AVP / VP - Tech Procurement Manager, Group Procurement Services, Group COO

Responsibilities

• Partner Tech COO, contract owners and cross-functional stakeholders on Technology sourcing and procurement requirements, providing procurement advisory, commercial challenge, negotiation support, supplier evaluation input and governance oversight to achieve favourable outcomes aligned with organisational objectives.
• Develop contract and commercial strategies in collaboration with Tech COO, contract owners, business stakeholders and Legal, ensuring commercial terms, risk considerations and governance requirements are appropriately addressed.
• Drive compliance with procurement processes, 3rd party risk management policies and internal risk governance frameworks through proactive stakeholder engagement, advisory support and SME guidance to the units.
• Conduct independent assessments of supplier engagements to safeguard supply chain integrity, mitigate concentration and 3rd party risks, comply with data privacy and security framework, and optimize overall supply chain value.
• Build and maintain robust relationships with contract owners, stakeholders, control functions and supplier executives to foster collaboration, governance and value delivery.
• Support the Team Head on enterprise-wide efficiency initiatives, including workflow optimisation, process improvement, supplier base consolidation, aggregate buys and the deployment of category management strategies within assigned categories, where applicable.

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Requirements

• Degree holder with at least 8 years of experience in procurement and proven track record in delivering strategies and bottom-line savings.
• Candidates with experience in indirect hardware and/or software technology procurement with team management experience will be preferred.
• Impeccable integrity coupled with strong ownership of goals and a will-to-win
• Strong understanding of strategic sourcing and procurement processes, with the ability to advise, sell and fulfill all sourcing needs of internal decision makers
• Strong risk awareness, with working knowledge of third-party risk management, outsourcing governance and related control requirements in a regulated environment.

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Location:

DBS Asia Hub

Job:

Sourcing

Schedule:

Regular

Employee Status:

Full time