Project Purchasing Lead

A vacancy "Project Purchasing Lead" has just arisen in a big MNC in manufacturing precision mechanical products based around Ho Chi Minh city

Requirements:

• 10+ years purchasing experience in mechanical manufacturing
• Strong purchasing operations, supplier management & cost estimation
• Manages complex projects with strong strategic thinking & ownership
• Excellent negotiation skills and stakeholder communication
• Fluent English (spoken & written)
• SAP proficient with solid reporting/presentation

Responsibilities:

• Manage existing suppliers for direct materials to supply for production
• Make survey and do analysis of the local market for the relevant commodities.
• Set-up the local purchasing strategies for relevant commodities, and align with regional purchasing and BU purchasing.
• Assure the proper involvement of all functions for technical and demand clarification in order to achieve the targets/ strategies.
• Prepare and execute negotiations/ price discussions with suppliers.
• Handle legal document with suppliers in terms of capacity, quality, delivery, payment, etc and get the Frame Contract and Price & Capacity Agreement signed with suppliers. Review and update periodically according to market analysis.
• Improve the material supply chain from supplier by close co-ordination with BU, logistics, warehouse, QA and central planning. Execute and follow up actions with suppliers together with related functions.
• Visit, evaluate, audit and make proposal to release the suppliers with the team.
• Monitor & evaluate the supply activities, conduct supplier assessment according to guideline. 
• Build up supplier networks and relationships, identify new sourcing opportunities to ensure that goods can be sourced from various resources.
• Take responsible for the commercial part in the sourcing decision, POT process and local supplier development.
• Task force and trouble shooting in case of delivery and quality problems.
• Strategic supplier development.
• Project follow up and problems solving.
• Budget planning and KPI management.