JOB DESCRIPTION

Optimal Cost is a cost and process optimization consultancy. 

We help our clients improve their company's bottom line by optimizing the value chain.

We support SME's and MNC's locally and overseas from our head office in Singapore. 

We are constantly on the look-out for talents to join the team and grow with the company.

Street-smart, university graduate, mother-of-two or young "retiree": all are welcome to apply!

We do not focus on what education you have but on your skills, personality and more importantly your potential.

If you want to gain experience in consulting and/or procurement , drop us a line.

JOB RESPONSIBILITY

The candidate will be a member of the Consulting team responsible for Indirect Procurement for our clients in Singapore.

Looking for the right person to join and participate to the development of the Indirect Procurement Practice, reporting to the Senior Mgt and working on               

Responsibilities and duties:

• Design the key project deliverables for the client
• Take responsibility for the deliverables production
• Drive the project at the client site and ensure successful delivery
• Lead procurement initiatives on behalf of our clients
• Design procedures on behalf of our clients
• Participate in complex contracts negotiation
• Facilitate key meetings at the client’s site
• Assist in detecting business opportunities in the client’s environment.
• Provide context elements to facilitate proposals making
• Ad hoc tasks as defined by manager

JOB REQUIREMENT

Street-smart, university graduate, mother-of-two or young "retiree": all are welcome to apply!

We do not focus on what education you have but on your skills, personality and more importantly your potential.

• Preferably a degree/diploma in Purchasing or similar
• 5-7 years Sourcing & Procurement experience, consulting experience a plus
• Preferably have experience managing a team
• Have experience in implementing procure to pay processes
• Preferably have experience with Procurement Software (Ariba, Coupa…)
• Have experience writing complex RFPs
• Have experience doing highly complex spend analyses
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Prior experience in reporting to C-level
• Expert in Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to complete projects with minimal supervision
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Very strong oral and written communication skills and the ability to effectively present to both small and large groups as well as high management interlocutors
• Independent learner and takes initiatives