Higher Executive

**Job Function**:
Procurement
**Job Summary**:
The Higher Executive - Procurement supports the development of procurement strategies by monitoring inventory movement and reconciling supplies with established procedures. He/She performs forecasting, material planning and procurement functions in line with regulatory requirements, and supports vendor management based on established supplier selection processes and criteria. With a clear understanding of customers' needs and expectations, the Higher Executive - Procurement enhances service quality by identifying and recommending innovations to improve work processes and systems.
He/she should possess strong interpersonal skills to liaise with internal and external stakeholders to deliver work outcomes. He/she is also expected to engage in trainings and performance improvement opportunities to meet individual and business key performance indicators.
**Job Responsibilities/Key Tasks(External)**:
**Implement green procurement plan**
- Deploy organisation's procurement activities based on established product specifications and customer needs in accordance to company's ESG guidelines and policies.
- Leverage data analytics and software integration to complete routine and transactional procurement tasks with limited human intervention, strengthen supply chain resilience and prevent cybersecurity breaches.
- Gather data on potential suppliers on digital dashboards to analyse suppliers' behaviours and capabilities that fulfil procurement requirements.
**Manage suppliers selection process**
- Continuous review and leverage on the e-procurement systems to streamline the suppliers. selection process, improve compliance and strengthen risk management in accordance with company's ESG guidelines and policies.
- Adopt selection processes and evaluation criteria with suppliers to ensure fair competition as part of company's ESG guidelines and policies.
- Support negotiation efforts with information on agreed contract terms and conditions with selected suppliers based on company's ESG guidelines and policies.
**Manage green procurement activities**
- Use automated inventory control systems to analyse inventory levels in real-time and predict customers' demand and spending patterns based on future business requirements.
- Perform inventory planning, tracking and scheduling of stock movements and replenishment of inventory levels to ensure optimal inventory holdings.
- Collaborate with Operations and Finance departments to facilitate payment and collection processes.
- Support emergency procurement to meet urgent requirements such as Haze, Pandemic, HASR etc.
**Manage customer relationships**
- Address customer dissatisfaction of products, service standards while working with relevant parties to resolve issues.
- Communicate with customers on organisation's sustainable procurement policies.
**Contribute to continuous improvement and technology advancement**
- Facilitate the adoption of technologies, electronic tools and system upgrades to support productivity and innovation.
- Assist in the review of work processes and procedures using data analytics to provide data-driven insights for the planning of continuous work improvement activities.
**Job Requirements**:
- Proficient in use of MS Office Applications / Microsoft Power Platform Applications
- Knowledge of SAP will be an added advantage
**Professional Qualifications & Relevant Experience**:
- Degree / Diploma in Procurement / Logistics / Supply Chain or equivalent certifications
years of relevant working experience in procurement or purchasing.