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Assistant Manager Professional Corporate Property Service Procurement
Department: Procurement and Aircraft Trading
Report to: Professional, Corporate and Property Procurement Manager
Purpose
This position will be responsible for improving the productivity and value of the category by collaborating with client departments to manage third party expenditure through demand management, category planning and supply relationship management expertise.
Key Responsibilities
* Category Management: Identifying and driving category opportunities in conjunction with client departments and the category manager.
* Lead cross-functional teams to implement category strategies and ensure that existing strategies are consistently implemented.
* Spend Analysis: Support Procurement Manager on tracking, analyzing and forecast spend of key supplier in the category
* Market Research: Support Procurement Manager in understanding of the supplier market, existing solution offerings, future market trends, product alternatives, new business models, etc. Monitor the supply market that caters to our business needs
* Supplier Relationship: Developing strong supplier relationships and ensuring suppliers deliver as per their contractual obligations with a focus on long term supplier relationship management
* Supplier Management: Leading supplier assessment and benchmarking process and conducting detailed analytical work for planning purposes
* Sourcing: Leading end-to-end sourcing process, from market research, RFP preparation, financial analysis, negotiation and evaluation to contracting
* Stakeholder Management: effectively develop and maintain strong working-level relationships with BU stakeholders in the category and ensure overall alignment between the business and the procurement objectives
* Monitor cost database for all projects, ensuring best practice cost control mechanisms are in place.
* Assisting and supporting the category manager in carrying out any other relevant duties which may be required
The successful applicant will be responsible for leading the procurement engagement with client department and 3rd party product/services providers in several of the following sub-categories:
* Property Services
* Lounge and office renovation projects
* Professional Services including consultant services (non-IT), finance services, insurance services, recruitment services etc.
* Staff services including staff benefits, staff uniforms, medical services etc.
Requirements
* University Graduate. Business and or construction related degree is an advantage
* Minimum 5 years of relevant commercial experience and a relevant environment with hands-on experience in procurement, contracting, supplier management, project management or other relevant discipline.
* Strong background in Procurement. A relevant professional qualification an advantage (e.g. CIPS)
* Technical knowledge of property/ construction related activities or experience in Facility Management are a distinct advantage;
* Relevant experience in supply market analysis, cost evaluation, prepare and finalise contract and subsequent contract management
* Knowledge of the category economics and operating model
* Strong negotiation, influencing and commercial skills
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with a proven ability to effectively develop relationships with cross-functional teams and at a multiple organisation levels
* Ability to work independently and meet tight deadlines
* Effective leadership and change management skills
* Numerate and with good computer skills
* Fluent in spoken English
Key Competencies
* Developing Professional Expertise
* Commercial Acumen
* Planning and Organising
* Continuous Improvement and Innovation
* Teamwork and Building Partnerships
* Interpersonal Effectiveness
Application deadline: 1 January, 2018
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