(Senior) Sourcing Associate Indirect Procurement APAC

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Key responsibilities & deliverables:

• Supporting sourcing and contracting process by leading complex sourcing activities (RFx, e-auctions) and contract renewals as well as new contracts creation.
• Negotiating/renegotiations of the T&C€™s and contract clauses.
• Taking active ownership for the sourcing and contracting delivery and proactively engaging stakeholders from different countries as assigned.
• Actively participating in the sourcing and contracting process improvement and optimization (process steps, internal ways of working, legal support model, documents and templates etc.).
• Delivering sourcing outcomes along with recommendation to the Category Team/Business.
• Supporting the use of approved suppliers with business stakeholders, educating and training on the importance on leveraging already approved and qualified suppliers.
• Ensuring preferred suppliers compliance within area of responsibility.
• Ensuring the sourcing and contracting activities are properly stored and documented for future audit purposes.
• Ensuring the company's purchasing policies are fully complied with, particularly pertaining to risk and reputation.
• Manage PSL within area of responsibility via BuySmart accuracy.
• Working with legal to set up best in class contracting templates.

Requirements:

• Bachelor€™s Degree in business or supply chain.
• 3-5 years operational sourcing and contracting experience (source to contract, buyer positions or similar) preferably on a regional scale within indirect spend categories.
• Excellent working knowledge of Ariba Sourcing tools and techniques.
• Ability to quickly adapt to new ways of working and operate effectively in a changing environment.
• Proven analytical, problem solving, project management and communication skills.
• Ability to work across cultures and across diverse management styles and enagage fast with the stakeholders on different level in the organization and countries in APAC region.
• Positive €œcan-do€ attitude and comfortable managing ambiguity.
• Written and spoken proficiency in English.
• Strong data analysis and MS Excel skills.
• Microsoft Office proficiency
• Any other tasks assigned by Line Manager

Other Information

• Travel: Overnight domestic and international is possible (approx. 10%)
• Location: Australia

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