As our Country Purchasing Manager, you will be responsible for leading a team of purchasers and logisticians and hence manage the procurement and supply chain processes for Schneiders project and service business.
- Lead a team of 5 individuals, secure that their development plan and performance is managed in a fair and professional manner to build the right capabilities of tomorrow.
- Drive the operational performance of the team securing that the KPIs are achieved.
- Implement supply chain transformations to secure continuous improvement of the process and set-up.
- Work closely with the tendering team to define the winning procurement and supply chain strategy for Thailand’s project and service business.
- Secure that the procurement process and supply chain processes are executed as per Schneiders global standard.
- Secure a professional negotiation with the short-listed vendors/ sub-contractors including securing back-to-back conditions.
- Responsible for the supplier award and the criteria for selection.
- Responsible for securing that the vendors awarded has been through the correct qualification process including financial, safety, cyber and onsite assessments.
- Be a true partner to the project team in execution and act on escalations concerning the subcontractors, unsettled claims, and variation orders.
- Manage the risk profile of the selected vendors by implementing appropriate contingencies and mitigation actions.
- Identify market trends, new vendors and vendor based innovation for the business to capitalize on when setting up the most competitive supply chain for the country.