Procurement Practice Associate Manager

Job Description:

POSITION TITLE: Procurement Practice Associate Manager

WORK SETUP: Hybrid

Responsibilities:

Sourcing Management:

• Along with Regional Travel & Mobility Category Lead, identify sourcing projects in line with the global/regional category strategies
• Create and maintain a local sourcing pipeline through spend analysis and regular stakeholder meetings
• Facilitate the roll-out of global/regional/local sourcing initiatives in ANZ and SEA Incl. PH
• Collaborate with local business stakeholders to understand local business requirements
• Actively participate in category community calls and foster team spirit at the local level
• Leverage the standard Sourcing methodology to achieve significant value in sourcing, negotiation, and contracting
• Provide support in upfront market research and supplier identification for all sourcing projects
• Draw up technical specifications for local sourcing projects based on stakeholders' requirements
• Design and develop relevant RFx documents for projects in line with global/regional strategies, when applicable, by utilizing e-sourcing and e-auctions tools
• Perform supplier selection for local projects and negotiate commercial proposals with suppliers, as determined by the category management team for global and regional projects
• Prepare a recommendation report for stakeholders as a decision tool to help them select supplier(s)
• Award supplier(s)

Contract management:

• Negotiate and deploy suppliers' contracts, including best practices metrics and SLA, in collaboration with the Legal department
• Ensure implementation of Local Country Addendum of global/regional agreements
• Ensure compliance with local legislation and the company's internal policies
• Manage suppliers' contract signature by both parties
• Store suppliers' signed contracts in the contracts repository and archiving tools

Buying process:

• Promote usage of negotiated contracts and monitor adoption rate to it
• Maintain preferred suppliers list

Stakeholders Management:

• Identify key Travel & Mobility stakeholders for ANZ and SEA incl PH and other APAC geographical units if applicable
• Manage internal stakeholders' feedback on suppliers' performance
• Proactively organize sessions with internal customers to identify value adding opportunities
• Liaise with multiple departments (Category, Procurement, Legal, Operations) to ensure communication paths remain open
• Provide an escalation point for sourcing challenges

Supplier Management:

• Promote greater use of Global or Regional Strategic Providers
• Manage local supplier relationships in line with Global Category and 360 Value Management strategy Deploy & adhere to the Global Procurement process
• When applicable, support the development of global end-to-end procurement process, templates, and tools
• Ensure the highest level of compliance with local legislations, regulations, and the company's policies with the support of the Procurement Plus Risk team
• Review KPIs related to the categories (PSL usage, Contract Compliance, SynOps health, saving targets)

OTHERS:

Project Shift Schedule: Morning Shift

Project Rest Day: Weekends

Project/Team Location: Mandaluyong Robinsons Cybergate Tower 2

SKILL AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• At least 7 to 8 years of experience in Travel and Mobilization
• Procurement experience is an advantage
• International experience is an advantage as resources will support SEA and ANZ
• Strong analytical, presentation, communication (written and oral), interpersonal, negotiation, and influencing skills
• Strong relationship management skills and a proactive customer-focused approach
• Forward and solution-minded, team player with a high degree of self-management
• Ability to manage multiple projects, adopt a flexible approach, and prioritize tasks appropriately
• Comfortable navigating in a multicultural and broad environment and with all levels of the organization

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Life insurance
• Paid training
• Pay raise

Experience:

• Travel and Mobilization: 7 years (Required)

Work Location: In person