Procurement Specialist

Be a member of Procurement Department of Panasonic Vietnam (Headquarter) performing Procurement support jobs for Panasonic Factories, both local and overseas, briefly as follows:

1) Developing Vietnamese suppliers to export

• Research suppliers (Data examination: production items, capacity, quality label etc.)

• Developing competitive suppliers

• Support for sample arrangement & evaluation in factory

• Launch & support local suppliers, especially in terms of Quality issues for approval by Panasonic & stabilization for Mass Production

2) Support to import materials & parts

• Transaction for shipping documents (Invoice, Packing List, BL, Airway bill etc.)

• PSI (Purchasing–Sales–Inventory) control (Receive PO, FC - Issue PO, FC – Shipping arrangement – Import Custom Clearance - Stock Control– Sell by Issue Invoice – Delivery arrangement to factories)

• Rationalization of transactional and logistic flow

3) Taking charge of account customers

• Arranging shipments to customers basing on their POs

• Solving any issues related to the sales including quality issues support, delivery issues, payment issues and ect...

• Suggest actions to improve sales performance and identify opportunities for growth

4) Coaching subordinates to achieve their goals if required

Assist team leader(s) to manage the team jobs.

* Other tasks assigned by Manager

• At least 3 years’ working experience in Import/ Export/ Procurement/ Purchasing position. Freshers are welcome.

• Working experience in a relevant position in Production Makers/ Manufacturing companies or Trading companies is preferred

• Have experience to evaluate suppliers

• Have experience or knowledge for trading business & basic quality issues

• Able to go to suppliers (factory) frequently (1-2 times per week)

• Fluent English communication skills; Japanese capability is an advantage.

• Good communication, analytical skills

• Self-motivated and desire to improve trading business skill

• Good MS Office skills (esp. Excel, PowerPoint)