Procurement Support

Job Title: Procurement Support (APAC)

Overview:
Our Banking client is seeking a Procurement Support professional to assist the APAC Procurement team with supplier creation in the internal supplier referential portal. The role will also provide support services to Regional Procurement Buyers throughout the vendor onboarding and purchasing process.

Responsibilities:

Direct Responsibilities:
- Interact with APAC and local procurement coordinators regarding the internal referential supplier portal tool for supplier data management.
- Follow up with supplier contacts to obtain required documentation and information for updates.

Contributing Responsibilities:
- Create suppliers in OSR by gathering relevant information from buyers, local business contacts, and supplier contacts for all APAC territories, métiers, and functions within agreed timelines.
- Liaise with the local finance team and perform reconciliation between newly created suppliers and accounts payable data.
- Support the APAC Procurement team on overall procurement matters, including assisting in building dashboards or reports for management reporting.
- Publish monthly summaries on all requests and ensure tracking of supplier creation.
- Address queries from requestors and buyers regarding suppliers created in the tool.
- Assist in providing ad-hoc reports to stakeholders as needed.
- Publish KPI reports on a quarterly basis.
- Prepare and publish a monthly deck for management.
- Address system technical issues with Head Office when required.
- Continuously seek ways to simplify, improve, and innovate procurement processes.

Technical & Behavioral Competencies:
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Initiative, autonomy, and self-motivation.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- High attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize effectively.
- Ability to build and maintain relationships with various stakeholders.

Specific Qualifications:
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).
- Two to three years’ experience in the financial industry, preferably with experience in vendor relations and reporting.
- Experience in SharePoint administration is an advantage.
- Language proficiency in English and Chinese is required; Japanese language skills are an advantage.