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Senior Associate - Procurement (12-months contract)

Telenor, Shah Alam
Employment type: 
Full time
Management, Analytical Skills, Communication Skills, Communication, Flexibility, Microsoft, proactive, Problem Solving, Software, Team Player, Strategy, Contracts, Finance, Negotiation, Responsible

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Senior Associate - Procurement (12-months contract)

You will support various categories in execution of procurement projects and initiatives in accordance to Telenor Procurement Process and Digi Sourcing Process.

Nature of Job : Contract

Duration (months) : 12 months

Division / Department : Finance/Sourcing & Logistics

Location : Central (HQ)

Will report to : Head of Sourcing & Logistics

You are:

  • Strong self-motivator, team player, proactive and convincing in interaction with stakeholders and management team
  • Analytical and fact based in problem solving
  • Strong ability to communicate and interact effectively across organizational and cultural boundaries, internal and external 
  • Demonstrate commitment, collaboration ability, maturity, flexibility and able to support the sourcing lead and/or category manager in sourcing execution.
  • Customer centric in looking for solutions.
  • Strong business acumen, well versed with the changes in the market today in the digitalization area 
  • Experience in using the Microsoft Excel, Power Point and Word software
     

Your Responsibilities:

  • For complex category and sourcing projects, you are required to support Sourcing Lead / Category Manager in developing a long term plan and strategy for a sourcing category for the cluster/local level, including interfacing with Telenor Procurement Company counterpart if necessary.
  • For less complex category and sourcing projects, you are required to lead and drive the closure of the sourcing process in accordance to Telenor Procurement Process and Digi Sourcing Process, this includes conduct of RFP/RFQ, performing price benchmarks, develop negotiation strategy, lead negotiations until closure of contract in order to execute a structured sourcing process
  • Responsible for the overall vendor relationship/performance management for category managed
  • Early stakeholder engagement and collaboration and take lead stakeholder management from sourcing perspective including alignment of sourcing strategies for stakeholder buy in and implementation
  • Take ownership of pricing and commercial terms; negotiations and renegotiations on existing and new contracts in order to meet targeted savings/avoidance with best commercial terms possible; and ensure the technical & commercial agreements are captured, minimize risks and with adequate protection
  • Conduct periodical reporting on savings update and project deliverables for management review.

Your Merits:

  • Team player with good working conduct and ethics coupled with ability to manage pressure
  • Able to work effectively with middle to high management and in the supplier’s organization to identify and execute these strategic sourcing initiatives
  • Able to lead sourcing projects, guide team members and contribute where required at the program level.
  • Good communication skills
  • Good Analytical skills
  • Good understanding of contract terms and conditions (including their commercial and legal implications)
  • Good skill in use of Microsoft Excel, Power Point and Word software
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