IT Procurement

Key responsibilities: - Assist the Head of IT Procurement to drive and implement strategic procurement initiatives and category management that delivers optimum value for the Group IT procurement spend. - Facilitate the company approval processes for IT procurement projects and ensure all procurement activities are adhered to company procurement policy. - Run the sourcing project review meetings with management stakeholders to drive vendor decisions and best procurement results. - Develop sourcing strategies with respective IT/Business stakeholders to select the desired vendors at optimum price whilst delivering excellent performance for the company. - Manage end-to-end RFX process with respective IT/Business stakeholders for assigned IT sourcing projects. - Collaborate with IT project managers and internal stakeholders to go through internal approval process, ensure all required documentations are properly in place and steps are followed. - Manage vendor onboarding due diligence process and vendor ongoing reassessments - Collaborate with Finance Department and HQ IT to continuously enhance internal procurement processes and procedures and to ensure alignment to HQ policies - Continuous user training and communication of procurement policy and processes to Group IT users worldwide to ensure policy compliance and to facilitate approval process Skills and experience: - 10+ years of working experience in technology procurement and vendor management in FSI, insurance or related sectors - Candidates who have less experience will be considered as Manager position - University graduate in Business or IT or Computer Science, preferably qualifier in CIPS, etc - Proven hands-on experience in running end-to-end large scale RFP projects and associated internal/external stakeholders management. - Proven hands-on experience and market intelligence in various IT category management - hardware, software, telecom, and professional services. - Ability to gain trust and credibility of internal/external stakeholders and manage their differences in views and priorities. - Proficiency in procurement policy & best practices, and knowledge of procurement software tool. - Good understanding of financial regulatory requirements, basic contract law, and basic accounting principles. - Proficient in Microsoft Office & Excel skills. - Excellent team player, process-oriented, attentive to details, and the ability to multitask in a high-pressure environment. - Excellent organizational, project management, and communication skills - Fluency in both English and Mandarin Originally posted on Himalayas