A. Overall Purpose Of The Job

Responsible for development and implementation of sourcing initiatives. Manage the incoming RFQs / RFPs to provide the required information in a timely, competitive, and qualitative manor. Develop and implement new sourcing and purchasing strategies for the region.

B. Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for the development and implementation of strategic sourcing initiatives for MedSupply International (APAC) from stakeholder needs analysis to supplier management.
• This role will have a particular focus on, but not limited to, medical products, e.g., Pharmaceuticals, Medical Consumables/Devices and Medical Equipment.
• Help introduce and manage alternative sourcing methodologies for MedSupply International (APAC)
• Develop and implement purchasing strategies.
• Responsible for timely and accurate RFQ process.
• Manage daily purchasing activities, working closely with the procurement team.
• Manage supplier relations and negotiating contracts, prices, timelines, etc.
• This role requires partnership and collaboration with other business units, Quality Assurance, Operations Finance, Pricing, Product Marketing and Sales functions across a varied cross-matrix organization to win new business or retain existing business.
• Propose and implement new ways of conducting business more effectively.
• Other Duties as assigned

C. Job Profile

Required Skills and Knowledge

• Solid understanding of strategic sourcing business practices with strong negotiation skills.
• Knowhow of how healthcare tender business runs.
• Experience in working closely with Global Healthcare organizations with be beneficial.
• Technical knowledge of medical product, eg, Medical Consumables and Equipment
• Knowhow of how RFP to RFQ events are organized, managed and concluded;
• Knowledge of inventory processes, BOM set up and MRP logic.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent time management and project management skills.
• Ability to successfully manage numerous projects/tasks simultaneously.
• Previous experience in managing personnel.

Required Competencies:

• Working with People: Demonstrates an interest in and understanding of others; Adapts to the team and builds team spirit; Recognises and rewards the contribution of others; Listens, consults others and communicates proactively; Supports and cares for others; Develops and openly communicates self-insight.
• Innovation: Proactive, generates creative solutions, uses different approaches to resolve issues, generates ideas for improvement, takes productive action without being asked.
• Pressure Tolerance: Maintains performance under pressure, manages stress, identifies ways to reduce work stress, uses appropriate coping mechanisms.
• Communication: Actively listens, checks understanding, uses language and tone appropriate for the audience, expresses ideas clearly and logically, builds rapport, and manages the emotions of self and others.
• Solution Oriented: Effectively sets and achieves realistic goals, can monitor own progress and assess quality, develops and follows action plans, seeks feedback and modifies accordingly.
• Planning & Organisation: Plans and prepares for future events, able to formulate clear and structured plans, effectively prioritises tasks and bandwidth, establishes milestones and sets realistic expectations of themselves.
• Adaptability / Flexibility: Successful performance in changing environments, positive attitude to change, willing to use new techniques, modifies behaviour successfully in response to change.
• Be able to walk the extra mile to make the vision of organization a big success.
• Excellent numeric, written, and oral communication skills.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Strong IT skills and experience with MS Office suite, SharePoint and any other Sourcing/ERP/Procurement environment.
• Ability to work in a multi-lingual, multi-cultural environment where consensus is the norm.

Required Work Experience:

• Successful track record of strategic sourcing to support business growth and product development, preferably in a global or regional environment with minimum 2+ years.
• Ideally, background in medical equipment, device or pharmaceutical sectors; past exposure to contract negotiation and drafting to support global Sourcing agenda.
• Experience in strategic sourcing including driving successful implementation of strategies as well as provide tactical level support.
• Work exposure in international environment: successful track record in working across cultures

Job Description

• Work together with the Operations Nerve Centre (ONC) team for the development of Building Management System (BMS) control logic for cooling systems, BMS user interface, alarm system, user manual and BMS programming
• Participate monitoring, troubleshooting and resolving the BMS related issues
• Collaborate with ONC data science team for data gathering and data analyses of district cooling plants and retail cooling plants
• Develop apps for the design of a District Cooling System and for the data analysis of chiller system (to produce energy audit report)
• Participate in teamwork for innovation initiatives
• Such other duties and responsibilities as may be reasonably requested by your immediate supervisor / the head of department from time to time