- Developed strategic sourcing and supplier relationship management philosophies transforming a tactical and transaction purchasing organization into one that added value through cost reduction, supplier performance management , and continuous improvement.- Negotiated with vendors on cost, quality, service, delivery, competitive market analysis and overall projet development and management.- Lead sourcing related activities for the technology category under management. Provide support for global initiatives which impact the country as necessary. Define and implement strategy for technology category under management in country, whilst ensuring appropriate alignment to global and regional strategies.- Work collaboratively with group operation team and hub team to ensure efficient service delivery for in country.

- Pricing negotiation, supplier contract negotiation, sourcing management, supplier relationship management, plan all procurement activities.- Enhance communication efficiency with interal stakeholders and external suppliers, improve the cost effective and vendor on-time delivery. - Develop procurement strategy of the methods and processes. - During 2 banks integration period, successfully lead numerous consolidated procurement initiatives and complex RFP supplier selection projects.- Analyze data to identify saving opportunities presenting these initiatives to key stakeholders for implementation

- Collaborate with stakeholders, Legal, Finance and other cross-function teams as require. - Project manage all initiatives including oversight of supplier saving negotiations and contract impementation. - Understand and execute on the country's business requirements within consistent global standards.- Drive efficincies and process imporvement.- Support the development and execution of company strategy to control and enable the supplier spend aligned to busniess requirement. - Take expense ownership to understand the nature of expenditure with the objective of optimisation and cost reduction.

- Understand the needs of the business and incorporate into the procurement process.- Review and resolve issues related to procurement team and suppliers in order to have smooth material flow and harmonious relationships.- Vendor evaluation, seletion and introduction for new and existing vendor.- Understand and validate the purchase requisitions from user departments.- Prepare comparative statements of the quotations received from vendor to elect best source of supply.- Track and monitor savings generated through vendor development, negotiations or any other initiative.

- Ensure conversion of PR to PO with minimum turnaround time.- Follow up with vendors to ensure on time materials/services delivery.- Coordinate with operationn management team and warehouse team for maerial requirement planning and resolve logistics issues.- Ensure vendor payments on time in coordination with accounts and finance teams.- Prepare and circulate periodic procuremetn MIS reports.- Material planning, inventory management and inventory control