Liaise with functional or operational managers to understand
their current and anticipated demand for goods and materials and develop plans,
cost estimates, and schedules for integrating these needs into existing
purchasing activities.
Evaluate and select suppliers and negotiate
terms for major purchases; commit to purchases (within established limits of
authority) that are in the organisation’s best interest.
Develop and
implement purchasing and contract management instructions, policies, and
procedures; Represent companies in negotiating contracts and formulating
policies with suppliers.
Manage purchasing
information and systems, analyze market and delivery systems in order to assess
present and future material availability.
Analyse and
evaluate the organisation’s overall purchasing trends to identify areas where
purchases could be made in bulk.
Analyse and
evaluate external price trends and new product offerings to identify
opportunities to reduce overall purchasing costs.
Cost saving
budgeting and targeting; Control purchasing department budgets.
Ensure the most
cost effective and efficient procurement of all M&E materials and products.
Price and terms
negotiation, optimization and management.
Stock and materials
management.
International
trading issues/imports/legal, awareness and management.
Review, evaluate,
and approve specifications for issuing and awarding bids.
Select, and manage
ongoing relationships with, major suppliers, vendors, or sub-contractors to drive
costs out of the supply chain and ensure that the organisation receives
satisfactory standards of service.
Lead, direct,
evaluate, and develop a team of purchasing staff to ensure that the team’s
resources are used effectively and that work schedules and targets are met.
Managing the
preparation and maintenance of procurement plans & schedules to assist in
the identification of cost saving opportunities.
Requirement
Diploma in M&E
engineering -or equivalent
Strong M&E
background and demonstrable knowledge from previous working history within the
large scale project.
Vietnam with at
least 3 years at the managerial level
Demonstrated
experience in negotiating and oversight of purchase contracts
Demonstrated experience in time management,
able to oversee the company internal purchasing process and support staff to
use it
Excellent communication, negotiation and
presentation skills (both English & Vietnamese)
Sound leadership
and management capabilities
Matured,
self-motivated and ability to work independently with a high level of professional
integrity and ethics
Good interpersonal
skills with strong analytically and a team player