Assistant Manager, Group Procurement

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This role will report to the Manager Group Procurement & Administration and mainly to support in end-to-end strategic sourcing, procurement and vendor management to maximize for money bank-wide spending by way of:
Product and Market Research:

- Analyze industry and emerging market trends supply base issues to minimize procurement risk, protect continuity of supply, and optimize emerging opportunities.
- Conduct product and market research to ascertain better quality, price, value, fulfillment etc & evaluate vendors’ core competencies and competitive market positioning.

Strategic Sourcing and Procurement:

- Implement and conduct effective sourcing and procurement strategies including competitive bids, RFPs, tenders, request for quotation/proposals and creative negotiations.
- Check and approve Purchase Order on daily basis & ensure seamless availability of products and services to support internal stakeholders’ requests and the Bank’s strategic objectives.
- Carry out forward planning of procurement activity including reviewing tender event schedules, empaneling vendors, reference checking etc.

Vendor and Stakeholder Management:

- Develop effective long-term relationships with key stakeholders and external vendors to ensure the strategic and operational needs of the Bank are supported.
- Facilitate vendor evaluations and assessments to minimize procurement risk
- Leveraging on supplier relationships to ensure the negotiation obtaining an optimal acquisition based on quality, price and fulfillment turnaround.

Analysis and Business Initiatives:

- Provide support in implementing strategic initiatives such as business transformation, environmental / social / governance sustainability and cost management initiatives related to of sourcing & procurement
- Produce regular ad-hoc in-depth analysis and review reports on vendor performance, total spend and potential savings to identify improvement initiatives.

Organizational:

- Responsible for the bank's procurement of CAPEX, OPEX, projects and contracts.
- Deliver and monitor analysis and insights that inform management of the result of the bank's procurement activities.

Job Requirements:
- Malaysian Citizen.- Bachelor’s Degree / Professional Degree / Master Degree in Financing /Accounting/Banking/ Economics / Business Studies/Administration/Management, or relevant equivalent supply-chain qualification.- At least 3 to 5 years of working experience in the related field, preferably in the banking industry.- Strong communication (both verbal and written) and stakeholders management capabilities- Advanced in MS Excel, Ms Words, PowerPoint. Familiar using e-procurement systems and spend analytics tool as part of duties deliverance.- Detailed-oriented, proactive, decisive and independent with ability to multi-task while delivering results.
- About Hong Leong Bank_
- We are a leading financial institution in Malaysia backed by a century of entrepreneurial heritage. Providing comprehensive financial services guided by a Digital-at-the-Core ethos has earned us industry recognition and accolades for our innovative approach in making banking simpler and more effortless for our customers. Our digital and physical offerings span across a vast nationwide network in Malaysia, strengthened with an expanding regional presence in Singapore, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Cambodia, and China._
- We seek to strike a balance between diversity, inclusion and merit to achieve our _
- mission of infusing diversity in thinking and skillsets into our organisation._
- are assessed based on merit and potential, in line with our mission to attract and recruit the best talent available. _
- Expanding on our “Digital at the Core” ethos, we are progressively digitising the employee journey and experience to provide a strong foundation for our people to drive life-long learning, achieve their career aspirations and grow talent from within our organisation._