Indirect Procurement Team Leader (RETAIL)

About Our Client

Our client first opened its doors in July 2005 as a small hardware store in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Today, with more than 3000 stores worldwide, Our client has expanded its store network in Europe for the first time with Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, Indonesia, Philippines, Cambodia, India, Spain and now Turkey is the most widespread Construction Market and It aims to become one of the Home Goods retailers.

Job Description

• Develop a local non-trade procurement strategy and way-of-working;
• Liaise with group non-trade procurement and execute group non-trade procurement strategy
• Develop, align and execute a yearly action plan to upgrade the Procurement Function
• Building and leading the local procurement functional team to manage multiple categories of spend,
• Conduct supplier management activities,
• Maintain strong relationships with key suppliers that enhance the strategic partnership.
• Taking as an example of group way of working framework, implement a robust supplier management process including selection, evaluation, performance management, and continuous improvement.
• Verifies and authorizes procurement orders
• Places orders and expedites deliveries when needed
• Prepares tender invitations and executes tender openings for selected items and compares tenders for procurement decisions
• Sources alternative products with competitive prices, while striving to maintain better or comparable quality, standards and services
• Support IT team to build system supported PO process

The Successful Applicant

• Proven working experience as a procurement assistant manager in multinational companies,
• Expert in sourcing and procurement methodologies, concepts and execution processes as well as supplier management
• Expert for non-trade procurement category strategies
• Expertise in supplier's management and procurement
• Good in negotiations and communication. Fluent in English
• Good interpersonal skills
• Aptitude in decision-making and working with numbers
• Good leadership capabilities
• Capable to develop the system & strategy from scratch by building a whole process for non-trade-procurement company wide.

What's on Offer

Great career opportunity in a global environment !