Senior Manager, IT Procurement, IT

Key Areas of Responsibilities

• Assist the Head of IT Procurement to drive and implement strategic procurement initiatives and category management that delivers optimum value for the Group IT procurement spend;
• Facilitate the company approval processes for IT procurement projects and ensure all procurement activities are adhered to company procurement policy;
• Run the sourcing project review meetings with management stakeholders to drive vendor decisions and best procurement results;
• Develop sourcing strategies with respective IT/Business stakeholders to select the desired vendors at optimum price whilst delivering excellent performance for the company;
• Manage end-to-end RFX process with respective IT/Business stakeholders for assigned IT sourcing projects;
• Collaborate with IT project managers and internal stakeholders to go through internal approval process, ensure all required documentations are properly in place and steps are followed;
• Lead contract negotiations with vendors until mutual agreement is reached. Ensure all business, technical, commercial and legal requirements are captured in the final contract;
• Develop relationship with key IT/Business stakeholders to understand business needs/challenges and how the engagement of external vendor will help to support business requirements and/or resolve issues;
• Regular reporting of all types procurement analytics and vendor spends analysis to senior management;
• Identify cost savings and process optimization opportunities throughout the procurement cycle to continuously drive efficiency for the company;
• Develop and maintain vendor (including potential vendor) relationships to ensure the company has a broad access to supply chain market in order to support the growth of the company;
• Manage vendor onboarding due diligence process and vendor ongoing reassessments;
• Collaborate with Finance Department and HQ IT to continuously enhance internal procurement processes and procedures and to ensure alignment to HQ policies;
• Continuous user training and communication of procurement policy and processes to Group IT users worldwide to ensure policy compliance and to facilitate approval process

Requirements

• University degree in Procurement or IT or Computer Science, preferably qualifier in CIPS
• 10+ years of working experience in technology procurement and vendor management in FSI, insurance or related sectors;
• Candidates who have less experience could be considered as Manager
• Proven hands on experience in running end-to-end large scale RFP projects and associated internal/external stakeholders management;
• Proven hands on experience and market intelligence in various IT category management - hardware, software, telecom, and professional services;
• Ability to gain trust and credibility of internal/external stakeholders and manage their differences in views and priorities;
• Proficiency in procurement policy & best practices, and knowledge of procurement software tool;
• Good understanding of financial regulatory requirements, basic contract law, and basic accounting principles;
• Proficient in Microsoft Office & Excel skills;
• Excellent team player, process-oriented, attentive to details, and the ability to multitask in a high pressure environment;
• Excellent organizational, project management, and communication skills
• Fluency in both English and Mandarin