Job Description

Role
Procure the assigned products and services; ensuring end-users\' requirements are met or exceeded either through a tender process or direct negotiation with benchmarking to ensure best value for money and to contribute towards U Mobile\'s business objectives and goals.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Strategic Sourcing

Where designated, responsible to proactively identify the category sourcing strategy, obtain stakeholder\'s buy-in, and development of assigned commodity strategy(s). Execute the agreed category strategy including sourcing activities that will drive improvements in process, quality and delivery as well as achieving lowest total cost of ownership through insight and analysis of category(ies)

• RFx Management

Responsible to manage the end-to-end RFx process including liaising with stakeholders on requirements, develop procurement plan, source and qualify potential vendors, conduct RFx,perform commercial evaluation, manage clarification process, negotiate with vendors, obtaining functional reviews, recommend award and obtain approvals. Use the ERP systems or other Procurement Systems and e-tools in an optimal way to maximise internal transactional efficiency, minimising total costs. Contribute to improvement and share best practice across Procurement & Logistics teams.

• Contract Negotiation

Assist and support Legal on contract negotiations with vendors to ensure that service, quality, added value, total cost, security of supply and the deployment of the suppliers capabilities in innovation are secured

• Transaction Management

Where designated, process Purchase Requisition and issue PO based on the approved award recommendation or existing contracts. Where required, ensure POs are closed in SAP if delivery is no longer required.

• Delivery

Informed of or where designated responsible for Vendor delivery performance in assigned commodities / services / products. Responsible for counter measures where a commercial decision(s) is required for resolution of specific delivery issues. Will consult with AGM or equivalent and agree counter measure(s) for systemic failures.

• Quality

Informed of or where designated responsible for Vendor quality performance for the assigned commodities / services / products. Responsible for counter measures where a commercial decision(s) is required for resolution of part specific quality issues. Will consult with AGM or equivalent and agree counter measure(s) for systemic failures.

• Processes and Procedures

Accountable and responsible for ensuring their adherence to the company\'s processes and procedures. Accountable and responsible for SAP data (eg. PO issued and OA created) in order to maintain and improve ERP compliance. Responsible for ensuring that all purchase documents are issued and maintained as appropriate including the required customer, governmental and telco regulations

• Code of Business Conduct

Responsible for ensuring own compliance to the company\'s code of ethics.

• Responsible for categories such as supply and services for network facilities and corporate purchasing, such as infrastructure build, i.e. CME, IBC, Radio Access Network; facilities - renovations and operational requirement of facilities, power supply requirements, MCMC requirement for industrial-wide procurement with OLO.

Job Requirements

• Minimum at least 6 years of experience in Strategic Sourcing of goods and services, with good knowledge of procurement processes, and commodity / services and supply base in existing experience
• Proven Project Management skills and self-driven, in managing high value RFx projects.
• Proven contract negotiation skills, with emphasis on good commercials.
• Skillful in SAP and Ariba usage for procurement operations.
• Possess high analytical skills

U Mobile