Senior Manager / Manager (Procurement)

Public Service Division; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Public Service Division invites applications for a Senior Manager / Manager (Procurement) to support the Assistant Director (Procurement) in managing CDA's procurement function. The role operates in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with multiple stakeholders and priorities.

You will execute frameworks, review requirements with divisions, conduct market research and lead end-to-end sourcing, tendering, evaluation and contract management to ensure transparency and value for money.

Qualifications

• Background related to procurement or supply chain management.
• Knowledge in government procurement will be an advantage.
• Drive and curiosity to learn and apply new skills, knowledge and new ways of working.
• Effective stakeholder management, communication and interpersonal skills to co-create solutions.
• Good team player.
• Independent and self-driven with the ability to multi-task in a dynamic and fast-paced environment and perform under pressure and tight timelines.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office tools and prior experience in Workday will be an added advantage

Responsibilities

• Execute CDA’s procurement and contract management frameworks, processes, approving authorities and templates.
• Work with CDA Divisions to understand requirements, review specifications and formulate procurement approaches.
• Conduct market research and engage industries to understand supplier landscape and market conditions.
• Conduct procurement processes of sourcing, tendering, evaluation and contract management in accordance with policies.
• Guide CDA Divisions in the contract management process.
• Innovate and add value to the procurement process.

Skills

Procurement knowledge

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Team player

Self-motivated

Workday experience

Tools

MS Office

Workday

Job description

What the role is

As Senior Manager / Manager (Procurement) of the Communicable Diseases Agency (CDA), you will support Assistant Director (Procurement) in the management of the procurement function.

You will be working in a fast-paced and highly volatile environment that will require you to manage multiple stakeholders and priorities concurrently.

What you will be working on

You will play a key role in the Procurement team in the CDA. Your key responsibilities include the following:

• Execute CDA’s procurement and contract management frameworks, processes, approving authorities and templates that dovetail with the Procurement Government Instruction Manuals as well as the Ministry of Finance’s (MOF) overall Whole of Government frameworks and processes.
• Work with CDA Divisions to understand their requirements, review specifications, formulate procurement approaches and strategies for the purchases.
• Work with CDA Divisions to conduct market research and engage industries to understand supplier landscape and market supply conditions.
• Conduct procurement processes of sourcing, tendering, evaluation and contract management in accordance with Government procurement policies and guidelines and adhere to the principles of ensuring transparency, fairness and value for money.
• Guide CDA Divisions in the contract management process.
• Innovate and add value to the procurement process.

Job Requirements

• Background related to procurement or supply chain management.
• Knowledge in government procurement will be an advantage.
• Possesses the drive and curiosity to learn and apply new skills, knowledge and new ways of working.
• Effective stakeholder management, communication and interpersonal skills to co-create solutions.
• Good team player.
• Independent and self-driven with the ability to multi-task in a dynamic and fast-paced environment and perform under pressure and tight timelines.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office tools and prior experience in Workday will be an added advantage