Role Introduction

Reports to: IT Procurement Manager – IT Services

Department: APD - Procurement & Aircraft Trading

As an Assistant Manager, you will have the opportunity to optimize costs by seeking the best value for money, lead the evaluation and selection of suppliers, ensure excellent supplier performance, oversee contract negotiations, and guarantee the highest level of ethics and compliance. You will also ensure that our procurement policies and procedures meet internal and external compliance requirements around diversity, social responsibility, and sustainability goals.

Working for an airline like Cathay Pacific Airways offers a unique and dynamic work environment, with the opportunity to be part of a global team that is dedicated to providing exceptional service to our customers. Don't miss this chance to take your career to new heights and make a real impact in the procurement of our IT services.

As an Assistant Manager in IT Services Procurement, you will have the chance to develop your skills and grow your career while making a meaningful contribution to the success of the company. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is passionate about procurement and is looking to take on new challenges and responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Category Strategy: Identifying and driving category opportunities in conjunction with stakeholder departments and the Procurement Manager through supplier assessment and benchmarking processes and conducting detailed analytical work for planning purposes
• Spend Analysis: Tracking, analyzing and forecasting of spend for key suppliers in the category, with a view to finding opportunities to optimize and improve expenditure, simplify related processes, and ensure consistency with local/remote offices
• Market Research: Understanding the supplier market, existing solution offerings, future market trends, product alternatives, new business models, etc. Monitor the supply market that caters to our business needs
• Supplier Relationship Management: Developing strong supplier relationships and ensuring the suppliers deliver as per their contractual obligations with a focus on long term supplier relationship management
• Stakeholder Management: effectively develop and maintain strong working-level relationships with BU stakeholders to promote category strategies and ensure overall alignment between the business and the procurement objectives
• Leading end-to-end sourcing projects, from market research, prepare & manage RFx process using Ariba e-sourcing platform, financial analysis, contract & commercial negotiation and team evaluation to contracting
• Provide advice to cross-functional teams to implement category strategies and ensure that existing strategies are consistently improved and implemented.
• Using SAP system for spends monitoring, ensuring best practice cost control mechanisms are in place.
• Assisting and supporting the category manager in carrying out any other relevant duties which may be required

Requirements

• 3 years' relevant experience. 
• Procurement and category management experience is preferred.  
• Ability to adapt and learn rapidly to be able to talk the language of the stakeholders. 
• Understanding of regulatory requirements and basic contract law. 
• Strong commercial acumen and understanding of basic accounting principles.
• Ability to inspire, and build trust and respect among the APD community.
• Excellent people skills; including the ability to negotiate and influence internal and external stakeholders. 
• Demonstrated ability to define and implement strategies. 
• Approachable and decisive.

Application Deadline: 29-Jul-2024

Personal & Application Information

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