Procurement Manager (Software, Hardware, IT Services)

Industry Category	Services	Position	Armed Forces
Recruitment Department		Number Of Recruits	several
Work Location	Metro Manila (NCR) Pasig	Nature Of Work	Full Time
Gender Requirements	Male	Marriage Requirement	No marital status restrictions
Education Level	College Diploma	Work Experience	No work experience restrictions
Age Requirement	Above 18 years old	Salary Package	Negotiable
Updated Date	2022-10-08	Valid Until	Long-term validity

The IT Procurement Manager is responsible for the full management of category assigned to him/her. This includes collaborating with different stakeholders (i.e. Internal Customers and Suppliers) when it comes to strategic sourcing, supplier development, item development & standardization, cost, supply and risk management and negotiation. He/she is also in charge of spend performance monitoring and analysis, and end-to-end contract management.In this role, he/she is in charge of ensuring sustainable capacity and supply availability from the right supplier pool composed of Market Best in Class (MBIC) and, providing JFC the competitive advantage by ensuring the best value for JFC customers. This is achieved through a more advanced understanding of the assigned categories leading to more complex analyses of data and implementation of strategies in cost-reduction and supply sustainability.Supply & Risk ManagementGathers both historical & forecasted requirements as well as historical supply performance based on (PESTE) and declared capacity of the current pool of suppliers, analyzes evident supply & demand gaps, presents potential risks and agree with stakeholders on solutions.Recommends optimum mix of suppliers based on more comprehensive SCP (global and regional sources) that would address both current and future needs of the company for a whole category/project.Addresses current requirements by researching on possible supply innovations, initiating recommendations with other concerned divisions, and presenting benefits for their consideration.Conducts plant visits to further evaluate and validate supplier capacity, capabilities and work processes and comes up with strategies on supply contingencies to keep in pace of long term expansions and growth of the company.Proactively identifies and makes technical and strategic recommendations to manage typical internal and external risks and assesses all probable implications affecting the category or requirement assigned in terms of frequency, intensity and timing.Ensures samples/products are properly standardized and have corresponding specs sheets.Supplier ManagementDesigns effective and complete supplier lifecycle (accreditation to termination) management and validates recommendations based on information analysis anchored on a comprehensive Purchasing Value Matrix and other relevant criteria peculiar to the assigned category.Analyzes overall supplier performance, identifies all reported gaps (i.e. historical and current) and devises contingency plans to address potential gaps to improve performance.Collaborates with suppliers to meet objectives on more complex transactions related to an assigned category.Cost ManagementConducts comparative pricing vs. competition and market benchmarks, performs cost breakdown analysis and analyzes these data to make complex decisions and recommendations on how to drive down cost based on findings.Uses commodity trends & supply/demand analysis (SDA), product seasonality and government regulations to position JFC purchases for a category whether short-term or long-term.Uses similar findings to influence purchase strategies for other items/projects related to current project.Implements recommendations based on historical spend analysis and create strategies that would help reduce or balance overall spend of a particular category.Uses advanced negotiation techniques for moderately complex transactions (high impact, strategic, difficult) with a single stakeholder (internal or external) to achieve the desired results.Uses strategic/innovative negotiation techniques for highly complex transactions (adverse, highly volatile conditions) with a wide range of stakeholders to achieve the desired results.Coaches other employees on negotiation techniques that can be employed on all types of transactions.Customer Relationship ManagementProcesses orders for more complex transactions including those of outside set standards and parameters e.g. new stores, new product, rush orders of critical items and, allocating to an alternative supplier.Professionally responds to routine customer inquiries and/or feedback and provides complete needed information with additional valuable inputs apart from available data that would have added benefits to the customer.Analyzes frequently raised customer requirements/feedback based on data and makes recommendations on improving customer serving time and provision of best value options.Provides more advanced support through strategic endorsement and management of the right pool of accredited or new service and goods suppliers.Job Qualifications:Graduate of Engineering, Finance, Economics, or any Business Courses.Minimum of 5-7 years experience in Supply Chain or Procurement acquired in the Retail or Consumer industry.Certification in Procurement or Supply Chain is an advantage.Competent in Supply Management, Supplier Management, Cost Management, Negotiation, Risk Management, Customer/Stakeholder Relationship Management, and SAP SRM Competency.Willing to be assigned in Ortigas, Pasig.

About the Jollibee GroupJollibee Foods Corporation (JFC, also known as Jollibee Group) is one of the fastest-growing restaurant companies in the world. It operates in 34 countries, with over 5,800 stores globally with branches in the Philippines, United States, Canada, the People's Republic of China, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Vietnam, Brunei, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Indonesia, Costa Rica, Egypt, Panama, Malaysia, South Korea, Japan, and India.Jollibee Group has eight wholly-owned brands (Jollibee, Chowking, Greenwich, Red Ribbon, Mang Inasal, Yonghe King, Hong Zhuang Yuan, Smashburger); six franchised brands (Burger King, Panda Express, PHO24, and Yoshinoya in the Philippines; Dunkin' and Tim Ho Wan in certain territories in China); 80% ownership of The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf; and 60% ownership in the SuperFoods Group that owns Highlands Coffee and PHO24.Jollibee Group, through its subsidiary Jollibee Worldwide Pte. Ltd. (JWPL) owns 90% participating interest in Titan Dining LP, a private equity fund that ultimately owns the Tim Ho Wan brand. It also has a joint venture with the THW Group to open and operate THW restaurants in Mainland China. Jollibee Group also has a business venture with award-winning Chef Rick Bayless for Tortazo, a Mexican fast-casual restaurant business in the United States. Recently, the Jollibee Group announced that it will acquire 51% ownership of Milksha, a popular Taiwanese bubble tea brand.Jollibee Group was named the Philippines' most admired company by the Asian Wall Street Journal for ten years. It was also honored as one of Asia's Fab 50 Companies and among the World's Best Employers and World’s Top Female-Friendly Companies by Forbes. In 2020, Gallup awarded the Jollibee Group with the Exceptional Workplace Award, making it the first Philippine-based company to receive the distinction.Jollibee Foods Corporation has grown brands that bring delightful dining experiences to its customers worldwide, thus spreading the joy of eating to everyone.To learn more about the Jollibee Group, please visit www.jollibeegroup.com