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Associate Manager, Sourcing Services (Mandarin Speaking)
Role summary
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This role supports Standard Chartered’s sourcing and procurement services in Malaysia, with a focus on Mandarin-speaking stakeholders or suppliers. Typical requirements include a degree or equivalent experience, several years in procurement, sourcing, vendor management, shared services, or financial-services operations, and strong English and Mandarin communication skills. Candidates should understand sourcing processes, contract and supplier management, risk controls, service-level agreements, and relevant banking policies. Experience with procurement systems, data analysis, stakeholder management, and process improvement is advantageous. The successful candidate is expected to manage tasks accurately, meet deadlines, collaborate across countries and functions, maintain confidentiality, identify operational risks, and deliver efficient service in a regulated banking environment.
Can I work in Malaysia?
Never pay anyone for a visa or a job offer. A real employer pays the permit costs and never asks you for money.
How it works
How it works: Employment Pass with a Bank Negara letter; RM 5,000+ basic (about USD 1,150) after a 14-day MYFutureJobs advert (exempt at RM 15,000+); 10 years from RM 10,000.
Before you apply: Dealing, advising and senior roles usually need a regulator's licence or approval, which checks your honesty, skills and finances. Ask if your job does.
Watch for: Only basic pay counts towards the RM 5,000 floor, not allowances; from 1 January 2027 EP II and III applications need a succession plan to train a Malaysian.
Official source: Expatriate Services Division: ESD Online Guidebook 2025. Checked November 2026.
What the job usually comes with in Malaysia
Usual for Banking jobs in Malaysia, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.
| Housing | Not provided; senior expats may get a housing allowance |
|---|---|
| Relocation | Employer usually pays the pass fees (about RM 330 to 480) and any levy; relocation money for senior hires only |
| Flights | Not standard; senior packages may add a joining flight and home leave |
| Contract | Fixed term tied to the pass, up to 5 years each; EP I and II capped at 10 years, EP III at 5 (June 2026) |
| Leave | Peninsular Malaysia: 8 days a year, 12 after 2 years, 16 after 5; 11 public holidays; 45-hour week (by law) |
| Income tax | Flat 30% until 182 days in a year, then 0% to 30%; EPF pension 2% + 2% is mandatory since October 2025 |
| Health cover | Work-injury and invalidity cover via SOCSO (by law); no public health cover; employers add private insurance |
Senior staff often get more than line staff, for example a single room or a yearly home flight. Ask the employer what the job includes before you accept.
Guidance, not legal advice. Rules change; your employer confirms the details for your case.
About Standard Chartered
Standard Chartered is an international banking group headquartered in London, with a strong presence across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. The bank provides retail, private, commercial, and corporate and institutional banking services, including financing, cash management, trade, wealth solutions, and markets activities. Malaysia is an important operating location, supporting both domestic customers and the group’s regional operations through technology, operations, risk, finance, and shared-service teams. Standard Chartered promotes inclusion, responsible banking, digital innovation, and sustainable finance. Employees typically work in multicultural, cross-border teams and are expected to demonstrate strong conduct, collaboration, customer focus, and risk awareness. Its Kuala Lumpur operations offer opportunities for professionals in procurement, service management, analytics, technology, compliance, and banking operations.