Assistant Manager, Procurement

**ABOUT US**

We’ve got modern day solutions for all your modern day delivery woes.

In a world that’s constantly on the move, we know how important it is to keep things moving. We’re on a mission to enable everyone, from single merchants to the largest companies, to move goods and e-commerce anywhere in Asia Pacific and beyond.

Logistics should be easy, quick and seamless at great rates. And we believe this standard should be the norm, not the exception as we strive to be the best logistics company in Asia Pacific. Currently, we’ve made our presence felt in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, India, Singapore and China. Our deep integration with Airasia’s network and infrastructure puts us in a unique position to achieve what sounds impossible, and we need you to bring this to a reality.

**SALARY RANGE : MYR 5760 - MYR 8640**

**A DAY IN A LIFE**

As a start up, you can expect your days to be pretty varied. Multitasking is normal, and sometimes, your skills or natural talents will be leveraged to support other business priorities. That said, the bulk of your working hours should involve you having to:
**Key Accountabilities: Sourcing**
- Validate requests, scope of work, and liaise with stakeholders’ team and related team to ensure all the business requirements are valid and completed especially for Logistics and Services commodities.
- Develop the Tender documentation (eg: Bill of Quantities/ Payment Scheduling. Etc)
- Gather and analyze market intelligence data on a regular basis relative to the appropriate category and region to properly gauge and evaluate market and industry conditions utilized to determine the sourcing strategy.
- Develop and execute Sourcing Strategy with supervision based on request, incumbents, market conditions, scopes of work, etc.
- Screen suppliers as per the related guidelines, ensure relevant due diligence processes are executed and appropriate approvals are documented. Support and manage the supplier selection process.
- Strategy and conduct negotiations with the tenderers and manage commercial relationships with new and existing suppliers.
- Develop and obtain approvals for award recommendation documentation.

Additional Accountability Specific to this role:

- Ability to collaborate with key stakeholders from other functions to lead idealization of Strategic Procurement, Productivity and Innovation projects; kick-off, maintain progress, ensure timely achievement of the objectives.
- Ability to operate independently and methodically with minimum supervision to manage and ensure process adherence, research and analysis of systems and information.
- Maintain project timeliness, accuracy, and completion, as well as performance against established KPIs and SLAs.
- Adhere to the Teleport Group Procurement SOP, tendering processes, and system procedures to ensure efficiency, effectiveness, and value in all transactions.
- Ensure visibility and transparency of the Category spend, provide thought leadership by continuously analyzing the data and providing strategic perspective on identified key drivers that impact the business.
- Own contract negotiations, management process and ensure compliance with legal requirements and Company’s policies.
- Manage supplier relationships and develop strategic partnerships with Suppliers to drive innovation, including employment of digital systems and technologies that will transform the management of the Category.
- Ensure development of a reliable supply base for the Category needs, supplier evaluations and manage supply risks and business continuity.
- Hands-on experience and management of the PR and PO using Oracle's E-Procurement tools.
- Deliver the needs of other tasks as assigned by Group Procurement Head time to time in line with the role and expectations.

**Requirements**:

- A Professional experience with minimum 5 years in end-to-end sourcing and contracting of Logistics and Services sourcing. Preferably gained experiences in Airlines industry services, working in multinational companies in a regional role.
- A Professional Qualifications and bachelor's degree in business/ finance; MBA is a plus.
- Strong negotiation skills and commercial acumen, able to manage the contracting process.
- Able to prioritize, focus, persevere, manage time well and aim to deliver from start to finish (good project management skills), while being tolerant and having patience with people
- Detail oriented, strategic, creative, analytical, and good with numbers and analysis tools (MS-Word/Excel/PowerPoint / Google Sheets).
- Experience with Best Practice Procurement Analysis and Strategy Development tools to identify saving opportunities.
- Positive with self and others, good in relationship management and able to influence others.
- Have integrity, ethical, respectful, and service minded; able to collaborate with others from different cultures with different values, excellent in providing customer service and stakeholder managemen