Global Procurement Manager

rhi is recruiting for a specialised Global Procurement Contracting Senior Manager to join our clients team in KL, Malaysia.

• Start date: ASAP
• End date: 12 months
• Working arrangement: Hybrid 60/40
• Working hour: flexible working hour – 8.30am – 5.30pm (Malaysia time)

The Global Procurement Contracting Senior Manager is accountable for driving global contracting excellence across our client by developing, standardising, and modernising procurement contract templates, processes, and digital tools.

The role ensures our client’s contracting framework is robust, efficient, and aligned with legal, compliance, and business requirements globally.

This position also leads change across procurement to uplift contracting capability and support the organisation through transformation toward a digitally enabled contracting model. The Global Procurement Contracting Senior Manager will also be driving Contract Board Governance to ensure robust contracting process in place to drive the maximise value and minise risk for business.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Contracting Excellence

• Lead and manage contracting advisory activities across procurement to ensure alignment with contracting principles.
• Develop and maintain contract templates in alignment to internal policies, legal requirements, and industry standards.
• Drive harmonisation of contracting processes across categories – providing cross-divisional process standards.
• Coordinate with the process owners, SMEs and procurement teams to update and standardise contract templates and approach where appropriate, share learning and best practices, and ensure alignment with the end-to-end process objectives and initiatives in alignment to compliances and risk management.
• Maintain updated contracting knowledge repository (including policies and procedures) and communicate appropriately to procurement practitioners.

Transformation and Change Management: Implement contracting transformation initiatives, which deliver incremental business value.

• Leverage digital solutions to drive innovation, enhancing efficiency, effectiveness and value creation
• Partner with internal discipline teams to automate contracting activities and drive efficiency.
• Use influencing, storytelling and communication to encourage digital adoption and better data quality for decision making.

About you

ESSENTIAL EDUCATION:

• Bacherlor’s Degree in Legal preferred - or equivalent relevant professional experience
• Post graduate qualification related to contract management desirable

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE AND JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Functional knowledge:

• Must have an understanding of and be adept at developing and maintaining business context an understanding of strategic direction, priorities, stakeholders, and strategy.
• Knowledge of procurement contract management.
• Ability to develop a quick understanding of business objectives and synergise it with contracting strategy.

Business expertise:

• Good stakeholder management and influencing skills in order to develop a deep understanding of the supported businesses / regions / assets and their priorities, including long term objectives.
• Strategic thinking and commercial acumen
• An understanding of working in and navigating complex multi-national businesses
• Track record in collaborating with businesses / stakeholders to deliver continuous improvement

Leadership:

• An SME, who shares knowledge with the wider team and drives delivery of business and procurement priorities. Collaborates across procurement, the businesses, suppliers and beyond to achieve their regions / assets goals.

About rhi

rhi is a professional services provider with global expertise. Tracing our history back to the 19th century, we have spent the last 50 years as a global leader to the energy industry. 

We combine efficient systems and processes with a deep understanding of client challenges and market insight. We work with our clients to deliver information and resources that will support every stage of their operations.  We deliver value to our employees, our clients and the countries that we work in.

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Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.

If you believe this opportunity is right for you, please click the ‘Apply ’ button to submit your application. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.  At this time, we will only consider applications with valid working rights for the specified country.

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