Key responsibilities:

Lead Procurement department as overall in-charge for all procurement activities including procuring materials and services required for efficient operations of Sembcorp Myingyan Power Plant. The role will require leading team and provide strategic direction for activities such as sourcing, bid evaluation, vendor evaluation among other responsibilities as briefly described below.

• Responsible for competitive, fair and robust procurement for the company, taking into consideration quality, HSSE standards and security of supply.
• Overall in-charge of end-to-end strategy and planning straddling across Procurement Dept, Logistics Dept and Warehouse Dept.
• Pre-qualify and revalidate vendor list to ensure compliance and quality control.
• Ensure all purchases are in compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Procurement contracts administration including review and negotiate contract/proposal terms and conditions.
• Vendor management: To provide strategic directions to develop and expand the vendor list with continuous engagement and market know how.
• Bid management:
  • Pre-bid activities:
    • Strategize and liaise with internal customers / warehouse team to identify the procurement needs to ensure timely procurement & uninterrupted supplies / services for plant operations.
    • To guide team to develop RFP/RFQ for bid / tender, invite bids, convene clarification & negotiation meetings with vendors.
  • Post-bid activities:
    • To provide strategic direction to team to evaluate vendors on criteria such as quality, pricing, delivery schedules and compliance with regulatory safety requirements and manage the non-conformance issues.
    • Analyze and recommend with justification the most preferred bid to management.
• Contract management: To work closely with internal customers in continuous monitoring of contract, feedback on the performance of vendors and flag issues of concerns including potential non-performance, LDs, BG expiry etc.
• Compliance management & Continuous process improvement:
  • To develop and improve the processes and best practices to ensure transparent and fair procurement.
  • To ensure all purchases are in compliance with the Company procurement policies and procedures.
  • Evaluate feedback from end users and seek solutions for improvement.
• MIS: To develop and maintain Management Information System (MIS) to track budget vs performance for procurement activities

• Qualification:
  • Degree or equivalent professional qualifications.
  • Minimum 10 years of procurement experience.
• Skill sets:
  • Good verbal and written Skill in English.
  • Experience in using SAP is an advantage.
  • Excellent interpersonal, organizational and communication skills.
  • Exceptional Microsoft office skills
  • Good leader & team player