Vp/svp, Enterprise Sourcing

**Location**:Singapore, SG

**Job Function**:Corporate Administration and Infrastructure Depart

**Job Type**:Permanent

**Req ID**:16648
- GIC is one of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds. With over 2,000 employees across 11 locations around the world, we invest in more than 40 countries globally across asset classes and businesses. Working at GIC gives you exposure to an extraordinary network of the world’s industry leaders. As a leading global long-term investor, we Work at the Point of Impact for Singapore’s financial future, and the communities we invest in worldwide.

**Corporate Administration & Infrastructure Department**
- We strive to provide the best work environment for our employees to enable them to deliver their best performance.

**Corporate Procurement**
- You will be empowered to deliver real tangible value and savings through strategic sourcing, so GIC can use its joint purchasing power to extract the best possible value from the marketplace. You will be responsible to ensure that GIC sources its goods and services from vendors and service providers with responsible and sustainable business practices to safeguard GIC’s reputation.

**What will you do as a Category Manager?**
- Develop and implement procurement strategies for indirect categories, with a focus on IT procurement.
- Build strong partnership with internal stakeholders to understand their priorities and to meet their procurement needs.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders, including legal, finance and risk teams, to ensure the smooth delivery of procurement outcomes.
- Develop and sustain collaborative relationships with strategic suppliers, ensuring service delivery and competitive pricing.
- Oversee the management and execution of the IT category by keeping abreast of the market as well as identifying opportunities for value creation for the business.
- Champion initiatives to improve the team or procurement outcomes by process improvements or the adoption of digital / AI solutions
- Ability to lead and inspire a team of category managers / strategic sourcing professionals.
- Influence and partner stakeholders to ensure governance and control requirements, and adherence practices and frameworks to the corporate policies

**What qualification or skills should you possess in this role?**
- Good degree with >15 years of relevant work experience relating to the job description. Experience in indirect categories and IT procurement is preferred.
- Strong leadership and team management skills
- Possesses strong interpersonal skills and be able to interact with internal stakeholders at varying levels in the organization
- Excellent negotiation and vendor management abilities.
- Structured in thought process, with excellent planning and organizational ability
- Passionate in exploring and learning new skills and knowledge

**Work at the Point of Impact**
- We need to be forward-looking to attract the right people to help us become the Leading Global Long-term Investor. Join our ambitious, agile, and diverse teams - be empowered to push boundaries and pursue innovative ideas, share your views, and be heard. Be anchored on our PRIME Values: Prudence, Respect, Integrity, Merit and Excellence, which guides us in how we make our day-to-day decisions. We strive to inspire. To make an impact.

**Flexibility at GIC**
- At GIC, our offices are vibrant hubs for ideation, professional growth, and interpersonal connection. At the same time, we believe that flexibility allows us to do our best work and be our best selves. Thus, our teams come into the office four days per week to harness the benefits of in-person collaboration, but have the flexibility to choose which days they work from home and adjust this arrangement as situational needs arise.

**GIC is an equal opportunity employer**

**Learn more about our Corporate Administration & Infrastructure Department here**: