Job Description

The P+ APAC External Talent Delivery Lead is responsible in delivering the strategy and objectives outlined by External Talent Strategy; working closely with local MU External Talent leads, in alignment and collaboration with the P+ APAC External Talent Strategy Lead.
Geo scope: ANZ, SEA, Greater China, Japan, Philippines

The responsibilities are:

Category planning

• Deliver the External Talent strategy and, when relevant, customize it per MU or country
• Leverage industry & market information to influence External Talent solutioning
• Build work planning and category governance for the Market
• Set up Market and MU targets in alignment with Market P+ and category goals and follow progress / achievement of those KPI

Project Management

• Support the implementation of Global/Market External Talent programs and principles
• Provide direction, manage status against agreed plan and provide escalation management
• Provide regular status in accordance to agreed status templates to Global ET Delivery Lead and Market Lead
• Support Market External Talent Strategy lead to gather/ showcase project delivery outcomes

Sourcing & Contracting

• Identify market and local MU sourcing projects in line with the Global External talent strategies
• Create and maintain local sourcing pipeline too through spend and talent skills analysis as well as through regular supplier and stakeholders meetings
• Support market or cross MUs high complex strategic sourcing and complex contracting projects
• Ensure overall policy & law compliance in process execution
• Be accountable of the External Talent Delivery within the Market and act as an escalation point for Delivery challenges

• Resource/Team management

• Supervise assigned team members
• Provide ET MU Leads direction and guidance to manage their team members’ performance/ capacity, escalating to Global ET Delivery Lead and P+ CXLs where necessary
• Provide support to ET MU Leads on resource decisions including business case, interviews etc.
• Connect with SSC POC/ Lead on a regular basis for continuous improvements and issue escalations
• Lead APAC community calls to encourage synergies & knowledge sharing and also foster team spirit

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Supplier management

• Promote greater use of Global or Market Strategic suppliers
• Manage supplier relationship with critical and strategic suppliers in relationship with P+ 360 Partnership team
• Guide MU ET Leads on performance management of local strategic suppliers

Stakeholder management

• Partner with ET Strategy Lead and ET MU Lead to solution on Stakeholder (DOO, Service Line Leads, CALs, CHR, Cx, Avanade etc) requirements relating to Supply Chain including but not limited to sales/ opportunities, supplier sourcing, supplier analysis etc.
• Guide ET MU Leads in their promotion of ET capability to stakeholders
• Promote ET Capability to Stakeholders

Job Requirements