Manager, Procurement NPM; MBPLAP Operations

Procurement NPM & PM Malaysia & Singapore

Drive and implement commodity strategies across the organization. Lead sourcing teams in making decisions necessary to purchase products and/or services in accordance with organizational objectives and sourcing strategies. Develop and maintain a qualified supply base, while understanding technological trends and market influences. Maintain overall business ownership of specific commodities to include managing, facilitating, and monitoring communications with suppliers and business units.

• Initiate, develop and lead sourcing strategies for high spend and critical commodities and identify cost saving potentials
• Lead the procurement process and negotiations, from tendering to contracting
• Lead sourcing projects to meet internal customers' requirements and to achieve the optimal benefits for the company
• Supplier selection and performance management through cost and value analysis

• Design, promote, and implement supplier management strategies, directions and plans
• Conduct assessment of supplier performance against agreed KPI
• Manage and drive initiatives to promote supplier innovation and process improvements
• Identify and develop new suppliers and implement supplier management strategies
• Ensure MP supplier minimum requirements are adhered
• Ensure Mercedes-Benz standards on compliance, integrity and sustainability are adhered to

• Negotiate and execute Long-Term Agreements and/or Full-Service Supplier Contracts, where appropriate, for assigned commodities
• Interface between suppliers and appropriate internal departments such as business units, Legal, Accounting, Controlling, Tax
• Periodically review and ensure validity of all Purchase Contracts

• Engage business units early enough to ensure proper planning can be done for the annual purchases.
• Engage business units to come up with a join decision on selection of suppliers for the respective buys.

• Ensure all sourcing arrangements are fully compliant to the existing policy, process instruction and the relevant guidelines
• Ensure that all compliant requirements are met in areas of Supplier Due Diligence, Financial Risk Management
• Maintenance and implementation of internal control of ICS

• Use MP NPM & Services strategic sourcing tools to proactively conduct spend analysis, maintain cost models and metrics by supplier and commodity, and communicate overall supplier performance, trends in technologies, and market conditions with respect to assigned commodities
• Develop process improvement initiatives and execution plan
• MP NPM & Services capacity planning and savings achievement

• Managing team members to achieve departmental targets
• Lead, support and develop team members through coaching and fostering strong communication to ensure motivational level is always maintained

Bachelor's degree in supply chain, business administration, engineering or related discipline.

• At least 5-7years experience in procurement/supply chain environment with good knowledge of automotive business and supplier base. Comprehensive understanding of procurement principles, procedures and processes. Knowledge of Logistics Commodity sourcing related to 3PL Warehouse Operations & Transportation will be an added advantage.

• Excellent interpersonal skills, verbal and written communication skill in English
• Ability to communicate complex concepts to all levels of the organization.
• Strong analytical, decision-making skills.
• Strong negotiation skills and contract management knowledge.
• Ability to work cross-functionally across multiple business areas, including in-depth knowledge in category strategy development and implementation
• Sound understanding of market conditions, dynamics and economic environment with strong business acumen
• Proactive, accountable, organized, detail oriented, self-driven and a good team player
• Computer Literacy e.g. MS office and other applications. Having knowledge of SAP or order management system is a plus
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritize urgent tasks, with good time management skills.
• Technical knowledge of manufacturing processes and Strategic Sourcing Methodology is a plus.