Purchasing Manager (Must Have Furniture Industry)

1. Define and lead own category strategy and strategic sourcing

- Develop effective supplier strategies

- Ensure that the team execute the category strategy and actions as required and agreed.

- Ensure the implementation and tracking of category performance indicators and achieved results.

2. Analyze and assess cost assessment of commodity buy, subcontractor and market changes

- Analyze and measure supply Chain to decrease supply chain costs with suppliers

- Analyze Market indices to help negotiate rebates, discounts, price with suppliers

- Assess potential and risks associated with subcontractor’s capacity & capabilities, market changes, category and sourcing strategies

3. Assume full accountability, reports and updates any issue

- Update to Procurement and BU management as required

- Where Compliance is an issue, report, find and eliminate root causes in agreement with Senior Procurement Manager.

- Other tasks as required by management

- Bachelor’s degree in international business administration, International Business Economics, Supply chain management

- Good knowledge of Procurement in Furniture Industry

- At least 3 years of experience in Furniture Industry

- Ability to communicate convincingly at all levels and with all functions in English

- Ability to work with cross-functional teams and build relationships across multiple functions, countries, regions, and cultures

- Demonstrated broad understanding of the content, processes, and delivery channels in the field of each category

- Proven ability to identify problems quickly, make sound judgments, establish, and implement solutions