Regional Sourcing Specialist

Serve as member and supporting the regional GBTO/COO/RSG/ACH team in managing the Sourcing activities, Third Party Risk Management from sourcing perspective, sourcing category management and supplier relationship management as well as transversal project management. Support on sourcing governance, controls, and communication

Main Responsibilities:

Regional Sourcing Specialist:

• Lead the standard end-to-end Sourcing process on the assigned categories: from market research, understanding of the internal client’s and the business requirements, followed by RFP process and contract implementation.
• Partner with key internal functions including IT, Legal, Compliance, Finance etc. across Asia locations and also with Group Sourcing team based in Paris.
• Achieve category cost improvement targets through price negotiations. This would require analysis of complex supplier proposals and use decision-making tools and models, including financial and non-financial criteria, to facilitate award recommendations.
• Negotiate contracts, terms, and conditions with suppliers and ensure compliance to Group requirements.
• Collaborate with internal clients ensuring their satisfaction, whilst securing the sourcing processes.

 Risk Management:

• Support to define, enhance, document, and implement Strategic Third-Party Risk Management standards in terms of policies, processes, SLAs, interface to other processes, key procedures, data and systems used to support the process.
• Establish process and controls to reduce operational, supplier and legal risks and enhance efficiency.

 Category Management and Supplier Relationship Management:

• Leading in-depth spend analysis and data mining in order to deliver strategic and comprehensive category management plan.
• Identification of the key supplier and maintain effective governance and communication with the senior management of SG and the vendors.

 Governance:

• Ensure Sourcing process compliance with Group standards and maintain a culture and practice of highest ethical standards and behavior.
• Managing the management reporting to provide visibility to management on Sourcing topics
• Drive standardized procurement and third-party risk governance processes to support Third Party Management & Sourcing objectives and strategies.
• Monitor the sourcing performance and to follow-up the project pipeline.

 Project Management: 

• Leading or assisting to various transformation projects to improve the Sourcing process.
• Support the development of tools to perform third party risk and control analyze the efficiency of the controls 

  Academic Background and Certifications, Experience:

• Strong experience in Sourcing / Vendor Management and ideally from Banking industry
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, energetic, proactive and positive can-do attitude
• Strong knowledge in Asia market benchmark and local regulatory requirements
• Knowledge and understanding of contracts and legal clauses
• Knowledge of PowerBI and system development workflow is a plus
• Solid presentation and communications in English both verbal and written
• Solid analytical skills, number person with high quality deliverable
• Take leadership role, strong sense of accountability and ownership
• Willing to lean and develop skill
• Simplification mindset
• Ability to work in a challenging environment and speedy in response and efficient
• Attention to details.
• High standards of ethics and team spirit
• Occasional travel may be required and other duties outside of the above may be requested on an ad-hoc basis

Behavioral Skills:

• Client - Understanding and Respect: I listen to clients and colleagues in order to understand and anticipate their needs
• Team Spirit - Open mindset: I listen and share my views and my expertise in an open mode
• Innovation - Technology: I adopt new technologies in the solutions and projects I work on
• Responsibility - Risk awareness: I am constantly on the lookout for risks
• Responsibility - Performance: I strive for high performance
• Commitment - Exemplarity: I embody the Group’s values

We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidate will be notified.

Our Culture:

At Societe Generale, we live by our 4 core values of commitment, responsibility, team spirit and innovation. We are engaged and demonstrate consideration for others. We act ethically and with courage. We focus our talent and energy on collective success. We experiment and propose new ideas. This way, we maximize our ability to serve client needs and anticipate market changes. Societe Generale is committed to strengthening bonds with colleagues, communities, and the world in which we live, because relationships are at the heart of how we operate. Please visit our APAC career website: https://www.societegenerale.asia/en/careers/building-your-career-with/ for more information.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I):

Our mission: Recruit, develop, advance, and retain a diverse workforce that is united in our efforts to enhance our competitive position and deliver innovative solutions to our clients.

Our vision:

• Engaged workforce that is demographically diverse in a way that reflects the communities in which we operate
• Inclusive culture and workplace that recognizes employees' unique needs and utilizes their diverse talents
• Engage our community and marketplace, and position the organization to meet the needs of all its clients

Check out our DE&I initiatives: https://www.societegenerale.asia/en/careers/diversity-equity-inclusion-dei/