Specialist II, Purchasing

This position is expected to manage sourcing activity on Machine and Machine parts, contracting with selected vendors, support and cooperate with related internal technical/user departments, to better control the company’s production costs/capex and create higher value for the company.

Primary duties and responsibilities:

• Manage sourcing activity with requestor and related department on Machine and Machine parts. Manage supplier selection process with RFP/RFQ at best terms, balancing price with Quality, delivery, and social, environmental, and ethical responsibility.
• Negotiate price and contracts – must be doing fact-based negotiations based on the Win/Win principle and be sure to involve legal in any aspects of the contract negotiation.
• Learn the supplier-customer relationship.
• Optimizing supplier portfolio and processes, considering quality, reliability, prices, continuity, terms, and delivery. Set KPI and evaluation system to measure and feedback supplier’s performance.
• Manage the supply risk that may jeopardize the project milestone and be able to coordinate the alternative solution.
• Ensure that Business Ethics is at all times. Compliant with the Company Policy and Purchasing Policy.
• Ensure all sourcing related documents are archived perfectly and timely.
• Other work assigned by line manager.
• Keep line manager accurately informed of work status as well as any problems.
• Other tasks assigned by manager.

Requirements:

• Education
  • Bachelor’s degree or above, Engineering or Economics is preferred
• Experience
  • 1+ years relevant working experience in manufacturing industry
• Skills
  • Fluent oral and written English
  • Knowledge in full procurement process flow and interface coordination with user department
  • Have certain knowledge of market resources of Automation, Injection Machine, Assembly Machine, MRO, understanding purchase terms and conditions
  • Negotiation skills
  • Be familiar with ERP system and relative application and software (SAP, Ariba is preferred)
  • Project management fundamental skills
  • Financial basics
  • Be dynamic, autonomous, and methodical
  • Have good communication and interpersonal skills
  • Result orientation
  • Integrity