Our client is seeing a Purchasing Director APAC to support their activities in Asia. This role can be based in Malaysia, Thailand or Indonesia and candidates must be fluent in Chinese.
Key Responsibilities:
- Define and secure the implementation of the global purchasing strategies within the BU in accordance with the global category strategies including the development of a world class supplier base
- Guarantee that group purchasing methods, rules, processes and tools are deployed according to the client's Purchasing Excellence Program principles
- Guarantee Purchasing performance for the BU (QCD, saving targets, working capital, Sustainability) and the competitiveness of the client's overall results through the monitoring of VCP and global reservoir
- Challenge the client's way of doing and organization to ensure that the above is met in particular for the make-or-buy decision and supplier management cost
- Guarantee highest standards of Compliance for himself and the team
- Scope of work covers 6 industrial site (China, Indonesia, India, Australia).
- Main commodities are Steel, Resins, Castings, plastic injection, rubber and other mechanical parts.
- Support global sourcing from Asia to the other BUs (External purchase and Interco)