Assistant Manager, Procurement

Responsibilities:

• Lead procurement activities for HR services, training, office supplies, and manpower resources supporting AO services

• Support strategic projects, including the 5-year business plan and digital signing feasibility study, through planning, coordination, and stakeholder engagement

• Analyze business needs and market conditions, and recommend procurement strategies

• Develop and implement procurement and contract strategies for goods, services, and consultancy in compliance with corporate policies

• Supervise Senior Procurement Officers to ensure effective execution of procurement strategies for low- to medium-value purchases

• Manage supplier relationships and collaborate with user departments to enhance supplier performance and service quality

• Assist the Manager, Procurement in driving initiatives to streamline processes and improve departmental efficiency

• Perform ad-hoc duties as assigned

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Business Administration or Commercial disciplines
• Professional qualification in procurement is preferable
• 6 years relevant working experience in public organization with at least 2 years experience at supervisory level
• Good understanding and experience in handling World Trade Organization (WTO) / Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) tenders would be an advantage
• Knowledge in using ERP system e.g. Oracle Financial / Procurement System would be advantage
• Good communication and influencing skill, interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Proactive, high level of integrity, good team spirit and able to work under pressure
• Excellent spoken and written English and Chinese, knowledge of Putonghua is an advantage
• Excellent computer literacy in MS Words, Excel and PowerPoint