Senior Director, Strategic Procurement & Governance

NEA National Environment Agency; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

NEA National Environment Agency is seeking a senior procurement leader to oversee end-to-end operations across categories, ensuring governance, compliance, and value-for-money in a complex government environment.

The role requires extensive experience with IM and GeBIZ, plus strong leadership and stakeholder management to drive risk management and continuous improvement across procurement functions in Singapore.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.
• Serve as a strategic procurement partner to procuring divisions advising on procurement approaches and risks for complex and high-value procurement.
• Drive upstream engagement with procuring divisions to optimise demand forecast and long-term planning.
• 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 governance and operational continuity.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance procurement efficiency and service delivery.

Skills

Procurement leadership

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Tools

GeBIZ system

Instruction Manual (IM) - Procurement

Job description

NEA National Environment Agency is seeking a senior procurement leader to oversee end-to-end operations across categories, ensuring governance, compliance, and value-for-money in a complex government environment.

The role requires extensive experience with IM and GeBIZ, plus strong leadership and stakeholder management to drive risk management and continuous improvement across procurement functions in Singapore.