Assistant Procurement Manager

Job Summary

This role is responsible for managing procurement activities and ensuring the smooth operation of the procurement activities within the department. This position involves strategic planning, supplier negotiation, and maintaining strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Job Responsibilities

• Engage with stakeholders to understand business needs, ensure that procurement policy and guidelines support the needs of the organisation, and that best practise is delivered.
• Support the procurement lead in the delivery of procurement strategies relating to all spend areas where continuous re-evaluation of sourcing activities, analysis of markets, and recognising of the goals of the organisation.
• Support the procurement lead on complex negotiations to optimise overall commercial benefit from cost optimisation and collaboration.
• Manage the end-to-end procurement process for key contracts in collaboration with key business areas which is sourcing, supplier management, contract management, spend analytics and payment.
• Develop supplier and sub-category strategies as appropriate by internal needs assessment & understand supply market complexity, to develop category purchase plan generate value for the company.
• Ensure processes and procedures are fully documented and standardized processes for procurement across the organization, to enables better control over the quality, quantity, and pricing of goods and services purchased, leading to cost savings and improved efficiency. Continuous improvement of procurement process ensures that processes, strategies, and technologies evolve and adapt to changing market and business needs.
• Deliver competitive advantage through cost savings, lifecycle value generation, demand management.
• Conducting risk management for contracts and vendor relations by identify & assess vendors based on their level of risk to the organization. Implement controls and regularly review to mitigate identified risks, such as security assessments, due diligence reviews, or contractual obligations.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or greater (or equivalent industry experience)
• Minimum 8 years of relevant working experience
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience in managing the end-to-end procurement process.
• Ability to analyse and manage contracts at all levels.
• Ability to identify issues through sound analysis and application of commercial acumen in all situations.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and stakeholders simultaneously.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Flexible with the ability to work effectively under pressure and manage conflicting priorities.