COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Singapore Management University is a place where high-level professionalism blends together with a healthy informality. The family-like atmosphere among the SMU community fosters a culture where employees work, plan, organise and play together - building a strong collegiality and morale within the university.
Our commitment to attract and retain talent is ongoing. We offer attractive benefits and welfare, competitive compensation packages, and generous professional development opportunities - all to meet the work-life needs of our staff. No wonder, then, that SMU continues to be given numerous awards and recognition for its human resource excellence.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide administrative and operational support for procurement transformation initiatives, including post Ariba adoption.
- Manage stakeholder communications, ensuring timely and accurate handling of inquiries and requests.
- Coordinate meetings, including logistics, invitations, preparation of minutes, and follow up actions.
- Deliver analytical support through data analysis, reports, and dashboards to support procurement decision making.
- Review and administer user access controls (e.g. Ariba licences etc).
- Leverage procurement knowledge to provide insights and recommendations.
- Ensure adherence to procurement policies, procedures, and processes.
- Provide support for supplier onboarding activities to facilitate smooth integration and ensure compliance with organisational standards
- Other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS- Bachelor's degree in related field, with at least 7 years of work experience.
- Basic requirements
- Experience in procurement operations.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent team working skills with a flexible can-do approach, self-motivation, resilience and a willingness to adapt to the changing needs and priorities.
- Exceptional communication (both written and spoken), time management and interpersonal skills.
- Support supplier onboarding activities to ensure smooth integration and compliance with organisational requirements.
- Collaborative mindset and ability to work across diverse teams.
- Proactive, results-oriented approach to problem-solving.
- Hands-on experience with procurement platforms, such as SAP and Ariba, including familiarity with Source-to-Contract (S2C), Procure-to-Pay (P2P), and Supplier Lifecycle & Performance (SLP) processes.
- Preferred, but not mandatory, requirements:
- Experience in process improvement or change management.
- Able to work independently.
- Strong relationship-building skills with stakeholders.
- Ability to communicate and document ideas in a way that is accessible and aligned with leadership expectations.
- Knowledge of, or experience in the use of AI tools and concepts is an advantage.
Please note that your application will be sent to and reviewed by the direct employer - Singapore Management University
