WHO WE ARE:

As Singapore’s longest established bank, we have been dedicated to enabling individuals and businesses to achieve their aspirations since 1932. How? By taking the time to truly understand people. From there, we provide support, services, solutions, and career paths that meet their individual needs and desires.

Today, we’re on a journey of transformation. Leveraging technology and creativity to become a future-ready learning organisation. But for all that change, our strategic ambition is consistently clear and bold, which is to be Asia’s leading financial services partner for a sustainable future.

We invite you to build the bank of the future. Innovate the way we deliver financial services. Work in friendly, supportive teams. Build lasting value in your community. Help people grow their assets, business, and investments. Take your learning as far as you can. Or simply enjoy a vibrant, future-ready career.

Your Opportunity Starts Here.

Why Join

Joining OCBC’s Central Procurement Office (CPO) offers the opportunity to operate within a centralised, Group‑wide procurement function driving strategic sourcing and cost discipline across Non‑IT spend categories.

You will work with senior stakeholders across business functions to influence sourcing decisions in consulting, manpower, and outsourced services, while contributing to improved governance, vendor management, and enterprise value creation.

How you succeed

Develop a strong understanding of the Bank’s service‑based procurement landscape, including consulting engagements and resource augmentation models. Build effective relationships with stakeholders to facilitate structured and compliant sourcing processes. Apply analytical approaches to benchmarking, cost validation, and vendor evaluation. Balance commercial outcomes with governance, risk, and audit requirements.

What you do

This role sits within OCBC’s Central Procurement Office (CPO) under Group Corporate Services and is responsible for delivering end‑to‑end strategic sourcing across Non‑IT categories, including Professional Services, Consulting, and Resource Augmentation.

• Support the execution of sourcing strategies, manage supplier engagements, and lead commercial negotiations to deliver cost‑effective, compliant, and defensible procurement outcomes in line with Group Procurement Policy and TPRM requirements.
• Partner closely with Business Units, Finance, Legal, and Risk stakeholders to ensure sourcing activities are conducted in a structured, transparent, and audit‑ready manner.

Strategic Sourcing Execution

• Lead end‑to‑end sourcing initiatives across Non‑IT categories, including RFPs, RFQs, and direct negotiations
• Support the development and execution of category strategies and sourcing plans for professional services and manpower engagements
• Evaluate vendor proposals and drive structured, transparent, and defensible selection processes

Commercial & Contract Negotiation

• Structure and negotiate commercial models (e.g. time‑and‑materials, fixed price, managed services) to ensure cost effectiveness and clarity in deliverables
• Perform cost benchmarking and validation to ensure pricing competitiveness and value for money
• Work with Legal to ensure contracts include appropriate scope definition, deliverables, SLAs, and commercial protections

Governance, Risk & Compliance

• Ensure sourcing activities comply with Group Procurement Policy, TPRM (including KYV), and internal approval requirements
• Maintain proper documentation and audit trail to support audit‑ready and defensible decisions
• Support identification and mitigation of procurement risks, including vendor dependency, scope ambiguity, and contractual gaps

Stakeholder & Vendor Management

• Partner Business Units to clarify requirements and guide them through sourcing processes
• Provide procurement advisory to stakeholders on vendor engagement models and sourci