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Roles and Responsibilities

• Sourcing, Purchasing, Logistic and Inventory Management for Raw Materials
• Perform full logistic process including all shipping documentation
• Closely liaise with various suppliers on delivery promptness and commitment.
• Communicate with the management, all contractors on the costing estimation
• Negotiations of the project in order to ensure all issues are handled
• Develop cost reduction to enhance the overall value of the project
• Ensure all items purchased and received according to specifications & compliance with standards
• Manage all purchase requisition, purchase orders, delivery orders and invoices
• Manage contracts such as purchasing, certificates, renewal inspection
• Answering to suppliers, vendors and internal enquiries

Requirements

• Minimum Diploma level with at least 2 years of related working experience

Role Purpose

Responsible for managing end-to-end procurement for GIIS' projects, facilities, maintenance, fit-out works, and campus operations in Singapore. The role ensures that procurement activities are timely, cost-effective, compliant, transparent, and aligned with project delivery and operational continuity requirements.

The role works closely with Projects & Infrastructure, Finance, Legal, Operations, Facilities, school leadership, and vendors to maintain strong governance, commercial value, and audit-ready documentation.

Primary Accountabilities

· Lead procurement planning, sourcing, RFQ/RFP, tendering, evaluation, negotiation, award recommendation, purchase order processing, and delivery follow-up.

· Drive cost optimisation, value engineering, budget control, and commercial transparency.

· Manage vendor onboarding, performance reviews, contract renewals, compliance documentation, and issue resolution.

· Maintain procurement records, approval trackers, contract registers, cost databases, and management reports.

· Ensure procurement activities comply with GIIS policies, approval limits, audit requirements, and Singapore regulatory expectations.

Key Responsibilities

1. Strategic Sourcing & Tender Management

· Prepare procurement plans based on approved project, facilities, maintenance, and campus operational requirements.

· Lead RFQ, RFP, tender, quotation, bid evaluation, negotiation, and award recommendation processes.

· Coordinate with technical and user teams to confirm scope, specifications, quantities, timelines, and budget requirements before sourcing.

· Identify suitable suppliers, benchmark market rates, and recommend commercially competitive and reliable sourcing options.

2. Vendor, Contract & Compliance Management

· Manage vendor onboarding, pre-qualification, compliance documents, insurance records, statutory submissions, and approved vendor lists.

· Track vendor performance in relation to cost, quality, delivery, responsiveness, safety, service standards, and issue resolution.

· Coordinate contract renewals, service agreements, purchase orders, variation requests, and close-out documentation.

· Ensure procurement activities are conducted in accordance with GIIS policies, approval limits, audit requirements, and applicable Singapore regulatory expectations.

3. Cost Control, Reporting & Stakeholder Support

· Support budget validation, cost comparison, value engineering, savings tracking, and variance reporting with Finance and project teams.

· Maintain procurement trackers, contract registers, approval records, cost databases, delivery logs, and management reports.

· Coordinate with Projects & Infrastructure, Facilities, Operations, Finance, Legal, school leadership, and vendors to resolve procurement matters promptly and professionally.

· Support urgent operational procurement while maintaining proper approvals, documentation, transparency, and audit readiness.

4. Procurement Governance, Risk & Audit Readiness

· Ensure appropriate segregation of duties, approval workflows, quotation comparisons, and documentation controls for all procurement activities.

· Identify procurement risks related to vendor dependency, cost escalation, delivery delays, contract gaps, compliance lapses, and emergency purchases.

· Maintain audit-ready records for approvals, quotations, evaluations, negotiations, vendor documents, purchase orders, invoices, and contract renewals.

· Support internal reviews, audits, management checks, and corrective actions related to procurement governance.

5. Procurement Systems, Data & Process Improvement

· Improve procurement templates, trackers, approval notes, comparison formats, vendor evaluation forms, and reporting dashboards.

· Analyse procurement data to identify recurring spend, savings opportunities, supplier consolidation, pricing trends, and service improvement areas.

· Support the adoption and effective use of procurement, purchase order, and finance systems.

· Standardise procurement practices across Singapore campus operations to improve consistency, transparency, and turnaround time.

Key Skills & Competencies

· Strong procurement, sourcing, tendering, negotiation, and commercial evaluation capabilities.

· Good understanding of facilities, maintenance, construction, fit-out, and service procurement.

· High standards of integrity, confidentiality, fairness, and transparency in vendor dealings.

· Structured, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities within tight timelines.

Technical Skills

· Proficient in Microsoft Excel, procurement trackers, cost comparison sheets, and management reporting.

· Working knowledge of procurement, purchase order, or finance systems.

· Able to prepare RFQ/RFP documents, evaluation tables, approval notes, dashboards, and audit-ready records.

Qualifications & Experience

· Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Procurement, Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Facilities Management, or a related discipline.

· 10–12 years of relevant procurement experience, preferably in Singapore.

· Experience in construction, facilities management, school operations, real estate, hospitality, healthcare, or service procurement is preferred.

· Proven experience in tendering, vendor negotiations, contract renewals, purchase order management, and supplier performance reviews.

Work Schedule

5.5 days

On-site

We are seeking a Sustainable Procurement Manager to play a pivotal role in shaping a responsible, future-ready supply chain. You’ll lead initiatives that integrate sustainability into procurement strategies, policies, and processes, aligning with ISO 20400 standards. From driving Scope 3 decarbonization with suppliers to improving ESG performance and embedding sustainability into category playbooks, your work will directly advance our corporate sustainability goals while delivering commercial value. This is an exciting opportunity to influence change, build strategic partnerships, and make a measurable impact on our organization’s environmental and social footprint.

Job Responsibilities

1. Sustainable Procurement Policy

• Maintain the Sustainable Procurement Policy aligned with corporate ESG objectives and industry benchmarks.

2. Category Playbook

• Create and maintain Category Playbooks incorporating sustainability criteria, risk assessments, and supplier performance benchmarks.
• Collaborate with category managers to embed sustainability targets in sourcing strategies.

3. Supplier Engagement & Scope 3 Decarbonization

• Coordinate supplier engagement programs focused on Scope 3 emissions reduction and climate action.
• Facilitate supplier capacity-building initiatives to improve sustainability performance.

4. ESG Performance Management

• Lead the assessment and monitoring of supplier ESG performance, including environmental, social, and governance compliance.
• Collaborate with category managers to embed ESG performance into supplier scorecards and reporting mechanisms to track progress against sustainability KPIs.

5. Sustainability Reporting

• Collaborate with category managers to prepare annual sustainability reporting on responsible sourcing, ensuring accuracy, transparency, and alignment with corporate ESG commitments and reporting frameworks and standards.

6. Integration into Procurement SOP

• Embed sustainability requirements into procurement Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), ensuring alignment with ISO 20400.
• Drive continuous improvement and best practices in sustainable sourcing.

7. Stakeholder Collaboration

• Work closely with internal stakeholders (Procurement, Sustainability and other Business Units) to align objectives and strategies.
• Participate in industry forums and sustainability networks.

8. Strategic Procurement & Vendor Management

• Lead end-to-end procurement (RFI/RFQ/RFP) for technology solutions and services, including sourcing, negotiation, commercial analysis and award recommendations
• Negotiate commercial terms to ensure value-for-money and cost efficiency
• Ensure compliance with corporate procurement policies and processes
• Drive procurement activities to meet company and team-level KPIs

Required Qualifications

• Degree/Diploma in Supply Chain, Procurement, Sustainability, or related field
• Proven experience in procurement with a strong focus on sustainability and ESG.
• Knowledge of Scope 3 emissions, ISO 20400, and sustainable supply chain practices preferred.
• Experience in using Ariba or SAP would be an advantage
• Proficiency with MS Word & MS Excel

A global industrial technology and advanced materials manufacturer is seeking an experienced procurement executive to lead its worldwide procurement and strategic sourcing function.

This newly created leadership role will be responsible for developing and executing a global procurement strategy that strengthens supply chain resilience, supports business growth, and secures long-term access to critical materials, specialised equipment, and strategic suppliers.

The successful candidate will lead the identification, qualification and development of suppliers for critical materials, including lithium and other strategic minerals, as well as manufacturing equipment , with a strong emphasis on diversifying the supply base outside China.

Reporting directly to the Executive VP of the business, you will partner with manufacturing, engineering, R&D, finance and commercial teams across multiple regions to build a diversified global supplier network and reduce supply chain risk.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the global procurement strategy for critical materials (including lithium and other strategic minerals) and manufacturing equipment.
• Identify, assess and qualify new suppliers globally, with a particular focus on Australia, Brazil, Japan, the US and Europe.
• Build resilient global supply chains and reduce dependency on single-source or geographically concentrated suppliers.
• Develop sourcing strategies balancing cost, quality, technology capability, sustainability and supply security.
• Partner closely with Engineering, R&D and Manufacturing teams to evaluate new materials, technologies and supplier capabilities.
• Lead supplier qualification, technical assessments and long-term supplier development.
• Monitor geopolitical, commercial and supply risks and implement mitigation strategies.
• Negotiate strategic supplier agreements and establish long-term global partnerships.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline. Advanced degree (MBA, Master's or PhD) is advantageous.
• 15+ years of progressive procurement or supply chain leadership within global manufacturing environments.
• Proven experience developing international sourcing strategies for technically complex products, materials or industrial equipment.
• Strong commercial acumen with experience negotiating strategic supplier agreements.
• Experience leading cross-functional and international stakeholder groups.
• Ability to operate effectively in a highly technical manufacturing environment.
• Experience sourcing critical materials such as lithium, rare earths, specialty minerals, advanced materials, metals or specialty chemicals would be highly advantageous.

Preferred Industry Background

We are particularly interested in candidates with experience in one or more of the following industries:

• Rare Earth Materials
• Critical Minerals
• Lithium and Battery Materials
• Specialty & Advanced Materials
• Electronic Materials
• Semiconductor Equipment
• Specialty Chemicals
• Defence & Aerospace
• Precision Manufacturing

What's on Offer

• Newly created global leadership position with significant strategic impact.
• Opportunity to shape a resilient international supply network.
• Exposure to executive leadership and global operations.
• Competitive executive compensation package including performance bonus and long-term incentives.

The role can be based out of anywhere in Asia- especially in Singapore, China, Taiwan.

Position Purpose:

The Procurement Manager ESS Asia is accountable for establishing and leading the regional procurement function across Direct and Indirect spend for ESS Asia, while personally owning sourcing, negotiation, and supplier management for the highest-value and highest-risk categories.

The role combines strategic leadership with hands-on execution. It translates global category frameworks into regionally optimized sourcing strategies, secures continuity of supply, delivers measurable cost and working capital improvements, and builds procurement capability and discipline across country teams and sites.

Acting as a business partner to ESS Asia leadership, the role ensures procurement decisions balance cost, security of supply, quality, sustainability, and total cost of ownership.

Dimensions (Annual):

• Budget controlled (annual purchase spend): USD amount 30M
• Number of direct reports: none at present, and needs to build future team
• Number of indirect / matrix reports: 5 approx cross region Korea, Japan, China & Thailand
• Geographic scope: ESS Asia sites and country organizations (Thailand, China, Japan, Korea)

Significant Non-Departmental Internal and External Relationships:

• Internal: ESS Asia leadership, site operations, engineering, quality, finance, country HR, global procurement and regional category leads in other regions
• External: Suppliers, logistics providers, auditors, regulatory and official bodies

Main / Key Responsibilities:

1. Regional Procurement Strategy

• Define and execute the procurement strategy for Direct and Indirect spend across ESS Asia, aligned with global category direction and regional business priorities.
• Translate global frameworks into country-level sourcing approaches that reflect local market conditions, regulations, and supply realities.

2. Hands-On Category Ownership

• Personally lead sourcing events, negotiations, and contracting for the most critical and highest-spend categories.
• Own key supplier relationships end to end, including commercial terms, performance reviews, and issue resolution.
• Maintain full transparency of the contract portfolio, regularly reviewing terms, validity, and compliance.

3. Supply Continuity and Risk Management

• Ensure continuity of supply through proactive risk assessment, dual sourcing, and contingency planning.
• Lead escalation and resolution of critical supply, quality, and commercial issues, with both financial and technical accountability.

4. Value Delivery

• Own the regional savings pipeline and deliver measurable results in cost optimization, working capital, demand management, and total cost of ownership.
• Track and report savings in line with finance and global procurement standards.

5. Team Coordination and Capability Building

• Guide and develop country buyers and site procurement contacts, setting standards, sharing best practices, and raising category management maturity across the region.
• Build consistent procurement processes, data discipline, and ways of working across countries.

6. Stakeholder Partnership

• Act as the procurement partner to ESS Asia leadership, operations, engineering, quality, and finance.
• Represent ESS Asia in global category forums and regional governance discussions.

7. Compliance, ESG and Digitalization

• Ensure all purchasing activity complies with company policies, regulatory requirements, and ESG, KAITEKI, and HSE commitments.
• Drive digitalization of transactional procurement and maintain data integrity across purchasing systems.

Accountabilities: Freedom to Act:

• Operates within global procurement governance, delegated authority levels, and company compliance, ESG, and HSE requirements.
• Authorized to define regional sourcing strategies, lead negotiations, select suppliers, and commit spend within delegated authority.
• Exercises significant discretion in category strategy, supplier selection, and negotiation approach; work is largely self-managed with oversight through KPIs, savings reporting, and alignment with the GM and global procurement.
• Expected to create new approaches where regional structures do not yet exist, including processes, supplier panels, and governance routines.

Impact on Results:

The role has a direct and significant impact on financial results through personally managed spend, negotiated outcomes, and supply continuity, and an enabling impact through the standards and capability it builds across country teams.

It carries direct accountability for savings delivery, contract compliance, supplier performance, and resolution of supply and quality issues within ESS Asia.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

• Education: Bachelor's degree required; master's degree preferred
• Major: Business, engineering, economics, supply chain, or equivalent

Work-Related Experience:

• Minimum 8 to 10 years of procurement experience in an international industrial environment, including both Direct and Indirect categories.
• Proven track record leading complex contract negotiations and competitive sourcing events with measurable savings outcomes.
• Experience working across Asian supply markets and in matrix or multi-site organizations.

Knowledge and Technical Skills

• Advanced category management and sourcing expertise across Direct and Indirect spend.
• Strong commercial, financial, and risk management acumen.
• Working knowledge of ESG, compliance, and responsible sourcing requirements.
• Proficiency in ERP and e-procurement systems, spend analytics, and MS Office.
• Business fluency in English; and business fluency in Chinese for effective supplier negotiations and stakeholder communication with Chinese-speaking business partners across Asia
• Strong stakeholder management across cultures and functions; high ownership and resilience.

MCC Competency Framework:

Leadership role (applicable to those leading teams)

• Putting team and organizational goals first
• Making good decisions in a timely manner
• Empowering others
• Showing maturity and resilience
• 4 Successful delivery of activities

Business Unit

Cloud & Smart Industries Group (CSIG) is responsible for promoting the company's cloud and industry Internet strategy. CSIG explores the interactions between users and industries to create innovative solutions for smart industries via technological advancements such as cloud, AI, and network security. While driving the digitalization of retail, medical, education, transportation and other industries, CSIG helps companies serve users in smarter ways, building a new ecosystem of intelligent industries that connect users and businesses.

What the Role Entails

Tencent Cloud is seeking an IDC Procurement & Commercial Manager to support infrastructure expansion and carrier partnership development across Southeast Asia, based in Singapore. This role focuses on sourcing and managing IDC resources within SEA markets, establishing strong commercial relationships with regional telecom operators, and optimizing network interconnection to enhance service quality for end users. You will contribute to localized deployment strategies across key Southeast Asian countries and strengthen long-term infrastructure partnerships to support business growth in the region.

Responsibilities

• Identify and evaluate IDC and cloud infrastructure providers across Southeast Asia to support localized deployment in priority markets such as Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand
• Develop and manage commercial partnerships with major Southeast Asian telecom carriers to optimize network connectivity through peering, routing optimization, and interconnection enhancement
• Serve as the primary commercial interface for regional carriers, building and maintaining long-term strategic cooperation aligned with company expansion plans
• Coordinate with internal technical and operations teams to resolve network performance issues and drive continuous service optimization across SEA markets
• Provide market insights and professional recommendations to support Southeast Asia IDC footprint planning and regional interconnection strategy

Who We Look For

• Bachelor’s degree or above with minimum 3 years of relevant experience in infrastructure, telecom, or cloud-related environments
• Technical background in IDC, networking, or cloud infrastructure with practical experience working with telecom operators, cloud providers, or large-scale internet environments including CDN
• Strong understanding of peering, routing optimization, and interconnection models within carrier or IDC environments
• Proven commercial negotiation capability with experience managing cross-border carrier or infrastructure partnerships across multiple Southeast Asian markets
• Excellent written and spoken English is required. Proficiency in Chinese Mandarin is required as approximately 50% of the role involves collaborating with China headquarters on business discussions, meetings, and documentation.
• Familiarity with contract structures and basic legal considerations in commercial negotiations; relevant cloud or networking certifications are advantageous; willingness to travel frequently across Southeast Asia

Equal Employment Opportunity at Tencent

As an equal opportunity employer, we firmly believe that diverse voices fuel our innovation and allow us to better serve our users and the community. We foster an environment where every employee of Tencent feels supported and inspired to achieve individual and common goals.

We are working exclusively on behalf of a fast-growing data centre developer building out their procurement function from scratch.

This is a newly created role and the company's first strategic procurement hire, based in Singapore. The successful candidate will be responsible for establishing and leading the procurement function with a specific focus on capital equipment critical to data centre operations - including generators, UPS systems, transformers, cooling infrastructure, and other mission-critical plant and equipment. The role requires someone who is both strategic and hands-on, able to design the procurement framework while simultaneously executing on active sourcing requirements across the development pipeline.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and lead the company's strategic procurement function from scratch, establishing policies, processes, vendor frameworks, and governance structures.
• Own end-to-end procurement of capital equipment for data centre builds including generators, UPS systems, transformers, cooling infrastructure, and switchgear.
• Develop and maintain a preferred vendor and supplier panel for critical equipment categories.
• Lead commercial negotiations for major equipment contracts, securing optimal pricing, lead times, warranty terms, and service agreements.
• Work closely with Development and Engineering teams to align equipment specifications and procurement timelines with construction programmes.
• Manage long-lead item procurement to ensure on-time delivery and mitigate programme risk.
• Track procurement KPIs, spend visibility, and savings targets with regular reporting to senior leadership.

Requirements

• Minimum 10 years of procurement experience with significant focus on capital equipment or critical infrastructure.
• Deep knowledge of mission-critical data centre equipment categories including generators, UPS, transformers, cooling systems, and switchgear.
• Proven track record building procurement functions or category strategies from the ground up.
• Strong commercial acumen with experience leading high-value equipment negotiations and managing complex supplier contracts.
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution in a lean, fast-moving environment.
• Singapore-based; regional exposure across Southeast Asia an advantage.