Regional Capex Procurement Manager

Position based: Bukit Raja, Klang or Melaka

Job Purpose & Scope

To drive strategic sourcing, supplier relationships and delivering cost savings within the category to improve business competitiveness and efficiency without compromise SHE and quality.

Key Result Areas

• Ensure all procurement activities are transparent and comply to Group policy and Statutory requirements

• Quality, health & safety, service, continuous improvement, equality & diversity, and policies

• Establish and execute category strategy, and monitor stakeholder adherence towards the set plan

• Contracts and vendor’s management to maximize and preserve.

• Effective relationship management with all key stakeholders (include customers internal/external)

Key Responsibilities & Job Content

• Develop and execute category strategy for CAPEX aligned with company objectives and in collaboration with internal stakeholders

• Proactively develop and manage a competitive supplier pool to reduce costs, to drive continuous improvement and mitigate risks

• Build and maintain strong relationships with most senior supplier representatives (owners, CEOs), becoming a trusted business partner

• Working closely with key stakeholders to understand their requirements within the responsible categories

• Strategize, review and recommend actions with clear supportive analysis on implications evaluation and decision process.

• Contract and risk management to secure supply and minimize business exposure

• Ensuring minimal (ZERO) supply disruption for CAPEX project in relation to responsible categories

Professional Skills & Personal Competencies

• Bachelor degree or higher (Materials or Engineering)

• Strong English and Mandarin proficiency

• 5 years’ experience in procurement role managing Capex categories

• Contract and Bidding Management

• Supplier Management

• Strategic negotiation

Competency - Essential

• Profession with good overview and results orientated

• Strong in planning, organizing and execution

• Strategic negotiator to optimize interests / benefits

• Strong in analytical skills with sharp focus on priority and key actions

• Accountable risk taker and challenge status quo constructively

• Good & clarity presentation and communication skills to all levels

• Alert and sensitive to environments including but not limited to commodities, politics, economics, markets and other influential factors

• Good understanding in technical need and design requirements

• Able to work independently

• Good professional and transparent industrial relationship

• Professional with high value in work ethic

Competency - Desirable

• Commercial and international trade

• International sourcing experience