Senior Procurement Manager
British American Tobacco (BAT)
APAC/Oceania, Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
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Salary
$180,000 - $204,000 Per Year
Rank
Senior Manager
Responsibility
Functional Tower Lead
Scope
Regional
Workplace
100% in office
Functions
Procurement
Supply Chain
Reports to
Area Procurement Business Manager
Level
N-3
Travel Max:
0%
Posting Date
01-25-2025
Description
This role will be the lead for Direct and Indirect Procurement and focus on building strategy, delivering smart spend management, enabling innovation and building quality partnerships, both internally and externally.
Key Responsibilities
- To lead the team to drive cost optimization, productivity saving and lead the process of sourcing execution to ensure delivery of the category strategy and targets against requisite timeframes
- Apply global policies, standards and platforms including the agreed strategic sourcing process to deliver robust terms and conditions that leads Procurement’s service delivery and commercial risk
- Ensuring and implement sustainability policy and corporate social responsibility program while dealing with third party management (where applicable)
- Be responsible for the execution of category strategies and development of sourcing plans at end market level
- To review and update sourcing plans on a periodic basis in alignment with the release of new updated category strategies
- Pro-actively share knowledge, best practices amongst the members of the Procurement community and identify and drive continuous improvement opportunities
- Build strong internal and external business relationships to ensure the delivery of the category strategy
- Act as Single Point of Contact (SPOC) within the region, global, where required, and input into supplier business reviews
Qualification & Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Economy, Business, Supply Chain or similar
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Procurement or other related experience with a minimum of 2 years leading category/team
- High level of commercial awareness and project Management
- Strong business acumen and interpersonal & communication skills
- A focus on service delivery and savings along with the ability to drive innovation and change
- An advanced knowledge of procurement processes, methods, and techniques, including advanced negotiation& influencing skills
- Ability to perform in complex cross-functional, global, business environment and handle multiple tasks successfully
- Detailed knowledge of supply market, supplier capabilities, competitor activity, and expected trends at a geographic
Benefits
- We offer a market leading annual performance bonus (subject to eligibility)
- Our range of benefits varies by country and includes diverse health plans, initiatives for work-life balance, transportation support, and a flexible holiday plan with additional incentives
- Your journey with us isn’t limited by boundaries; it’s propelled by your aspirations. Join us at BAT and become a part of an environment that thrives on internal advancement, where your career progression isn’t just a statement – it’s a reality we’re eager to build together. Seize the opportunity and own your development; your next chapter starts here.
- You’ll have access to online learning platforms and personalized growth programs to nurture your leadership skills
- We prioritise continuous improvement within a transformative environment, preparing for ongoing changes
Company Profile
British American Tobacco (BAT)
Industry
Tobacco Manufacturing
Revenue
$35.15B
Employees
53,000
Fortune 500 Rank
#107
Global 500 Rank
#445
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