Purchaser 2, Direct Materials

Educational Background: Bachelor's degree required. Majors in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Logistics, or Industrial Management are preferred. Working Experience: Minimum of 2+ years of related experience in purchasing/procurement, especially in direct materials purchasing. Abilities • Ability to manage priority tasks with changing priorities in a fast-paced environment as well as periodical job rotation. • Ability to handle stress, proactive thinking, good initiative, and readiness for changes are essential demands at work. • Ability to understand engineering drawings and process procedures. • Intermediate skills in office package software. • Work with a high standard of ethics, professionalism, and competency. • Good supplier sourcing and negotiation skills. • Strong communication and presentation skills in both Vietnamese and English. • Desire and ability to work in a dynamic and professional environment. • Ability to work in a team and cross function's coordination. • Integrity and understanding of purchasing code of conduct. • Ability to understand company's image in regional purchasing network • Prepares reports having others review for content and writing capability; participates in meetings, expresses opinions, offers ideas and listens effectively; able to answer questions that are concise and to-the-point; able to tailor the explanation/presentation to the audience. • Self-motivated with good time management skills DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: • Co-ordinate, plan to ensure that purchased goods arrive on time; at the right specification, quality, and quantity; at good services and at the competitive prices. • Prepare the commercial contract/purchase order by own process by terms and conditions of the contract to ensure that terms and conditions are in line with department and company Objectives. • Provide shipping document to Im-Export to customs clearance and provide document for payment in case of needed. • Take lead other topics of non-raw material purchase, service purchase by communication, discussion to ensure that specification and requirement are fully understood in a quality, timely manner at target price / cost • Take lead to solve basic issues and shown complex issue to ensure achievement of target price/ cost and quality. • Coordinate with supplier and technical team to organize tender for construction or service to select right constructors. • Follow on material RTV with suppliers for compensate likes to return, replacement or refund. • Follow internal lead-time PR to PO, PR/PO status and forecast potential risk to have properly action. • Define non-value-added step in working process and procedure then improves. • Follow and conform Customs compliance for all purchases transaction • Lead of sourcing and qualifying supplier for material, maintenance spare parts, machined tooling, factory supply and General affair and organize tender for construction and service project • Lead the cost savings project per target listed in KPI and GOAL. • Negotiate pricing, discounts and contractual terms with suppliers by self. • Optimize and allocate the best mean of transportation per shipping matrix. • Timely create & maintain material master data and procurement status in ERP correctly. • Study and make use of ERP application to improve job quality • Generate various reports to support purchasing job • Directly involved with critical issues involving suppliers to ensure achievement of target price/ cost • Manage key supplier performance to ensure achievement of target cost & take corrective action when necessary • Provide a technical interface between Engineering and Suppliers to ensure achievement of target price/ cost • Follow the process and procedures for parts received from suppliers that are inspected to ensure they meet Marlow requirements and a Non-Conformance process for parts that do not meet requirements • Co-operate with SQE and other departments to qualify material & supplier. • Coordinate with Marlow Industries to maintain and update material primary supplier in ERP timely • Monitor OTD supplier performance monthly and take corrective action when necessary. • Promote business relationship with suppliers. • Create project work plans and monitor the progress; understands the engineering team role; able to work many tasks simultaneously • Checking closely backlog and forecast demand to communicate regularly, update information with customer to ensure inventory is at the optimum level • Analyses information & make effort/ initiatives to achieve stock target. • Updates and may trains within the section new law requirements • Maintain and manage documents, data in compliant with ISO requirements. • Responsible for timely and consistent communication with department terms • Maintains a positive and cooperative attitude to build a teamwork environment • Adapts readily to change in work caused by new requirements and/or situations • May conduct the training on sharing the technical knowledge to lower level • Prepares reports; able to explain work concisely and clearly; may present to customer if needed; can lead group discussions; can tailor discussions towards the audience • Other tasks assigned by superior.