Assistant Procurement Manager (Vendor Governance)

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Your opportunity with us

The Assistant Procurement Manager (Vendor Governance) in Group Procurement supports day-to-day procurement operations, ensuring smooth processing of purchase requests to purchase orders, maintaining procurement system tables, and guiding internal stakeholders on procurement processes and policies.  The strategic remit of this role is to drive the maturity of supplier management across the Group.

This role requires a strong foundation in procurement principles, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.

What you will do

Procurement Operations and User Support & Advisory

• Oversee the governance of transactional purchases processing - Purchase Requests (PRs) into Purchase Orders (POs) are accurately and efficiently handled.

• Serve as the first point of contact for procurement-related queries on:

  • Procurement procedures, approval requirements and workflows

  • Basic policy interpretation

Supplier Risk Management

• Design, configure and develop the Group supplier risk management framework with system governance to manage end-to-end; from supplier pre-qualification and onboarding, supplier performance monitoring, supplier due diligence checks, and other supplier management strategies.

• Co-create awareness materials and business partnering sessions to enable Business to adopt the requirements and practices in procurement activities.

• Mature the strategic suppliers agenda.

Broader Procurement Continuous Improvement

• Identify recurring issues in tactical purchases and supplier onboarding, to recommend practical improvements

• Develop and maintain SOPs, templates, and documentation to support process consistency and clarity 

• Contribute to the development of user guides and reference materials, to improve understanding and adoption of procurement processes

About you

• Degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, or a related field

• At least 5 years of experience in procurement governance roles

• Hands-on experience in PR-to-PO processing is essential

• Strong proficiency in SAP S/4HANA is preferred

• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, Outlook)

• Strong understanding of procurement governance, provide practical guidance to stakeholders, and ensure high accuracy and attention to detail

• Good communication skills to effectively engage and guide internal stakeholders

• Able to work independently with minimal supervision.

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