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Job Title: Senior Sourcing Specialist
Location: Kuala Lumpur
About the role
We are looking for a Senior Sourcing Specialist to lead complex sourcing programmes and strategic procurement initiatives across BSI.
Working closely with Category Leads and senior business stakeholders, you will shape sourcing approaches, challenge requirements and lead high-value negotiations that deliver commercial value, manage risk and support category objectives.
Alongside your own sourcing portfolio, you will act as a subject matter expert for sourcing processes and tools, coach other sourcing colleagues and step in for Category Leads where required.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead complex, high-value and strategic sourcing programmes from initial requirement through to supplier selection and contract award.
- Determine appropriate sourcing approaches, routes to market and evaluation methodologies for complex requirements.
- Develop sourcing strategies that directly support category objectives and wider business priorities.
- Manage multi-stakeholder sourcing events and influence senior stakeholders and executive sponsors on commercial decisions.
- Challenge requirements and specifications to improve value, competition and commercial outcomes.
- Develop negotiation strategies and lead complex supplier negotiations and dispute resolution.
- Use benchmarking, total cost analysis and supplier optimisation to identify savings, cost avoidance and wider value opportunities.
- Support Category Leads with category strategy development and market intelligence.
- Coach and support sourcing colleagues, sharing best practice and helping strengthen sourcing capability across the team.
- Act as a subject matter expert for sourcing processes and tools and contribute to continuous improvement activity.
- Embed sustainable procurement principles and ESG criteria into sourcing decisions and supplier evaluation.
What we're looking for
- Significant procurement and sourcing experience with a strong track record of leading complex sourcing projects independently.
- Experience managing high-value or strategically important sourcing programmes involving multiple stakeholders.
- Strong commercial negotiation skills and experience developing sourcing and negotiation strategies.
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, including the confidence to challenge requirements and commercial assumptions.
- Experience using commercial analysis, benchmarking and total cost approaches to support sourcing decisions.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and manage multiple priorities effectively.
- Strong attention to detail with a pragmatic, outcomes-focused approach.
- Business-level English.
Highly desirable
- Experience coaching or developing procurement colleagues.
- Experience applying sustainable procurement or ESG criteria within supplier selection and sourcing activity.
BSI offers a competitive total reward package in an independent and varied Global environment, flexible working hours, ongoing training and development with annual leave, paid sick leave, bank holidays, health insurance, life insurance, pension plan with company contribution, car allowance (dependent on role), income protection, paid maternity leave, paid paternity leave, paid parental leave, adoption leave, compassionate leave, paid bereavement leave, learning and development opportunities, and a wide range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your lifestyle.
Do you believe the world deserves excellence?
Headquartered in London, BSI is the world's first national standards organization with more than 100 years of experience. We are a global partner for 86,000 companies and organizations in over 193 countries, offering development, auditing, certification, and training services, including innovative software solutions and cyber security expertise for all industries: from aerospace and automotive to food, construction, energy, healthcare, IT and trade sectors. Incorporated by Royal Charter, we’re truly impartial, and home to the ultimate mark of trust, the Kitemark.
Through our unique combination of consulting, training, assurance and regulatory services we bring solid and broad knowledge to every company.
If you want to contribute to this inspiring challenge, bring your open and enthusiastic mindset to our dynamic team, apply now and become part of the BSI family!
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BSI is committed to ensuring the diversity of our workforce reflects that of our clients and the communities in which we operate. Our goal is to create a sense of belonging for all employees by providing opportunities to develop, grow, and engage with our global organization all while having fun doing great work. BSI is a community where everyone can thrive.
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About Us
BSI is a business improvement and standards company and for over a century BSI has been recognized for having a positive impact on organizations and society, building trust and enhancing lives.
Today BSI partners with more than 77,500 clients in 195 countries and engages with a 15,000 strong global community of experts, industry and consumer groups, organizations and governments. Utilizing its extensive expertise in key industry sectors - including automotive, aerospace, built environment, food and retail, and healthcare - BSI delivers on its purpose by helping its clients fulfil theirs. Living by our core values of Client-Centricity, Agility, and Collaboration, BSI provides organizations with the confidence to grow by partnering with them to tackle society’s critical issues – from climate change to building trust in digital transformation and everything in between - to accelerate progress towards a better society and a sustainable world.
BSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace.
