Total 3 procurement specialist job vacancies in Information Technology category in D27 Yishun, Sembawang

As the Procurement Head, you will be responsible for overseeing the entire procurement process, ensuring cost-effective purchasing of all goods and services required for the company’s operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic Procurement: Develop and implement procurement strategies aligned with the company’s goals, ensuring cost efficiency and timely delivery of products/services.
• Supplier Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers, negotiate contracts, and ensure compliance with company policies and quality standards.
• Cost Control: Continuously monitor market trends and analyze data to identify opportunities for cost-saving and improve efficiency.
• Vendor Selection & Evaluation: Lead the vendor selection process and evaluate supplier performance based on quality, delivery times, and pricing.
• Experience: At least 5-7 years of procurement experience, with a minimum of 3-5 years in a leadership role, preferably within a large organization.
• Skills:Strong negotiation, contract management, and supplier relationship management skills.
  Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
  Ability to develop and implement procurement strategies that drive cost savings and efficiency.
  

Job Description

• Leads, or contributes to, the design and execution of end-to-end supply chain solutions and strategy including planning, material information and financial flows, manufacturing and logistics.
• Leads or participates in multi-function supply chain projects with an emphasis on project planning, supply chain modeling/analysis and optimization of cost, service and inventory.
• Participates in the design, development and implementation of end-to-end supply chain designs, strategies, models, processes, business intelligence and tools to support business growth.
• Identifies gaps and recommends opportunities for improving efficiency, effectiveness and capabilities of the supply chain.
• Works in conjunction with Information Technology partners to ensure the system framework addresses business requirements.
• Implements, tests, troubleshoots and improves business systems to increase manufacturing quality, efficiency and volume.
• Identify opportunities or recommendations for a 2nd source to maximize competitive costs or availability & flexibility
• Collaborate with Commodity Management to implement sourcing strategy to reduce lead time, cost, and supply chain risk
• Support procurement organization to drive engagement with suppliers and track progress relative to Scope 3 commitments which aligns to Agilent Net Zero goals
• Work across the organization to identify procurement processes continuous improvement opportunity and help develop framework and drive results based on deliverables
• Executing on impactful projects that will deliver to greater efficiency within the procurement organization and strengthen our relationship with our supplier base (Eg. Supplier lifecycle management)
• Identify opportunities for process improvement, value chain and logistics optimization to reduce landed product cost
• Ability to collaborate and influence cross-functional teams with the goal to deliver value to the company, customers and organization
• Develop comprehensive supply chain analysis including suppliers, lead time, availability, and commodity risk factors using available technology and tools driving a digitalized procurement mindset across the organization
• Opportunity to be part of the team at the OFS global level, working across teams and functions to deliver strategic project goals such as identifying future procurement skillsets and requirements, developing plans on increasing organizational procurement skillsets and capabilities
• Ad-hoc projects as required by the organization based on priorities and urgency

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business Management, or equivalent practical experience MBA or Master's degree in Engineering and Operations with minimum 7 years of relevant experience
• Experience working cross functional teams, driving results by leadership and effective communication
• Experience in supplier management and engagement to drive sustainability impact for the organization especially in Scope 3
• Track record and success in supply chain optimization projects, including supplier route optimization, sourcing optimization of parts and materials for procurement
• Experience in using project management tools to manage projects such as Smartsheet
• Experience in using PDM tools such as Agile and supply management tools such as Ariba
• Experience in executing supplier lifecycle management projects to deliver greater efficiency in improving communications, tools, and processes in managing supplier base
• Experience in executing supplier compliance management projects

This role requires candidates that are well versed in MS Office with good attention to details and timelines. Candidates are expected to oversee all PURCHASING adminstrative aspects of projects that the company undertakes - including but not limited to

• Procurement of goods
• Negotiate with vendors, suppliers to define/clarify/consolidate/evaluate request specifications
• Raise /issue/process PO and DO upon approval and forward to vendors and suppliers
• Track receipt of purchases
• Check all incoming good against delivery invoice, request specifications and purchase records to ensure the correct type/quantity/quality
• To monitor inventory levels
• Ensure purchasing processes to comply with internal and external policies and processes
• Versed in MS Office and/or ERP software

The candidate must be able to work well with all departments and be diligent in follow up actions.