Senior Manager - Central Procurement

Company Overview
Hang Lung Properties Limited, a constituent stock of the Hang Seng Index and Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Indices in Hong Kong, is a leading real estate developer in Hong Kong and mainland China. Boasting a diversified portfolio of investment properties in Hong Kong, we have progressively branched out into the Mainland since the 1990s, building, owning and managing world-class commercial complexes in key cities that have earned international acclaim for their exceptional quality of architectural design, services and sustainable features.

Our people are the most precious asset of the Hang Lung family and the key to our success. They drive forward our development through their commitment, professionalism and caring services. As we extend our business horizons, we continue to devote significant resources and energy to developing the expertise and skills of our outstanding team. 

We are looking for people who are talented, energetic, self-motivated team players. Are you ready to join us now?

This is the leadership role accountable for overseeing and managing procurement activities from end-to-end market engagement, supplier due-diligence, competitive bidding, tender/contract negotiation and award and management of supplier relationships and optimization of spends for non-technical, technical and digital categories e.g. IT, Professional Services, Corporate Supplies and/or Technical & Works/ Marketing / Staff event & activities. 

Responsibilities:

• Provide coaching and support to team members to perform procurement functions to ensure the best value is obtained, commercial risk is controlled, and regulatory compliance is achieved.
• Lead and implement strategic sourcing/cost saving initiatives with team members ensuring value for money in the fulfillment of business requirement and track until closure.
• Maintain deep category knowledge and subject matter expertise to understand macro and micro category drivers. Utilize this information when forming effective category strategies.
• Lead and manage team members on delivering the KPIs and ensuring compliance of procurement policies and procedures.
• Responsible for monitoring and continuously improving execution of process and report on status and progress to management. 
• Maintain effective communication and engagement with key stakeholders to ensure alignment of procurement strategies, objectives and timelines of critical projects/procurement initiatives.
• Perform additional duties /ad-hoc projects as required.
• Occasionally travel to local projects in Mainland is required.

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Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree required in Business or similar with relevant procurement experience is required.
• Chartered member of CIPS, Project Management or similar professional qualification is an added advantage. 
• Minimum of 10 to 15 years’ relevant experience at a sizable organization with over 8 years management experience.
• Exposure in leading diverse procurement projects with distributed teams or procurement team in Mainland China is beneficial.
• Experience in process re-engineering and corporate governance and e-Procurement management is beneficial.  
• Solid experience and knowledge of strategic sourcing, contracting and negotiation.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels.
• Proven ability in change management planning and execution.
• Experience and knowledge in using e-procurement system is required.
• Good command of English and Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese). 
• Occasionally travel to local projects in Mainland is required.