This role will be responsible for overseeing the efficient receipt, storage, and distribution of our products across our nationwide network of outlets. The role involves managing staff, optimizing processes, ensuring timely deliveries, and maintaining a high standard of safety, quality, and productivity. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in logistics, warehousing, and distribution, as well as a strategic mindset to deliver continuous improvement.

• Strategic Procurement Management – develop and implement procurement strategles for all indirect categories, including but not limited to facilities, IT, supplies spend items. Analysing and forecasting procurement needs to align with company’s goals and budgets. Help lead negotiations with suppliers to secure favourable terms, cost savings and sustainable strategic partnerships.
• Supplier Relationship Management – build and maintaining strong relationships with key suppliers to ensure continuous supply & value-added services. Overseeing supplier performance through regular reviews and managing supplier risk & compliance, including rigorous KPis for suppliers. Driving initiatives to diversify supplier base and mitigate risk by identifying new supplier opportunities. 
• Procurement Team Leadership – lead, mentor and develop the procurement team to enhance their skills and performance. Ensuring the team adheres to the company’s procurement policies and procedures. Fostering a collaborative and high-performing team culture that supports the strategic goals of the business. Setting performance standards, conducting regular appraisals, and fostering a culture of accountability, engagement, and collaboration. 
• Cost Management and Sustainable Savings – Identifying opportunities to reduce key spend Items to drive cost savings and increase efficiencies through strategic sourcing and innovative procurement techniques. Familiarity with clean-sheeting techniques, procurement solutions, reverse auctions, tending processes, BATNA/MBO/LAA negotiations are key. Monitoring and reporting on procurement savings and ensuring they align to the business objectives. 
• Contract Management – oversee the development, reviews and management of contracts to ensure compliance and performance. Ensuring all contracts are in-line with company policies and legal requirements. Ensuring supplier performance and charging rates are in-line with stipulations in contract adherence. 
• Supplier and Vendor Coordination – coordinate with suppliers, vendors, and transport partners to ensure timely delivery of goods and materials to the DC and subsequent delivery to the stores. This includes managing direct deliveries by suppliers & vendors to our outlets. Coordinate with internal stakeholders, such as the procurement and retail teams, to forecast demand and ensure the timely replenishment of stock.
• Risk Management and Compliance – establishing and enforcing policies to ensure all procurement activities comply with legal, ethical and environmental standards. Continuously assessing and managing procurement risks, including supply chain disruptions and supplier financial health. 
• Cross-Functional Collaboration – working closely with various departments (Finance, Operations, IT, Marketing) to ensure alignment between procurement strategies and business needs. While providing procurement insights and recommendations to senior management for decision-making. 
• Budget and Cost Management – manage the Procurement team’s budget, optimizing operational costs, and ensuring cost-effective allocation of resources. Tracking and analysing financial performance, Identifying opportunities for cost reductions. Reporting on key financial metrics, including budget vs. actual performance. 
• Procurement Technology and Automation – utilizing procurement technologies and systems to improve efficiency and data-driven decision-making. Leading continuous improvement and digital transformation of procurement processes by staying on top of the latest trends and solutions in procurement, such as auction tools, clean-sheeting solutions, GenAl, etc. 
• Stakeholder Communications – collaborate closely with senior management and various teams across KK Supermart to align Procurement with the company’s overall strategic objectives and expansion plans.

• Experienced professional, with a minimum of 10+ years of experience in procurement, with at least 4-5 years in a senior leadership role overseeing indirect procurement.
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, or related fields.
• Additional certification in Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) or institute of Supply Management (ISM) are preferred.
• Strong proven track record in managing high-performing procurement teams, particularly dealing with indirect spend management.
• Former roles as Group Head of Procurement or Senior Procurement Manager for either MNG or local conglomerates would be a key advantage.

• In-depth knowledge of order management, tender & auction processes, negotiation tactics and supply chain & procurement solutions and digital tools. This includes deep understanding and practical experience with clean-sheeting (“should-be costing”) analyses, BATNA/MBO/LAA, procurement negotiation strategies.
• Ability to manage complex supplier relationships and drive change & Influencing skill sets.
• Strong financial acumen with experience managing operational budgets and driving cost-efficiency initiatives.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to manage teams and drive performance.
• Superior critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Exceptional interpersonal, team-building, and oral and written communication fills. Proven experiences in complex operations environment.
• Ability to work in a high-pressure environment and adapt to a rapidly changing business landscape.
• Fluent in a mix of local languages (English, Mandarin/Cantonese, Bahasa Malay).