Purchasing Buyer

Job Description

Job Overview

• Being as a Senior Procurement Buyer to source and procure sustainable and competitive goods and services, with the commitment to create value for the Group, while ensuring the highest standards of ethics, compliance, and efficiency.
• This role has greater responsibility and accountability than a Buyer and might include some people management responsibility. The job holder may take responsibility for a specific project or hold a larger remit in terms of purchasing responsibility.

Key responsibilities and accountabilities:

• Manage a day to day Purchasing requirements of Camso Viet Nam; negotiate with suppliers for maximum value delivery to the business. Work with internal stakeholder to ensure that all requirements are timely met in terms of work plans, quality, price and delivery.
• Ensure continuous supply of required goods and materials and communicate any supply problems which may pose a risk or impact on business operations
• Carry out robust market research to identify potential sources
• Research and evaluate areas of opportunity and reduce costs where possible.
• Deliver briefs, updates and make reports, KPIs as frequency required.
• Develop ideas and work in line with Business/ functional’ s strategies to improve operational efficiency, add value, aid business performance and work towards a strategy of continuous improvement.
• Negotiate contracts, improved prices and terms of business with suppliers and review opportunities to make business saving utilizing negotiation and Purchasing best practice tools and methods
• Select priority suppliers and component qualification processes with Technical team as appropriate.
• Assess and evaluate suppliers and undertake performance reviews to ensure contract compliance and manage performance improvement activities.
• Ensure compliance to company guidelines, Purchasing policies, company code of ethics and procedures guidance during supplier negotiation and contract award process.
• Ensure that a professional and consistent approach are taken in relation to all supplier relationships.
• Undertake research on and evaluate existing and new suppliers.
• Contact suppliers to resolve quality, price, delivery or invoice issues.
• Support the development and implementation of local and global strategies & program to ensure Company spend is being fully leveraged.
• Ensure best practice and processes are adapted. Core capabilities are achieved.
• Carry out initial RFI, RFP and RFQ activity to build business case and develop a preferred potential supplier listing.
• Carry out initial site visits to build greater understanding of supplier capabilities & refine supplier listing. Explore alternative sources for goods, service, materials
• Attend meetings and update others on issues or concerns, in particular when there is a risk which could prevent the organization meeting internal customers’ demands or where there are over capacity concerns
• Build, maintain and manage supplier relationships and ensure good communications
• Other tasks and responsibilities as assigned
• Having the authorities within the assigned function
• Adhere Company quality systems
• Adhere Company Safety Rules

Key performance indicator (KPI)

• Each quarter achieved more than 80% of personal KPIs as planned
• Submit reports accurately and on time per KPI expectation
• Control spending and costs for activities to not exceed the allowed budget
• 100% Ethical and Compliance with Company/Functional Policy and Internal Control Purchasing S2P
• Operational Excellence via Innovation of Sourcing and Process improvement of respective Spending in-charge