Senior Manager, Head of Asia Procurement Operations

7 months ago


Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China Company 331 - Manulife Financial Asia Limited Full time

Description

The Opportunity

Lead the procurement operations function, oversees the end-to-end procurement intake, sourcing, contracting and other related regional and local processes in Asia.

What motivates you?

You obsess about customers, listen, engage and act for their benefit 

You think big, with curiosity to discover ways to use your agile mindset and enable business outcomes 

You thrive in teams, and enjoy getting things done together

You take ownership and build solutions, focusing on what matters 

You do what is right, work with integrity and speak up

You share your humanity, helping us build a diverse and inclusive work environment for everyone 

You would not be afraid to take matters into your hands and actively explore solutions

We are looking for someone with:  

Bachelor’s degree or above

A minimum 10 years of operations experiences, preferably Procurement, Finance, or Payment relevant operations

Experience working in global organization by leading a team

Experience with end-to-end procurement process and operating model (offshore COE model), and Procurement P2P tools (e.g. Ariba, Ivalua) implementation is highly preferred

Previous experience with financial institution or insurance companies is preferred

Operations / workflow optimisation mindset – able to understand workflow dependencies

Attention to details is a must

Can-do mentality – Willing and able to explore new solutions and formalize them after

Strong data analysis and story-telling ability

Team building skill

Change management skill

Communication skills with internal/external senior stakeholders

Cooperative attitude

MS Office (EXCEL, WORD, PowerPoint etc)

English in speaking & writing is a must, other languages will be a plus

On the job you will:

Design and implement overall operating model for in-house sourcing teams and offshore procurement operations teams

Collaborate with Asia Regional & Country sourcing teams to develop and implement an efficient operating model

Oversee the entire Operation resource on procurement activities include sourcing, operations, technology & tool and risk & governance support

Partner with Head of technology and VLM to implement the procurement technology plan (“E2E”)

Partner with Head of Vendor Risk Management to ensure KRI targets achievement

Be part of global procurement operations branding and comms strategy

Build of Change Management capability across Asia procurement

How will you create impact?

Identify process improvement opportunities

Drive productivity in the procurement process & STP/Automation (volumes, capacity, cycle times) and use the capacity to deploy in sourcing activities

What can we offer you?

A competitive salary and benefits packages.

A growth trajectory that extends upward and outward, encouraging you to follow your passions and learn new skills.

A focus on growing your career path with us.

Flexible work policies and strong work-life balance.

Professional development and leadership opportunities.

 Our commitment to you

Values-first culture

We lead with our Values every day and bring them to life together.

Boundless opportunity

We create opportunities to learn and grow at every stage of your career.

Continuous innovation

We invite you to help redefine the future of financial services.

Delivering the promise of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

We foster an inclusive workplace where everyone thrives.

Championing Corporate Citizenship

We build a business that benefits all stakeholders and has a positive social and environmental impact.

Learn more about opportunities with us at www.manulife.com/en/careers/why-join-us.html

About Manulife and John Hancock

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services group that helps people make their decisions easier and lives better. With our global headquarters in Toronto, Canada, we operate as Manulife across our offices in Asia, Canada, and Europe, and primarily as John Hancock in the United States. We provide financial advice, insurance, and wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions. At the end of 2022, we had more than 40,000 employees, over 116,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners, serving over 34 million customers. At the end of 2022, we had $1.3 trillion (US$1.0 trillion) in assets under management and administration, including total invested assets of $0.4 trillion (US $0.3 trillion), and segregated funds net assets of $0.3 trillion (US$0.3 trillion). We trade as ‘MFC’ on the Toronto, New York, and the Philippine stock exchanges, and under ‘945’ in Hong Kong.

Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer



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