associate, PROCUREMENTQualfon

Job Summary
This position is responsible to support procurement operations in the Philippines for the Manila site.
Responsibilities:
1. Manage RFXs, and contracts renewals.
2. Negotiate with suppliers and strike a balance between cost savings and supplier relationship.
3. Drive cost saving programs at both country and regional level without compromising on controls and delivery.
4. Ensure all expenditure is covered by robust contracts.
5. Strengthen business relationships with Internal stakeholders and key suppliers.
6. Functionally accountable for sourcing, selection, and onboarding of new vendors.
7. Work with internal cross functional teams to understand the requirements and develop procurement plans to support; Provide market insight to business and stakeholders.
8. Standardize procurement practices across business lines, countries, and regions.
9. Build a stakeholder engagement plan to support procurement strategy.
10. Drive innovation & value add in both Sourcing & Procurement.
11. Perform data cleansing, categorization, normalization of suppliers and data enrichment to develop clean data for analysis.
12. Monthly reporting on procurement spends, vendors, trends, and cost optimization opportunities.
13. Should have good communication skills both written and verbal.
Area of expertise (Skills)
Other Skills and Experiences (Min)
Experience in handling procurement requests, customer management, and vendor management.
Excellent excel and writing skills.
Proven presentation, communication and influencing skills with leadership.
Experience in data analystics, compliance and audit
Good problem solving skills.
Organization and coordination
Able to work under pressure
Education
Qualfon

Cebu City, Cebu
Permanent
Full-time