Senior Procurement & Supply Chain Manager – Centre of Excellence (RefT)

Background
MTR Corporations Procurement and Supply Chain (P&SC) function oversees circa HKD 20 billion annual expenditure with over 3000 suppliers across a diverse range of spend categories supporting HKTS BU (rail operations) HK Property BU (commercial malls and residential estates) and Corporate Functions stakeholders.

P&SCs ambition is to be a trusted business partner that consistently delivers recognized value and commercial benefits through supply market expertise effective commercial strategy and agile ways of working across the end-to-end procurement lifecycle.

P&SC is committed to achieving practice excellence in demand & category planning sourcing & contracting commercial & contract management supplier relationship and performance management and supply chain and ESG risk management.

P&SCs Center of Excellence (CoE) team is responsible for planning and implementing the functions 2.0 Transformation Strategy and initiatives driving the development of core capabilities (organization/talent/competencies supply chain/third party risk management frameworks policies/processes standards/practices knowledge/analytics and systems/innovation) across P&SC category delivery teams.

Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced professional to join P&SCs CoE team as the CoE Senior Manager. Reporting to the CoE Procurement Head the successful candidate will play a critical role in supporting the CoE Procurement Head and P&SC senior leadership team in defining and implementing P&SCs strategic priorities enhancing governance mitigating supply chain risk increase procurement benefits and drive continuous improvement initiatives that maximizes P&SCs value impact to the business.

Responsibilities

• P&SC Strategic Priorities

  • Support the execution of the strategic direction for P&SC CoE ensuring alignment with the P&SC Transformation Strategy 2.0 and goals of the P&SC leadership team

  • Lead the planning development and implementation of P&SC Transformation Strategy 2.0 initiatives to uplift the functions delivery capabilities across people processes data and technology

  • Provide outside-in insights and expertise on procurement & supply chain leading practices addressing the organizations goals needs and challenges

  • Contribute procurement and supply chain thought-leadership and practice expertise working with the P&SC Procurement Heads to formulate and implement capability uplift initiatives
    

• Knowledge Management and Digital Enablement

  • Define and implement central knowledge hub to enable effective sharing of procurement intelligence across P&SC category teams business stakeholders and MTR global hubs

  • Partner with Digital Enablement team to deploy tools that support governance and excellence (i.e. the link between policy/framework and reporting).
    

• Policies Practices and Methodologies

  • Review and optimise policies processes and procedures to ensure agile and risk-based procurement delivery whilst addressing WTO/GPA principles and requirements

  • Plan develop and delivering training on procurement and supply chain standards and leading practices for adoption by P&SC category delivery teams (e.g. demand management category planning supplier & supply chain risk management sourcing strategy development/execution commercial & contract negotiations Supplier Relationship Management Sustainable Procurement etc.)

  • Drive the integration of best practices and innovative solutions into procurement and supply chain processes to foster agility and responsiveness to changing business needs

  • Establish methodologies and frameworks to standardize risk-based/agile processes and promote best practices across all procurement and supply chain operations

  • Create tools templates and guidance materials for use by procurement and supply chain professionals throughout the organization
    

• Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM)

  • Lead the development and application of risk management practices across the procurement & supply chain lifecycle.

  • Develop implement and roll-out new SCRM framework components (processes controls data tools/systems management reporting).

  • Centrally oversee and coordinate risk management activities and reporting across P&SC delivery teams (i.e. Risk Register KRIs and Risk Committee reporting)

  • Ensure suitable risk control measures are defined and implemented to pro-actively identify assess and mitigate supplier and supply chain risks for strengthened business resilience.

  • Leverage new digital platform and data analytic capabilities to enhance SCRM strategy planning and execution

• Operational Excellence and Continuous Improvement

  • Monitor and report on the P&SC functions Key Performance Indicator (KPI) delivery against annual targets

  • Identify pain points and/or opportunities for process improvements cost reduction and operational efficiencies within the supply chain utilizing advanced analytics and digital tools

  • Utilize data analytics and performance metrics to evaluate effectiveness and inform strategic decision-making directly addressing the needs of internal business stakeholders across various divisions

  • Lead practice benchmarking against industry standards
    

• Business Partnering and Change Management

  • Champion organizational change in the transition to business partnering strategic procurement and procurement & supply chain excellence

  • Define and develop Business Partnering approach/practices across P&SC category teams to strengthen engagement with business stakeholders and drive alignment of business and procurement goals fostering collaboration and trust

  • Lead change management initiatives associated with procurement and supply chain transformation ensuring smooth transitions and adoption of new practices processes and technologies

  • Develop strategies to communicate and promote procurement initiatives effectively across the organization addressing resistance and facilitating readiness for change
    

• Training and Development

  • Develop and implement training programs and workshops focused on best practices change management and technologies to enhance the skills and capabilities of procurement and supply chain teams within the P&SC function

  • Foster mentoring and coaching within P&SC promoting a culture of learning and development that supports both individual growth and broader transformation initiatives

Requirements

• Degree in Business / Procurement and Supply Chain or a related discipline

• A minimum of 12 years experience in procurement & supply chain roles of which at least 4 years in managerial or team leader position

• Prior experience in CoE and capability development planning/execution preferred and with exposure to variety of procurement practices in different organizations or industries

• Demonstrated knowledge of Supply Chain Risk Management and/or ESG-Sustainable Procurement practices a distinct advantage

• Strong business acumen and professional integrity with good analytical leadership and stakeholder management skills

• Excellent communication presentation and interpersonal skills for effective engagement with stakeholders and internal customers

• Excellent leadership and change management skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at various levels of seniority

• Good command of written and spoken English proficiency in Cantonese/ Putonghua is an advantage
  

Applications
You are invited to apply online via or send in your CV stating the position (with reference number) you are applying for by mail to Human Resource Management Department MTR Corporation G.P.O. Box 9916 Hong Kong on or before 19 February 2026.

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