Avp, Group Procurement

WHY JOIN US?- We practice a vibrant & energetic office culture.- We provide opportunities for career advancement within the company.- Good performance is always rewarded accordingly.

“_It's our people that make Astro Malaysia’s leading entertainment company. We are an inclusive employer, to enable everyone at Astro to be their best. We embrace differences - we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products/services and our community. We also understand and appreciate that diversity is a driver of creativity and innovation, which will make our business more competitive, compelling and profitable._”

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

- What you will do:_

Manage the spend portfolio of the Technology category within the Strategic Sourcing function within Astro Group Procurement and assist with the transformation to Strategic Procurement.

Stakeholder Management
- Develop and maintain strong, open and creative relationships with Senior Stakeholders across Business Units. Finance, Legal and other functions
- Hold regular planning, progress and ideas meetings with Senior Stakeholders
- Work collaboratively with the stakeholders to achieve challenging targets

Strategic Sourcing
- Manage the End-to-End Strategic Sourcing for all spend categories to deliver strategic value
- Manage in function in accordance with the Procurement Operating Model
- Formulate smart sourcing performance through analysis and execution of Sourcing Discovery, Pipeline planning, Requirements Planning, Demand Management and Smart Sourcing Strategies
- Execute all Sourcing activities in a timely manner to achieve value driven targeted outcomes
- Proposal analysis and ensuring sourcing activities are planned and executed to agreed timelines
- Devise and execute effective commercial and contractual negotiations
- Manage sourcing outcomes to effectively communicate and gain approvals across the business

Value Management
- Maintain accurate contracts database for all category contracts
- Manage Category Sourcing Pipelines (existing & new requirements)
- Manage the overall Category Value Delivery program
- Manage Value tracking in line with functional targets

Supplier & Contract Management
- Support value delivery through lifecycle contract and supplier management

Risk Management
- Ensure risk management techniques are utilised to minimise and mitigate risks across the supplier base

**REQUIREMENTS**:
REQUIREMENTS:
Who you are:

- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering (M&E), Finance, Economics or other relevant fields.
- Good knowledge & experience in procurement activities for building facilities, off-air consultants and freelancers.
- Professional fluency in written and spoken English.
- Strong communication skills, and a team player.
- Good planning, organisational and project management skills.
- Analytical and detailed oriented.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Good commercial acumen.
- Good analytical skills.
- Strong Influencing Skills.
- Inherent capability to operate at a senior level with gravitas and presence
- Skilled and proficient commercial negotiator
- Contribute to the transformation and development of Strategic Procurement
- Manage and develop the team, adding cohesion and understanding across Procurement functions
- Assist in the development and process improvement of End-to-End Strategic Procurement systems and operations
- Assist in developing team talent, capability, confidence and resilience

Other Desired Traits/competencies:

- Knowledge or experience in Strategic Procurement.