Assistant Vice President, Group Procurement

WHY JOIN US?

We practice a vibrant & energetic office culture.

We provide opportunities for career advancement within the company.

Good performance is always rewarded accordingly.

“It's our people that make Astro Malaysia’s leading entertainment company. We are an inclusive employer, to enable everyone at Astro to be their best. We embrace differences – we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products/services and our community. We also understand and appreciate that diversity is a driver of creativity and innovation, which will make our business more competitive, compelling and profitable.”

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

What you will do:

Manage the spend portfolio of the Sales, Consumer & Marketing category within the Strategic Sourcing function within Astro Group Procurement and assist VP with the transformation to Strategic Procurement.

Stakeholder Management

• Develop and maintain strong, open and creative relationships with Senior Stakeholders across Business Units. Finance, Legal and other functions

• Hold regular planning, progress and ideas meetings with Senior Stakeholders

• Work collaboratively with the stakeholders to achieve challenging targets

Strategic Sourcing

• Manage the End-to-End Strategic Sourcing for all spend categories to deliver strategic value

• Manage in function in accordance with the Procurement Operating Model

• Development of management of e-sourcing when implemented

• Formulate smart sourcing performance through analysis and execution of Sourcing Discovery, Pipeline planning, Requirements Planning, Demand Mgt and Smart Sourcing Strategies

• Execute all Sourcing activities in a timely manner to achieve value driven targeted outcomes

• Proposal analysis and ensuring sourcing activities are planned and executed to agreed timelines

• Devise and execute effective commercial and contractual negotiations

• Manage sourcing outcomes to effectively communicate and gain approvals across the business

Value Management

• Maintain accurate contracts database for all category contracts

• Manage Category Sourcing Pipelines (existing & new requirements)

• Manage the overall Category Value Delivery program

• Manage Value tracking in line with functional targets

Supplier & Contract Management

• Support value delivery through lifecycle contract and supplier management

• Maintain contract repository of signed legal agreements

Risk Management

• Ensure risk management techniques are utilised to minimise and mitigate risks across the supplier base

• Discussion and requisition performed by the internal auditors on the overall process of RFx exercises to ensure the processes are compliant with company governance and procedures

Who you are:

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics or other relevant fields

Candidates with Consultancy, Procurement, Sales/Consumer/Marketing/Content Production or relevant experience are encouraged to apply

Professional fluency in written and spoken English

Strong communication skills, and a team player

Good planning, organisational and project management skills

Analytical and detailed oriented

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Good commercial acumen Good analytical and Excel modelling skills

Strong Influencing Skills

Inherent capability to operate at a senior level with gravitas and presence

Skilled and proficient commercial and contractual negotiator

Contribute to the transformation and development of Strategic Procurement

Manage and develop the team, adding cohesion and understanding across Procurement functions Assist in the development of End-to-End Strategic Procurement systems and operations

Assist in developing team talent, capability, confidence and resilience

Other desired traits/competencies:

Knowledge or experience in Strategic Procurement

It’s our people that make Astro Malaysia’s leading entertainment company. That’s why we work hard to be an inclusive employer, so everyone at Astro can be their best.

REQUIREMENTS:

JR07837