Senior Executive, Group Procurement

About Sembcorp

Sembcorp is a leading energy and urban solutions provider headquartered in Singapore. Led by its purpose to drive energy transition, Sembcorp delivers sustainable energy solutions and urban developments by leveraging its sector expertise and global track record.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Business Partnering – Actively engaging business stakeholders, translate business requirements to sourcing strategies to deliver business requirements. Understand business priorities and guide stakeholders to propose and execute the operational strategies with consideration to risk mitigation and governance. Work with business stakeholders to provide support to drive compliance to Sembcorp policies.
• Category Expertise – Delivery of Technical Consultancy category management.
• Procurement delivery – Achieving greatest value contribution and realize the benefits from the category strategies. Fulfillment of business goals through partnering and ensure key business requirements including project Cost, Quality, Time and Safety are met.
• Sourcing & Contract Management – Perform Source to Contract process, lead and perform negotiations with suppliers. Leading RFx creation/management, market research/analysis, data collection/analysis, and contract management (cost, terms and conditions, SOWs, MSAs, etc.).
• Risk Review – Conduct review of commercial/supply chain risks and engage with stakeholders on mitigation measures.
• Project Management – Track project milestones and update stakeholders on progress. Collaborate with internal teams to resolve issues and propose improvements.
• Supplier Management – Conduct Supplier Performance Evaluation and establish Preferred Supplier List jointly with business stakeholders by relationship management so as to deliver maximum productivity benefits.
• Cost management – Ability to analyze total cost of acquisitions/ownership and provide optimum value to business. Deliver cost saving goals, delivering value beyond savings.
• Business Process improvement – Ability to work with business to drive efficiency and effectiveness in the process

Qualification & Experience

• Degree/Diploma holder with min 3-5 years of relevant procurement experience in procurement services.
• Strong team player with strong communication skills in a concise and timely manner. Passion for business partnering.
• Resourceful with a strong work ethic, committed to complete execution of projects and objectives.
• Strong sourcing experience with strong knowledge of corporate services category.
• Strong knowledge of contracting and procurement best practices.
• Strong supplier performance and relationship management.
• Ability to work in a cross-cultural setting.
• Change management and process improvement skills.
• Customer focused and results oriented.
• Effective presentation and negotiation skills.
• Experience and/or knowledge with technical consultancy.
• Familiarity with procurement systems (e.g., SAP Material Management and other e-procurement system).

Our Culture at Sembcorp

At Sembcorp, our culture is shaped by a strong set of shared behaviours that guide the way we work and uphold our commitment to driving the energy transition.

We foster an institution-first mindset, where the success of Sembcorp takes precedence over individual interests. Collaboration is at the heart of what we do, as we work seamlessly across markets, businesses, and functions to achieve our goals together. Accountability is a core principle, ensuring that we take ownership of our commitments and deliver on them with integrity and excellence. These values define who we are and create a workplace where our people can thrive while making a meaningful impact on driving energy transition.

Join us in making a real impact!