Job Purpose: to source, purchase, assess, and negotiate with suppliers to ensure the availability of cost-effective consumables, spare parts, and all other materials (except garment fabric) required by the Factory
Key Responsibilities:
Arrange accurate, timely and cost-effective purchasing of materials, consumables and machine spare parts
Maintain a qualified supplier base
Foster effective cross-functional working relationships
Provide managerial leadership to Purchasing team
Understand and live by the Company’s core values
Take accountability for growing and continuously improving oneself
Job Requirement
Education: Bachelor’s Degree
Experience: 5 years of relevant experience with customer interface in a manufacturing environment
Language skills: Written and spoken English a must
Functional Requirements:
Vendor / Material Sourcing Process and Committee Leadership
Negotiation
Commercial Acumen
International compliance knowledge
Has the drive to meet or exceed a standard of excellence on an ongoing basis
Has the drive to systematically seek out information about things and issues to resolve problems
Is excited by convincing and persuading others to do what is needed
Has the drive to lead, engage and enable teams and coach individual team members