Vice President, Procurement - HSBC Life

We are currently seeking a high calibre professional to join our team as a Vice President, Procurement.

In this role you will

• Establish clear objectives, performance measures and governance for the procurement team.
• Promote consistent procurement standards, processes and controls across the organisation.
• Lead strategic sourcing, tendering, negotiation and contract award activity for significant and complex categories.
• Identify opportunities to reduce total cost of ownership while protecting service quality, resilience and control effectiveness.
• Monitor procurement performance through measurable savings, cost avoidance, service improvements and risk reduction.
• Maintain a robust procurement control framework, including delegated authorities, segregation of duties and approval standards.
• Ensure appropriate due diligence, approvals, contract controls, performance reviews and exit plans are in place.
• Escalate material supplier issues promptly and lead remediation where required.

To be successful you will need

• Strong experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, category management, commercial negotiations and supplier relationship management in a mid-to-large organization.
• Experience working with source-to-contract and procure-to-pay platforms and setting up of procurement function, including policy, process, and implementing procurement tooling (e.g. Coupa, SAP Ariba).
• Strong understanding of procurement governance, control frameworks, contract management and operational resilience.
• Experience influencing senior executives and working effectively with Risk, Compliance, Legal, Finance, Technology and Operations.
• Demonstrable experience delivering sustainable commercial value without compromising control, service or resilience.
• People leadership experience.

You'll achieve more when you join HSBC.

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Issued by HSBC Life (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.

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