degree in Accountancy, Business or equivalent

Tools

SAP

Power Automate

Sesami

Job description

You will be part of the procurement team supporting divisions on their procurement transactions, providing expert advice and ensuring proper application of procurement policies and processes.

• Supporting business stakeholders in the procurement-to-payment process.
• Execute the tendering and contracting functions such as preparing and publishing tender documents, onboarding vendors to the eProcurement system, preparing contract document, creating Purchase Orders, and following up on outstanding invoices.
• Track the performance of the procurement service level and present it to Management on a regular basis.
• Identify opportunities and implement innovative solutions to achieve procurement excellence.
• Improving or streamlining existing processes or automating the process using low-code tools such as Power Automate.

Requirements:

• Degree in Accountancy, Business or equivalent professional qualifications.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in procurement role, with some experience in compliance and governance role. Experience in supervisory role will be an advantage.
• Good understanding of the procurement function and some accounting knowledge will be an advantage.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively engage and influence business stakeholders.
• Meticulous with good analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Proficient in systems such as Sesami, SAP, electronic procurement system, etc.
• Able to excel in a dynamic environment.
• Experience in using low‑code tools such as Power Automate, Power App, and building of BI dashboards will be an advantage.

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