Location:**Malaysia**- Department: Finance/Legal- Location: Malaysia- Lazada is the number one online shopping and selling destination in Southeast Asia - present in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Be part of the team that is steering the exciting eCommerce revolution in Southeast Asia! We are looking for Category Buyer to manage all aspects of the Professional service, Leasing, Logistics & warehousing categories, sourcing strategies, planning, processes, approvals, documentation, data and system management. We are searching for dynamic, entrepreneurial, broad-minded individuals to join us. Be part of the team that is steering the exciting eCommerce revolution in Southeast Asia!**Responsibilities**:- A dynamic role and requires individual to handle assignments in fast-paced and dynamic environment.- Manage the assigned categories i.e. IT devices and services, professional services engagement, administrative and general procurement with close working relationship with the local stakeholders to handle and support key regional and country sourcing projects.- Implement and executive strategic category management and procurement processes and optimization in the support of business objectives- Thorough analysis of spending and partnership with business functions, and development of overall sourcing strategy that supports the goals of the company.- Lead and execute individual sourcing projects including sourcing strategy development, running the bidding/quotation process, award recommendations, review and negotiation, purchase order issuance and contract execution in coordination with legal team.- Reviews, and manages the contracts and supplier/agency negotiations and feedback; tracks key contracts & expiration dates to ensure proactivity.- Initializes rate cards & staffing plans to bring efficiency to the sourcing, benchmarking & negotiations processes- Make recommendations for procurement strategies, processes & procedures by utilizing analytics and market intelligence.- Pro-actively develops and manages key stakeholders, suppliers, and agencies; develops relationships, completes scorecards, communicates feedback.- Act as the liaison between stakeholders, finance and accounting.**Job Requirements**- Bachelor's in Business Administration, or relevant field.- Minimum 3 years of experience in procurement.- Excellent analytical, problem solving, interpersonal, communication & negotiation skills.- Strong knowledge in MS Office.- High level & detailed category strategy development.- In-depth knowledge of agency types, processes, and basic workings.- Budget management and financial planning and reporting skills.
