Assistant Manager, IT Sourcing & Procurement

Overview

We are seeking an Assistant Manager, IT Sourcing & Procurement to join our Procurement team. This role offers excellent career exposure and strong growth potential for a professional capable of supporting end-to-end IT strategic sourcing, procurement, and vendor management. The successful candidate will be instrumental in maximizing value for money across bank-wide spending on IT-related equipment, products, services, and solutions.

The successful candidate will report to the Section Head, IT Sourcing & Procurement.

Key Responsibilities And Accountabilities

Functional (job responsibilities)

• Support the Section Head in the end-to-end IT strategic sourcing, procurement, contract, and vendor management process.
• Develop excellent and effective collaborative long-term relationships with key stakeholders and external vendors to ensure the strategic and operational needs of the Bank are supported.
• Analyze industry and emerging market trends to proactively identify supply base issues, minimize IT procurement and contract risk, and protect continuity of supply.
• Create a competitive environment by implementing effective sourcing and procurement strategies, including competitive bids, tenders, and creative negotiations.
• Conduct IT product/solutions/services and market research to obtain the best offerings based on quality, price, and fulfillment turnaround.
• Drive IT sourcing best practices by keeping abreast of innovative, efficient, and cost-effective ways to improve current work processes.
• Facilitate vendor evaluations and assessments to minimize contract risk while ensuring seamless availability of IT services to support the Bank’s strategic objectives.
• Act as an Appointed ORR, managing operational risks and serving as an intermediary between Operational Risk Management (ORM) and the department.
• Support the Division/Department Head in leading, coordinating, and completing operational risk management activities, including the submission of key reports.

• Malaysian citizen.

• Bachelor’s Degree, Professional Degree, or Master's Degree in IT, Finance/Accounting/Banking, Economics, Business Studies/Administration/Management, or a relevant equivalent supply-chain qualification.

• 2 to 4 years of working experience in IT-related or IT-sourcing/procurement/contract-related industry.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel, MS Word, and PowerPoint
• Familiarity with using e-procurement systems and spend analytics tools as part of duties deliverance.
• Strong communication (both verbal and written) and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Analytical, detail-oriented, and independent with the ability to multi-task while delivering results.

We are a leading financial institution in Malaysia backed by a century of entrepreneurial heritage. Providing comprehensive financial services guided by a Digital-at-the-Core ethos has earned us industry recognition and accolades for our innovative approach in making banking simpler and more effortless for our customers. Our digital and physical offerings span across a vast nationwide network in Malaysia, strengthened with an expanding regional presence in Singapore, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Cambodia, and China.

We seek to strike a balance between diversity, inclusion and merit to achieve our mission of infusing diversity in thinking and skillsets into our organisation. Candidates are assessed based on merit and potential, in line with our mission to attract and recruit the best talent available. Expanding on our “Digital at the Core” ethos, we are progressively digitising the employee journey and experience to provide a strong foundation for our people to drive life-long learning, achieve their career aspirations and grow talent from within our organisation.

Realise your full potential at Hong Leong Bank by applying now.