Procurement Associate

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• To realise our vision to become Malaysia’s leading converged solutions company, we are looking for a new talent to innovate and grow with us in a culture that values commitment, performance and possibilities.

Why does this job exist and why is it critical?

The primary role will be responsible to support the enablement and successful transaction of supplier onto e-Supplier tool for procurement’s sourcing activities.

• To support all 3P buy/sourcing functions via Maxis procurement tools iValua.
• The person also needs to ensure compliance of documentation for the e-Sourcing ie contracts, quotes, negotiations, communications etc. with strong compliance on Maxis digitization program.
• The position will also provide a centralized key role in the successful interaction between Procurement Category with suppliers and to certain extent the internal customer to ensure alignment and update of the sourcing and buying progress.

What are you accountable for?

• Close interface with Category Managers, enduser and Suppliers to manage day to day e-Sourcing across all categories.
• Establish and conduct test events in e-Sourcing tool iValua and ensure suppliers have connectivity and completing their documentation and information submission for the RFx participation.
• Support the category tendering process (e.g: prepares tender documents, follows up on submissions, evaluates submissions, etc) and support in the development and implementation of contracts management and documentation in the iValua.
• Monitor supplier behaviour and communicate with suppliers to follow up on functional & technical issues while updating category manager on the progression.
• Communicate e-Sourcing requirements to supplier and ensure they are trained to comply for such. As needed to provide similar guidance to end user for iValua tools related queries.
• Support reactive/spot buy by providing auction strategies to category managers based on supplier history.
• Perform periodic documentation review as per Procurement Process and Policies guideline.
• May also be required to assist the Middle Office Procurement Operation functions as needed such as PR PO processing, assisting rate check etc.

What do you need to have for the role?

Formal Education

• Bachelors Degree in any field of education.

Work Experience

• Total Relevant Experience: 1 year experience gained in a commercial environment and exposure in sales, negotiation, managing data entry or contract documentation will be advantageous
• Top fresh graduate can be considered for those with Supply Chain or Procurement courses

Skills / Knowledge

• Familiar with MS Office such as Excel, Word and Power Point
• Excellent communication, writing and presentation skills
• Creative and Analytical Thinking
• Positive can – do approach capable to deal with ambiguity and attention to detail at the same time
• Personal traits: Positive, Passionate, Collaborative, A self-starter, ability to perform under pressure in a challenging environment and a team player

What’s next?

• Once you’ve applied online, our team will carefully review your application. Due to a high volume of applications, we appreciate your patience to allow for a fair and timely review process.
• Should you be shortlisted for the role, we will send you an invitation via email for a digital interview. You can also check on your application status by logging into your candidate account.

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