Job Description
Our client is a leader in the manufacturing of textiles, paper, personal care products, paints and adhesives.
Responsibilities
- Communicating details to the Production Department from overseas manufacturers to acquire consignment materials and parts needed to ensure production and delivery meet deadlines.
- Sourcing new suppliers, both domestically and internationally to support production and sales requirements.
- Maintaining good relationships with existing suppliers.
- Being responsible for the purchasing of raw materials on a tender basis.
- Maintaining the potential overseas & local suppliers list and updating the quality and cost of procurement required to minimize manufacturing costs and meet the timeline and specification requirements.
- Controlling purchasing budgets, negotiating with suppliers, ensuring delivery schedules are met and preparing ongoing reports for company executives.
- Reviewing and implementing the purchasing process to meet the business requirements, ensuring all activities are performed in compliance with statutory requirements.
- Improving efficiency & eliminating waste and defects and reducing costs.
- Coordinating with the Supply Chain Team concerning organizing delivery and controlling inventory.
- Controlling and monitoring procurement procedures and keeping records of movements.
- Managing all existing contracts and maximising credit terms of both overseas and local suppliers.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree or higher in any related field.
- At least 5 years experience in purchasing, sourcing, and supply chain capacity, ideally from monomers/polymers/thermoplastics or compounds.
- Strong knowledge of sourcing/negotiation and cost reduction procedures.
- Knowledge of ISO9000 standards relevant to the quality system.
- Possess excellent problem-solving skills with strong leadership and interpersonal skills.
- Good command of spoken and written English and computer literacy. Speaking Chinese language will be an advantage.
- Able to travel, mostly in India and China.
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