Assistant Manager, Procurement

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Manage vendor processes in Coupa, including onboarding, risk assessment, contract management, and purchase requisitions. Ensure compliance with local, group, and Bank Negara Malaysia policies. Provide first-level support and guidelines to business users. Monitor supplier onboarding and contract management to ensure accuracy and compliance. Liaise with Coupa COE Support for issue resolution. Oversee tender processes, collaborating with Finance and Legal departments. Conduct supplier performance assessments and annual attestations, communicating with business units and preparing final reports for management review.

• Handle vendor management processes (Outsourcing and Third Party) in Coupa, including supplier onboarding, Coupa Risk Assess (CRA), Contract Management, and Purchase Requisition (PR), and Supplier Performance Assessment.
• Ensure vendor management process are fully comply with local policy, group policy and Bank Negara Malaysia compliance with policy requirements.
• Provide first-level support and clear guidelines to business users for Coupa, supplier onboarding, Coupa Risk Assess (CRA), Contract Management, and Purchase Requisition (PR) and Supplier Performance Assessment.
• Handle and monitor supplier on boarding process by ensuring all submitted information in Coupa system by business unit is correct and comply with the policy requirement.
• Handle and monitor the contract management process in the Coupa System. This requires consistent regular checks to ensure all suppliers are fully tagged with a contract before releasing any payments.
• Ensure and monitor all contracted suppliers are fully completed Coupa Risk Assessment in Coupa system.
• Act as the point of contact for liaising with Coupa COE Support to resolve any outstanding issues or tickets.
• Handle and monitor overall tender process (for IT and Non-IT Material) including setting up and arranging meetings, providing guidance and support to business users to ensure proposal accuracy and adherence to standard practices. Collaborate closely with the Finance Department on Financial Health Assessments and with the Legal Department on Legal & Risk Litigation assessments.
• Handle and oversee the supplier performance assessment and annual attestation for required supplier to comply with group and regulators requirement. This includes the communication with business unit, provide help during the performance period and prepare final report for management review.
  
  
  

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