Contract MRO Commodity Manager Jobs, Salary up to MYR 10,000 in PERSOL Workforce Solutions Malaysia Pulau Pinang - Maukerja

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required with 3+ years of experience in category management and/or strategic sourcing of MRO or related commodities

• Degree in business or engineering preferred

• Subject matter expertise in sourcing & contracting tools (SAP and/or Oracle)

• Contract Negotiation / Vendor Mgmt. / Influencing Skills

Specific Knowledge

• Demonstrated skills in negotiating and formulating marketing contracts, understanding cost models and various price structures, management of contractual, IP and labor law risks

• Demonstrated skills in project management required

• Ability to work well in a high-pace dynamic environment, handle multiple projects simultaneously, and ensure task completion and deadlines are met as required

• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications: Excel, Word, PowerPoint

Communication Skills:

• Communicate well in English both in verbal and written form

• Strong project management, organizational, and analytical skills required

• Excellent team facilitation and presentation skills required

• Ability to present to all level of management / stakeholders and articulate strategies and performance metrics

Strategic Sourcing

• Develop commodity strategies for local area to integrate with GCM strategies

• Work with various business stakeholders’ groups to identify and qualify new or existing capable suppliers, initiate requests for proposals/quotations (RFPs/RFQs), advise requestors with respect to contract terms and conditions

• Conduct RFP and lead cross functional teams through the selection process of preferred suppliers with effective scoring criteria to critically evaluate supplier proposals in accordance with company policies

• Lead negotiations on Procurement agreements, including, but not limited to, Master Agreements, Statements of Work, Change Orders balancing business deliverables, legal interests and pricing

• Conduct analysis on proposals for services & products in support of various factory, research and development functions

• Analyze total costs, assist business functions with ROI analysis, price and rate benchmarking and negotiate favorable business terms to leverage Western Digital purchasing power

• Provide global contract expertise for sourcing of MRO for various business units

• Evaluate sourcing requests and ensure competitiveness

Category Management

• Develop, refine and implement category strategies and tactics that enable the procurement of MRO products and services at the highest value benefit to the company

• Add value by becoming the subject matter expert on MRO categories/commodities for internal clients on industry trends, benchmarking, and best practices

• Lead cross-functional meetings with various business functions and develop a communication strategy to keep internal clients informed about procurement processes, supplier strategy, and procurement policies

Supplier Management

• Manage supplier relationships with focus on supply risk management, contract risk management and cost management

• Mediate supplier issues and resolve customer / supplier contract disputes if necessary

• Lead and participate in supplier performance reviews with vendors to review performance and support mutually agreed upon improvement programs as required

• Support ad-hoc reporting needs including supplier scorecards and other reporting

Contract Management

• Evaluate processes and recommend improvements to standardize lifecycle contract and sourcing processes and systems

• Ensure pricing & deliverables as negotiated are included in the contract; coordinate comparison of proposals and final contract terms

• Ensure contract execution & retention, preferably through electronic signature process

• Provide timely updates, support management reporting of quarterly reports and address any issues quickly

• Medical Insurance
• Professional Development
• Free parking