Director, Technology Procurement

WE TAKE YOU ABOVE BEYOND

Take your passion to the next level and work alongside other masters of their craft to build a fulfilling and rewarding career at Marina Bay Sands.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead and coach a team of experienced Procurement professionals with complex sourcing negotiations, and contracting.

• Demonstrate strong leadership skills to work with various departments to help better define needs and source competitively while adhering to company contracting principle.
• Handle various and numerous contract types such as Technology Master Agreement, SOWs, Software EULA and Cloud Services Agreements.
• Demonstrate a strong working knowledge of Contract and Legal Terms to and lead in Contracts negotiations with Suppliers.
• Demonstrate strong sourcing experience in technology categories, Example include Network Infrastructure, Desktops & Servers, IT Peripherals, IT Telecom, IT Professional Services, Cybersecurity, Software Subscriptions and Cloud Services, Audio Visual, eCommerce.
• Drive contract compliance and work with Legal Department to execute appropriate contracting methodology.
• Develop and drive a robust category strategy which will align to Las Vegas Sands overall technology procurement strategy with an emphasis on aggregation of spend and synergy opportunities.
• This role dual reports functionally to Las Vegas Sands Global Technology Trade Lead.
• Demonstrates excellent people mastery with strong negotiation skills in tactical, strategic, critical and alliance commodities amongst multiple stakeholders envisioning long term financial and service gains by developing contracts to best control future risks. Requires little executive assistance.
• Develops good working relationships with all levels of suppliers, managing high level or senior executives. Conducts business reviews with key suppliers in high level basis on long term partnership, engaging suppliers for Company non-procurement events, has a clear business roadmap to enable close communication with key suppliers to deliver required product roadmap that’s beneficial for company long term needs. Understand supplier’s core competencies and business opportunities.
• Deals with middle and high-level stakeholders and maintain good working relationships with senior executives. Seen as the lead point of contact for Department. Meets with stakeholders regularly, understands stakeholders’ business roadmap, challenges and opportunities. Supports stakeholders in long term strategic planning. Provides solid and constructive inputs and able to influence and ensure stakeholders compliance with company sourcing policies at all times.
• Performs comprehensive & in-depth evaluations to ensure best-in-class category strategy matches the business roadmap. Able to calculate total cost of ownership / return on investment for category proposal and within every deal. Ability to guide team analysis for the category and provide guidelines to enhance category knowledge, conduct meetings with suppliers and stakeholders for long term category strategies planning and continuous effort in cost savings. Seeks opportunity to improve category and trades.
• Creates and amends the sourcing and tendering process. Recognize any weakness in the process and implement changes based on policy and organizational needs.
• Directs the strategy and tactics for major contacting and tender evaluation work ensuring compliance with policy.
• Demonstrates strong analysis capability, providing intuitive analysis of commercial deals and develop negotiation strategy.
• Conveys maturity, confidence, composure and able to effectively communicate at executive level meetings.
• Drives Technology and other related categories for sourcing and contracting.
• Manage a team of Technology Procurement Managers / Assistant Managers, develop and retain staff through coaching and performance management.
• Develop a working knowledge of all Gaming Regulatory Authority (GRA) rules, regulations and internal controls for Compliance.
• Perform comprehensive evaluations to ensure best-in-class pricing based on total cost of ownership.
• Summarize sourcing recommendation and Bid Analysis to seek Senior Management approval on sourcing recommendations.
• Manage the Technology Master Agreements and contracts execution, amendments and renewals working with Legal Department.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

Education & Certification

• A graduate degree required in IT/Technology or related field or an equivalent experience, with an MBA preferred.

Experience

• Minimum of 15 years’ experience in Procurement/Purchasing/Contracts Management or a related field in a similar role with at least 7 years as a People Manager.
• Ability to negotiate Contract Terms in Technology Master Agreements, Cloud Services and SOWs working with Legal Department

Other Prerequisites

• Ability to communicate effectively in a positive/upbeat fashion utilizing English; both in oral and written form.
• Interpersonal skills with focused attention to guest needs to deal effectively with all business contacts.
• Maintain a professional and well-groomed appearance adhering to MBS HR policy
• Ability to perform complex analysis for supplier and material contracts, develop long range commodity plans, streamline operational procedures, perform continuous improvement activities, and present project reporting to Senior Management.
• Knowledge of financial and cost management, PO and contract management, and spend analysis.
• SAP Ariba working knowledge for Procure-to-Pay (P2P) and Contracts Management.

Marina Bay Sands is committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive workforce, providing equal opportunities as we grow our talent base to match our growth ambitions in Singapore. Our employees are committed to adhere to and abide by all rules, regulations, policies and procedures, including the rules of conduct and business ethics of the Company.