Dy Divisional Manager, Procurement

Role Purpose

Responsible for managing end-to-end procurement for GIIS' projects, facilities, maintenance, fit-out works, and campus operations in Singapore. The role ensures that procurement activities are timely, cost-effective, compliant, transparent, and aligned with project delivery and operational continuity requirements.

The role works closely with Projects & Infrastructure, Finance, Legal, Operations, Facilities, school leadership, and vendors to maintain strong governance, commercial value, and audit-ready documentation.

Primary Accountabilities

· Lead procurement planning, sourcing, RFQ/RFP, tendering, evaluation, negotiation, award recommendation, purchase order processing, and delivery follow-up.

· Drive cost optimisation, value engineering, budget control, and commercial transparency.

· Manage vendor onboarding, performance reviews, contract renewals, compliance documentation, and issue resolution.

· Maintain procurement records, approval trackers, contract registers, cost databases, and management reports.

· Ensure procurement activities comply with GIIS policies, approval limits, audit requirements, and Singapore regulatory expectations.

Key Responsibilities

1. Strategic Sourcing & Tender Management

· Prepare procurement plans based on approved project, facilities, maintenance, and campus operational requirements.

· Lead RFQ, RFP, tender, quotation, bid evaluation, negotiation, and award recommendation processes.

· Coordinate with technical and user teams to confirm scope, specifications, quantities, timelines, and budget requirements before sourcing.

· Identify suitable suppliers, benchmark market rates, and recommend commercially competitive and reliable sourcing options.

2. Vendor, Contract & Compliance Management

· Manage vendor onboarding, pre-qualification, compliance documents, insurance records, statutory submissions, and approved vendor lists.

· Track vendor performance in relation to cost, quality, delivery, responsiveness, safety, service standards, and issue resolution.

· Coordinate contract renewals, service agreements, purchase orders, variation requests, and close-out documentation.

· Ensure procurement activities are conducted in accordance with GIIS policies, approval limits, audit requirements, and applicable Singapore regulatory expectations.

3. Cost Control, Reporting & Stakeholder Support

· Support budget validation, cost comparison, value engineering, savings tracking, and variance reporting with Finance and project teams.

· Maintain procurement trackers, contract registers, approval records, cost databases, delivery logs, and management reports.

· Coordinate with Projects & Infrastructure, Facilities, Operations, Finance, Legal, school leadership, and vendors to resolve procurement matters promptly and professionally.

· Support urgent operational procurement while maintaining proper approvals, documentation, transparency, and audit readiness.

4. Procurement Governance, Risk & Audit Readiness

· Ensure appropriate segregation of duties, approval workflows, quotation comparisons, and documentation controls for all procurement activities.

· Identify procurement risks related to vendor dependency, cost escalation, delivery delays, contract gaps, compliance lapses, and emergency purchases.

· Maintain audit-ready records for approvals, quotations, evaluations, negotiations, vendor documents, purchase orders, invoices, and contract renewals.

· Support internal reviews, audits, management checks, and corrective actions related to procurement governance.

5. Procurement Systems, Data & Process Improvement

· Improve procurement templates, trackers, approval notes, comparison formats, vendor evaluation forms, and reporting dashboards.

· Analyse procurement data to identify recurring spend, savings opportunities, supplier consolidation, pricing trends, and service improvement areas.

· Support the adoption and effective use of procurement, purchase order, and finance systems.

· Standardise procurement practices across Singapore campus operations to improve consistency, transparency, and turnaround time.

Key Skills & Competencies

· Strong procurement, sourcing, tendering, negotiation, and commercial evaluation capabilities.

· Good understanding of facilities, maintenance, construction, fit-out, and service procurement.

· High standards of integrity, confidentiality, fairness, and transparency in vendor dealings.

· Structured, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities within tight timelines.

Technical Skills

· Proficient in Microsoft Excel, procurement trackers, cost comparison sheets, and management reporting.

· Working knowledge of procurement, purchase order, or finance systems.

· Able to prepare RFQ/RFP documents, evaluation tables, approval notes, dashboards, and audit-ready records.

Qualifications & Experience

· Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Procurement, Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Facilities Management, or a related discipline.

· 10–12 years of relevant procurement experience, preferably in Singapore.

· Experience in construction, facilities management, school operations, real estate, hospitality, healthcare, or service procurement is preferred.

· Proven experience in tendering, vendor negotiations, contract renewals, purchase order management, and supplier performance reviews.