SUMMARY OF JOB

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.

KEY RESPONSIBILITES\:

-  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.