Category Specialist - Sourcing - Supply Chain Management

The Job

• Responsible for driving strategic sourcing, procurement, and supply chain transformation to optimize costs and enhance EBITDA. Focused on innovative models, supplier development, and operational efficiency. Leads category strategy, supplier rationalization, and cost-saving initiatives, leveraging Group-level collaboration to align procurement with business goals and maximize supply market opportunities.
• Manage the procurement process/ suppliers & Request for Proposals (RFP) logistics. Optimize cost, quality and service delivery to achieve internal/ External customer satisfaction.
• Ensure alignment of all procurement activities to the company’s; (1) ERP, (2) Financial Policies, (3) ISO Certification, (4) BoI, (5) Legal/Regulatory, (6) Tax regulations and (7) Internal Operational and Budgetary processes.
• Manage procurements of Technology (related to Technology, special procurements/project) Capex and Opex for Mobile, Fixed telephony, Broadband, Television, Global, Dialog Subsidiary companies.
• Manage the relationships between suppliers & technical teams/ commodity leaders for on time delivery.
• Manage the relationships between Axiata Group Procurement and Opco stakeholders.
• Execution of supply chain strategies in line with organizational objectives and achieving competitive advantage.
• Attract, retain, motivate and develop the human resources of department to deliver high levels of performance through constant and periodic review of their performance against agreed targets in order to Identify competency gaps and help overcome them through internal and external interventions.
• Conceptualization of contracts and frame agreements through discussions with internal and external stakeholders.
• Responsible for addressing stakeholder queries on project commercials, facilitating discussions to derive optimal solutions, and analyzing commercial impacts for escalation to senior management. Ensures procurement spend control, project assurance, and periodic contract reviews and renewals. Supports budget preparation and financial forecasting to align with organizational goals and priorities.