Assistant procurement manager

Job Description:

Role:

• Within the Asia Pacific Finance team, you will report to the Head of Regional controlling.
• In this position it will allow you to acquire solid transversal skills and develop expertise to collaborate with Group Purchasing and various Regional Functions.
• This position require you to be capable to communicate with senior stakeholders on the purchasing strategy, process and strategic plan targets.
• You will have to maintain/build the purchasing brand image for the region by defining and/or implement policies in order to obtain supplies, services, and equipment by directing procurement, contractual services, disbursement, and warehousing programs.

Responsibilities:

Steering

- Responsible for managing and supporting the procurement department to ensure the

  professional and effective coordinating of the Regional and Local procurement activities.

- Establish and maintain the procurement policies at Regional and Local level, to drive the

  continuous improvement of the procurement processes to obtain optimization of the purchase

  costs, while delivering good services to cope with internal customer needs.

- Manage all processes involving local and regional suppliers.

Negotiation

- Negotiation of terms: price, delivery, payment terms, quality, volume rebates, buy-back,

  warranty.

- Measure cost reductions according to KPIs set in order to ensure full compliance with the

  Group procurement team.

Analysis

- Analyze and fine tune prescribers requirements, determine specifications.

- Prospect and evaluate the market.

- Study proposals (product, prices, terms and conditions) and define the list of pre-qualified

suppliers.

- Participate in the negotiations with shortlisted suppliers.

- Ensure follow up of the delivery method to fulfill prescribers needs.

- Provide support with pending litigations (dispute settlement).

Reporting

- Ensure records maintenance (e.g purchase records, spending by suppliers, purchase orders).

- Contribute to the preparation of ad-hoc reports to management, as and when required.

Risk & Compliance

- Ensure compliance with regulations and procedures as laid down by Coface and external

  regulators.

- Collaborate with functions such as Legal, Risks, Compliance, IT security, Group Purchasing or 

  Finance in additional to direct stakeholders to understand, ask questions and ensure that Group

  and Regional rules and policies are implemented.

- Reply to internal audit recommendations around suppliers, if any.

Skill Set:

- Microsoft Office Applications: Excel advanced, Word, PowerPoint,

- Proficiency in management information systems

- Process-oriented, continuous improvement mindset

- Proactive and attention to details

- Quick learner and self-starter

- Hands-on, able to work independently in a fast-paced environment