Report to: Purchasing Business Partner Team leader   

Purpose:

1.    Responsible to support and manage daily purchasing requirements including but not limited to Marketing service(KOL, Celebrity, Live stream, Video Shooting, IMC, etc); Retail & promotion (like Event podium, GWP, Display, etc); Business service (Mice, PR Event, etc.). Cross Category experience is well welcomed.  

2.    Understand business demand and responsible for purchasing activities eg. RFP & RFQ according to China purchasing policy/ process. Implement category strategies in Professional competencies, require effective stakeholder management and demand management

3.    Below skills are also preferred: 

- Solid RFP/RFQ Bidding experience 

- Strong Compliance sense & Ethical mindset

- Strong Soft Skills

- Quick study, Self starter

- Good Team player with Team spirit

- Independently work

Main Responsibilities:

1.    Analyze business needs and manage demands: anticipate major evolution of needs. Propose the most valuable option involving internal and external network/resources.

2.    Responsible for managing process to secure and update information on volume, cost requirements, supplier capability and competitive intelligence.

3.    Responsible for developing negotiation for key materials and services and participate in negotiation process for the relevant products.  Make strategic recommendations in regarding to supplier selection, development and performance in support of the division.

4.    Develop RFX and conduct bid analysis.

5.    Closely collaborate with category team and ensure the purchasing strategies success on implementation in division. Use and leverage the resources of Purchasing System to maximize value as business partner. 

6.    Support division procurement manager on value creation and innovation: capture innovation/centralization/optimization opportunities from internal & external sources.

7.    Manage supplier performance and purchasing efficiency; Ensure daily quality of projects and drive improvements.

8.    Support and manage stakeholders’ relationships: communicate and manage projects; share supplier information with stakeholders; collect budget info. from and understand business trends from stakeholders; influence stakeholders to drive and grow Purchasing Share of Voice among stakeholders. 

9.    Develop all related procurement projects and programs to achieve business & functional goals and continuous improvement of processes. To ensure and maintain adherence to the organizational standards and values, ethics, policies and procedures, and professional standards.