Procurement Assistant Manager

Are you a talented and driven problem solver who would like to join our team in Kuala Lumpur? Someone with a startup mentality, who is capable of integrating into a multicultural team?

SOCAR aims to change the way people in South East Asia move around by becoming the biggest car-sharing platform in South East Asia. We are currently the biggest player in Malaysia and aim to scale out our product offering across more verticals and geographies.

We are growing fast - this is an extremely exciting moment for SOCAR.

**What will you be engaged in?**
- Assist to oversee procurement team's daily job monitoring
- Manage and/or conduct sourcing for vehicle, insurance, vehicle equipment/ accessories, fleet after-sales requirements and all other related purchasing items
- Assist to manage fleet renewal and disposal process
- Work closely with Operations department to manage work order and vendor selection/evaluation process
- Support in Procurement Policy maintenance, education and compliance
- Collaborate with ERP and Governance team to carry out Procure-to-Pay integration initiatives and drive process excellence
- Play the role of a business partner in cross-functional discussions (stakeholder engagement)
- Identify cost-saving opportunities and perform data analysis for reporting and decision-making
- Lead negotiations and competitive bidding process
- Build and maintain effective working relationships with suppliers
- Support/lead ad-hoc projects

This is a unique opportunity for you to contribute to a high-growth startup and learn about every aspect of its business. You will get to work with the best and the brightest people to continually build on this exciting business. You will also get substantial mentorship from the high-calibre management team to ensure you succeed every step of the way.

First and foremost ask yourself: Are you customer-obsessed? This is SOCAR's prime value that drives our mission forward. If your heart and mind shout “YES, I am”, you have just identified a fundamental match between you and your future SOCAR team. In addition, you should ideally have the following;
- Preferably 4-5 years experience in automotive procurement role
- Bachelor's Degree in any field
- Proficient in Netsuite or other similar Procurement software and/or vendor management tools
- Good communication skills and comfortable reporting to higher management
- Keen attention to details
- Independent and self-starter
- Team player with a positive attitude and good management skills
- Have impeccable work attitude and are willing to do whatever it takes to get stuff done
- Take advantage of every single opportunity to learn something new, be it work-related or not
- Embrace diversity and enjoy working in a dynamic and multi-cultural environment

What we will offer you?
- Be part of the fastest-growing car-sharing company in the world
- Opportunity to drive new ideas and make a measurable impact on company metrics
- Work with incredibly driven people with great executable ideas
- Competitive remuneration
- Medical Insurance
- SOCAR travelling credits
- Phone allowance
- International environment (we have over 10 different nationalities in the office)
- Endless company events (Futsal, cinema, birthday cakes, celebrations, team lunch and dinner... )

How will your roadmap to join SOCAR look like?
- 1 session - Talent Acquisition Team (Virtual or face-to-face)
- 1 business case (To be pitched in the subsequent round)
- 1 session - Hiring Manager (Virtual or face-to-face)
- 1 session - Bar-raiser (Virtual or face-to-face)