SUMMARY OF JOB
As our Country Purchasing Manager, you will be responsible for leading a team of purchasers and logisticians and hence manage the procurement and supply chain processes for Schneiders project and service business.
KEY RESPONSIBILITES:
- Lead a team of 5 individuals, secure that their development plan and performance is managed in a fair and professional manner to build the right capabilities of tomorrow.
- Drive the operational performance of the team securing that the KPIs are achieved.
- Implement supply chain transformations to secure continuous improvement of the process and set-up.
- Work closely with the tendering team to define the winning procurement and supply chain strategy for Thailand's project and service business.
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- Secure that the procurement process and supply chain processes are executed as per Schneiders global standard.
- Secure a professional negotiation with the short-listed vendors/ sub-contractors including securing back-to-back conditions.
- Responsible for the supplier award and the criteria for selection.
- Responsible for securing that the vendors awarded has been through the correct qualification process including financial, safety, cyber and onsite assessments.
- Be a true partner to the project team in execution and act on escalations concerning the subcontractors, unsettled claims, and variation orders.
- Manage the risk profile of the selected vendors by implementing appropriate contingencies and mitigation actions.
- Identify market trends, new vendors and vendor based innovation for the business to capitalize on when setting up the most competitive supply chain for the country.
Qualifications
KPIs:
- Productivities (savings) generated in execution and tendering.
- Quality
- Delivery
LOCATION:
- Bangkok, Thailand
- Must be able to travel domestically if required.
EDUCATION-MINIMUM REQUIRED LEVEL:
- Degree in Engineering (Electrical preferred) and or supply chain
EXPERIENCE-MINIMUM REQUIRED:
- 5-10 years of experience from purchasing for projects, the ideal candidate has experience from EPC related work.
- 3 years of experience from managing a team
- Fluent in English and Thai.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS -REQUIRED:
- Strong communication skills - ability to influence in a matrix organization.
- Strong business and financial acumen
- Winning personality and a team player - ability to collaborate across organizational borders.
- Ability to understand and influence in a matrix organization.
- Strong customer focus
- High level of autonomy and can work well under pressure and manage stress effectively.
- Well experienced in the Procure to Pay Process
- Leadership skills
Schedule: Full-time
Req: 0098IN