[What the role is]
You will be part of a team that is responsible for upholding proper procurement governance in NEA. You will facilitate procurement activities by departments while ensuring that government and NEA procurement policies and guidelines are applied accordingly and standards of integrity and transparency are upheld throughout the procurement value-chain.[What you will be working on]
You will support the procurement functions in NEA by carrying out the following activities:
Provide leadership to a team of procurement officers to develop category strategies and Pro-actively engage users to identify aggregations or other procurement levers
Develop category strategies through spend analysis and drive strategic sourcing with users to address their procurement needs
Provide procurement advices to users on all stages of procurement cycle
Review tender/quotation documents to ensure that they are drafted in compliance to Instruction Manual (IM) (Procurement), NEA’s procurement policy and guidelines and optimise the spending for NEA
Review tender/quotation evaluations to ensure value for money, fairness and transparency and compliance with IM (Procurement) and NEA procurement policy and guidelines
Review post-award contract documents to ensure proper contract management and governance
Improve outreach and facilitate dialogue among procurement community and users in NEA
Improve the procurement processes, systems, and governance framework in NEA to optimise the procurement expenditure and operational efficiency
[What we are looking for]
At least 3 - 5 years of experience in government procurement. Experience in Construction and Facility Management procurement will be an added advantage.
Good, applied knowledge of IM (Procurement), IM (Revenue), Gebiz and Gebiz Management Console (GMC)
Possess an inquisitive mind on how to derive more value from each purchase
Good analytical, interpersonal, writing and presentation skills
Performance driven, result oriented with an attention to details and accuracy
Have a passion for procurement work and able to adapt to changes and work well under tight deadlines
Able to work well as team player and as an individual
Proficiency in IT skills (e.g. MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc)
Applicants will be updated on the status of their applications within 4 weeks of the closing date of this job posting.