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Everything we do is focused on encouraging the spirit of adventure. Our routes provide the inspiration and spontaneity to try somewhere new, disrupting monotonous modern life. As we continue to open up new routes, often in secondary and emerging destinations, our passengers will gain access to an incredible range of places, exploring hidden gems and experiencing local cultures.\nWe have a diverse and vibrant team that embodies the adventurous spirit of our customers, and loves to travel too. Join us in this journey to make your career even more fulfilling and rewarding.\nRole Purpose\nThe General Manager, Procurement is responsible for developing and executing HK Express's procurement, category management and supplier management strategies to maximize enterprise value, strengthen third-party risk management, and support sustainable business growth.\nThe role serves as a strategic business partner to business units, ensuring procurement decisions deliver optimal commercial outcomes, supplier performance, governance, compliance and operational resilience. The position is accountable for driving value creation through category strategies, supplier partnerships, cost optimization, commercial challenge, contract lifecycle discipline and continuous process improvement, while maintaining alignment with Cathay Group procurement frameworks and safeguarding HKE's interests.\nStrategic direction for the role\nElevate Procurement from transactional support to strategic value creation and third-party risk ownership.\nStrengthen category management, business partnering, procurement governance, controls and compliance.\nDeliver cost reduction, savings, commercial challenge and supplier performance improvement while aligning with Cathay Group procurement and protecting HKE interests.\nKey Responsibilities\n1. Procurement Strategy and Category Management\nDevelop and implement HKE procurement and category management strategy aligned with business objectives, fleet and network plans, budget priorities and operational requirements.\nEstablish category strategies across major spend areas, including market intelligence, demand management, savings opportunities and risk mitigation plans.\nLead strategic sourcing, tendering, RFI/RFQ/RFP and major commercial negotiations to optimize value, quality, service levels, resilience and risk outcomes.\nLeverage Cathay Group procurement capabilities, scale and frameworks where beneficial, while ensuring HKE-specific operational, commercial and service requirements are clearly represented.\n2. Value Creation and Commercial Leadership\nDrive measurable value creation through cost reduction, demand management, specification challenge, contract renegotiation, productivity improvement and total cost of ownership analysis.\nIntroduce data-driven procurement practices using spend analytics, supplier intelligence, market benchmarking and performance dashboards.\nSupport business units in balancing operational needs, financial objectives, supplier capabilities and long-term scalability.\n3. Supplier and Vendor Management Strategy\nDevelop and implement a structured vendor management strategy covering supplier segmentation, onboarding, performance management, relationship governance, issue escalation and exit or contingency planning.\nEstablish supplier relationship management programmes for strategic and critical suppliers, including KPIs, service levels, scorecards, contract compliance reviews and regular business reviews.\nBuild senior relationships with key suppliers, strategic partners and Cathay APD counterparts to drive performance, resolve issues and capture Group synergy opportunities.\nDrive continuous supplier performance improvement and ensure underperformance is escalated, remediated and documented appropriately.\nStrengthen supplier risk management, including single-source exposure, operational resilience, financial stability, business continuity, cyber/data risk where relevant, compliance and sustainability considerations.\n4. Contract Lifecycle, Governance and Compliance\nOwn procurement governance, policies, controls and compliance frameworks.\nStrengthen contract lifecycle management, including contract repository discipline, renewal planning, obligation tracking, variation control, supplier performance linkage and exit strategy planning.\nEnsure adherence to procurement policies, delegated authority limits, ethical sourcing standards, segregation of duties and internal control requirements.\nImprove procurement approval routes and processes, tender governance, evaluation discipline and audit readiness procurement activities.\nCoordinate with Legal, Finance and relevant business units to ensure contractual, commercial and operational risks are properly identified, assessed and mitigated.\n5. Business Partnering and Stakeholder Management\nAct as the key procurement liaison with Cathay Group procurement teams.\nBuild trusted and proactive relationships with business unit leaders, Finance, Legal, operational teams and Cathay Group procurement team, positioning Procurement as an early-stage commercial advisor rather than a back-end transactional function.\nEducate, coach and support stakeholders on procurement policies, sourcing best practices, vendor management expectations and commercial discipline.\n6. Leadership, Transformation and Capability Building\nDevelop team capability in category management, strategic sourcing, supplier management, commercial negotiation, spend analytics, governance and stakeholder engagement.\nFoster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, business partnering, ethical conduct and customer focus within the Procurement team.\nQualifications and Experience\nAt least 12-15+ years relevant procurement, strategic sourcing or supply chain experience; aviation, travel, logistics or other operationally complex industries preferred.\nDegree in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Business Administration, Finance, Engineering or related discipline.\nDemonstrated track record of delivering significant cost savings, cost avoidance and commercial value across multiple spend categories.\nStrong experience in supplier relationship management, supplier risk management and contract lifecycle management.\nExperience developing procurement governance, control 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