Head, Procurement
Mediacorp Pte Ltd, Singapore

Lead the procurement team to manage the central procurement functions for the organization and develop sourcing and procurement strategies to maximise cost effectiveness and efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Manage team of Sourcing Specialists and Procurement Support executives and provide guidance to the team to drive sourcing initiatives.
• Lead the team to drive supplier consolidation and rationalization to maximise efficiency and leverage on economies of scale across Mediacorp group.
• Define and implement sourcing strategies to support Corporate and Business Units’ objectives and maximize cost savings across the organization.
• Establish standards for overall evaluation of procurement functions and deliver value-add service to the users within established budget.
• Implement Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) and Supply Chain Management (SCM), to maximize the value to the company
• Develop procurement policies and procedures to drive continuous process improvement and achieve optimal operating efficiency and ensure corporate governance
• Drive Vendors Risk management in the procurement process and this involves understanding risks that can impact the organisation and implementing strategies to mitigate and manage those risks
• Ensure sustainability in procurement terms and takes into account economic factors alongside the typical price and quality considerations when procuring products and services
• Build and maintain strong relationship with stakeholders and obtain buy in on Procurement processes
• Build the Procurement team by utilising strong change management techniques
• Manage the Procurement team to work with Finance, Legal, Risk and HR on all Procurement and corporate governance related matters and ensure compliance with Corporate policies

Requirements

• Bachelor Degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics or Business Administration
• Minimum 12 years relevant working experience and at least 8 years of managerial or supervisory role
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate teams to achieve results
• Possess excellent communication skills and a good team player
• Good knowledge of supply chain management
• Possess a track record of delivering change and cost efficiencies with vendors, preferably in a media or service industry
• Excellent negotiation skills and ability to lead key negotiations

Thank you for your interest and application to this role. Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

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