Director of Strategic Procurement

1 week ago

Singapore beBeeStrategist Full time $160,000 - $200,000
Job Summary

The Associate Director, Group Sourcing plays a pivotal role in driving key initiatives and providing strategic support to the Head of Group Sourcing.

  • Partner with procurement leaders and business stakeholders to identify and shape group sourcing opportunities aligned with their needs and priorities.
  • Serve as a trusted advisor on sourcing strategies, procurement best practices, and adoption to maximize participation and value realization.
  • Support and/or lead workshops, stakeholder reviews, and sourcing forums to align on sourcing plans, requirements, and execution.
Category Development and Strategy

Collaborate with the Head of Group Sourcing to define and refine category strategies across network, IT, devices, and emerging domains.

  • Conduct spend analysis, benefit modeling, and market benchmarking to inform sourcing strategies.
  • Facilitate demand aggregation across operators to formulate optimal tender strategies covering volume leverage, pricing, tendering approach, and award scenarios.
Group Tender and Adoption

Lead or co-lead group tenders and sourcing activities, ensuring execution excellence across procurement processes.

  • Drive and support negotiation of group framework agreements, working closely with stakeholders and vendors to achieve win-win outcomes.
  • Monitor and accelerate GFA adoption across operators, identifying barriers to implementation and proactively addressing them with solutions.
Vendor Management and Insights

Cultivate relationships with key vendors and their regional leadership to strengthen collaboration, gather market intelligence, and optimize commercial outcomes.

  • Provide market insights, price benchmarking, and supplier performance analysis to inform sourcing decisions and negotiations.
Procurement Process and Governance

Support continuous improvement of procurement processes, policies, and reporting frameworks to ensure compliance, transparency, and efficiency.

  • Collaborate with the Head of Group Sourcing to enhance procurement dashboards and KPIs to monitor savings, participation, and sourcing performance.

Key Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree from a recognized institution in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or related fields.
  • Professional procurement certification (e.g., CIPS, ISM) preferred.

A strong understanding of group sourcing and procurement in a telecom environment is essential for success in this role.

Experience engaging with senior stakeholders across multiple business units or operators is also highly desirable.

Exposure to implementing Group Framework Agreements (GFA) and driving organizational alignment and adoption is crucial.

Strong influencing and stakeholder management skills across diverse teams and cultures are necessary for success in this position.

Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Power BI for data analysis and reporting is required.

Familiarity with procurement systems, e-sourcing platforms, and dashboards is an asset.

Starting salary will be commensurate with experience.

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