Assistant Director / Senior Assistant Director, Procurement

Job Description

• Runs the Procurement functional team for end-to-end Procurement process
• Review and operationalise the Policies and Procedures to meet with business needs.
• Leading the team to deliver the Procurement's Service Level Agreements commitments. (includes managing KPIs, escalations, resourcing, end to end procurement contract management, compliance to procedures, staff development).
• Development of roadmap for the procurement systems/processes to ensure alignment with the Policies and Procedures, business needs and user experience.
• Translating business priorities to team and guide team to operational execution.
• Lead and collaborate with various stakeholders in cross functional improvement projects including developing change management plans, evaluating the impact of planned change, identifying risks and mitigation plans.
• Manage audit review findings/lapses and propose changes to governance policies and procedures support audit reviews, investigations, and internal process improvements to resolve identified issues with relevant stakeholders.
• Foster effective collaboration and ensure strong communication lines with key stakeholders and management.

Job Requirements

• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in procurement, with at least 3 to 5 years in a supervisory capacity.
• Good understanding of Government Procurement policies will be advantageous.
• Good situation appraisal and analytical thinking skills in decision making
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (succinct and consistent)
• Able to translate data to actionable intelligence