Job Details
- Contract Type:
- Unlimited / Full-Time
- Country / City:
- Thailand / Bangkok
- Company:
- Beiersdorf (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
- Job Function:
- Supply Chain Management
Your Tasks
Role Purpose
Responsible for the deployment of global and regional category strategies and their definition for local/regional sourcing categories within the area and unit of responsibility, based on related business strategies and continuous alignment with business stakeholders. Provides consulting on strategic category work in the regions and areas. Ensures compliance with Procurement standards, methods, and processes within the area of responsibility. Acts as a reliable expert to share Procurement and category expertise.
Main Responsibilities
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Strategy & Governance
- Conducting regular market research and analysis for own categories
- Support regional category manager to define strategies based on relevant market research and analysis
- Responsible for strategy implementation according to defined activities by global/regional category strategy
- Consulting global strategy development in similar categories within area as well as in the regions
- Development and implementation of local/regional strategies in alignment with Senior Buyer and/or PUM/Jr. PUM/TL
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Procurement Business Partnering
- Full authority in supplier selection, negotiation and contracting of local/regional frame conditions with suppliers (prices, TCO, payment terms, quality levels, etc.) for own categories towards objectives agreed with the demand owner or set by global/regional initiatives along the defined category roadmap
- Contract management (coordination with legal depart., identifying need for templates, drafting templates together with legal dept. etc.)
- Continuously monitoring the related activities for opportunities to maximize Procurement value contribution
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Performance Management
- Responsible for performance of total spend in own category
- Timely documentation of relevant Procurement KPI data (e.g. savings) as well as regular aggregation of data in order to manage the performance within own area
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Procurement Processes & Systems
- Responsible for compliance with legal requirements, Beiersdorf Procurement and non-Procurement procedures within own negotiations and contracts
- Maintenance and quality assurance of relevant master data for supported negotiation/contracting processes (e.g. category spends, contractual terms, supplier data)
- Actively drive process development with regards to standardization, efficiency and automation (incl. application of new technologies, implementation of purchase-related processes, methods and systems) and monitor process adherence
- Content management of eCatalogues, and other automated order channels in order to increase automation
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Supplier Management
- Ensuring proper supplier selection (e.g. financial health, process knowhow, etc.) to minimize supply risks for the affiliates of Beiersdorf
- Actively managing supplier relationships to ensure suppliers are able and willing to fulfill Beiersdorf supply requirements
- Actively working with suppliers to achieve innovative solutions
- Complaint management for suppliers under his/her responsibility
Your Profile
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
- At least 3 years of experience in Procurement or Strategic Sourcing, preferably with experience in Digital, E-commerce, Point of Sales, Travel, Temporary Labour, Spare Parts, or Market Research categories
- Strong experience in supplier negotiation, supplier management, and contract management
- Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel
- Comfortable using Power BI to analyze and interpret data and reports
- Experience working with cross-functional, regional, or global teams is a plus
- Good command of English, both written and spoken
Additional information
Office Location: 6th and 7th Fl. Sathorn Square Office Tower, 98 North Sathorn Road, Silom, Bangrak, Bangkok 10500. (Remotely Working from home could be applied)
