Procurement Contract Officer/category Officer

 Build the Contracting Strategy/Sourcing Strategy
 Conduct spends and demand analysis with close coordination with key internal stakeholders.
 Conduct market survey to identify market dynamics, supplier pools and opportunity to develop contracting and sourcing strategy.
 Identify value opportunity in close collaboration with stakeholders and suppliers in terms demand, specification, scope of work/services, focus on cost instead of price, innovation etc.
 Work closely with the supplier management team to select the qualified suppliers
 Support the Cost Estimation and Validation (where requires)
 Build cost models.
 Finalise the Bidding documents for review and sharing to the market.
 Jointly support the evaluation finalization
 Prepare for and manage effective negotiations
 Finalise the Awarding Proposal for approval
 Prepare and finalise the contractual documents with finance and legal departments before signature
 Document and information keeping
 Handle Post-Award Issues with Contractors and Business Stakeholders includes but not limited to expediting activities to ensure the on-time deliverables
 Be responsible for Cross-functional contract administration activities including but not limited to payment, Variation process and disputes.
 Manage supplier performance and service providers and drive overall performance in terms of quality, cost, and delivery across supply chain, optimizing costs whilst ensuring continuity of supply.
 Manage Post Award Contract Management that includes contract performance review, supplier site performance audits etc.
 Coordinate the contract close out and/or renewal process
***OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES
 Provide any assistance, responsibilities for Vendor Performance Management. as appropriate
 Support any transformation and change management projects as a Change Owner.
 Other tasks assigned by direct manager