Job Description

Senior Specialist Procurement, Logistics

• Based in Singapore, the regional hub for Asia Pacific (AP) and top-ranked biopharmaceutical company on the Straits Times and Statista\xe2\x80\x99s list of Best Employers in Singapore for two consecutive years (2020, 2021).
• Join the premier biopharmaceutical company that has been in Singapore for more than 25 years and in AP for over 60 years.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Participates in Global Supplier Strategy Councils team discussion to shape sourcing strategies and options. Ability to contribute to the team discussion and work along with the global teams to develop options and alternative solutions.
• Category management ensuring compliance to procurement process and alignment of implementation sourcing strategies for the following Warehousing & Distribution, Transportation and Thermal Protection categories.
• Lead project execution and drive all sourcing activities (RFI, RFP, e-sourcing, Supplier onboarding, Due Diligence, Negotiation, Contracting)
• Lead and conduct project progress meetings with stakeholders and partners (External)
• Manage New Lane Request approval with alignment from stakeholders
• Monitor and approve freight rate discrepancy against the global rate card with freight bill audit team
• Stakeholder management and communication, proactively seeks to engage business partners and stakeholders to understand their short- and longer-term strategies
• Drive continuous improvement while ensuring compliance and improve efficiencies and effectiveness
• Manage key supplier performance against business requirements
• Stay well informed of the category market knowledge, development and data analysis to gain critical insights to drive selection of sourcing strategies and continuous improvement activities
• Collaborate with COE and Centralized Function team to ensure compliance and adherence to our company\xe2\x80\x99s procurement processes
• Achieve cost control, cost reduction and cost containment targets to achieve annual reduction for Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
• Actively participate in achieving our company\xe2\x80\x99s supplier diversity and sustainability goals

Required Experience and Skills:

• Minimum Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s in Engineering, Supply Chain or Logistics with 5 years of experience in regional procurement role
• Proficiency in MS Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Must have strong follow-up skills and attention to details
• Good communication and interpersonal skills with ability to influence stakeholders
• Strong project management skills with ability to manage stakeholder expectation and people management without authority
• Strong problem-solving skills with structured process improvement thinking mindset
• Strong analytical skills and ability to extract relevant insights to develop sourcing strategies and support negotiations
• Ability to work in environments with potential conflicting priorities
• Self-starter and able to work in dynamic environment, adaptive, flexible, and able to multitask
• Experience in conducting business reviews and develop the communication plan
• Proven success in developing and executing sourcing strategies
• Effective time management skills, organisational and interpersonal skills, conflict management

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another\xe2\x80\x99s thinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

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