Senior Purchasing Specialist

About Dat Bike:

• Dat Bike is a technology startup whose mission is to drive mass adoption of green transportation. We make the most compelling and dependable electric bikes so that customers can just switch without making any compromises. To do this, we welcome the brightest people to join our journey.
• Dat Bike team consists of young, ambitious people who are result driven. We want to grow Dat Bike to become a giant in the world. Join us if you want to make something great, from scratch!

Responsibilities:

Sourcing \& Supplier Management

• Identify and evaluate local and overseas suppliers; manage RFQs and support supplier selection decisions.
• Negotiate pricing, lead times, and payment terms to achieve cost and service targets.
• Maintain supplier database and monitor supplier performance on quality, delivery, and responsiveness.

Purchasing Operations

• Create and manage purchase orders in ERP; track order status through delivery and acceptance.
• Coordinate with Planning, Warehouse, QA, Production, R\&D, and Finance to ensure smooth procurement operations.
• Analyze purchasing data to identify cost-saving opportunities and improve procurement efficiency.
• Resolve daily operational issues including shipment delays, quantity discrepancies, and quality concerns.
• Ensure procurement documents, invoices, and compliance certificates are properly maintained.
• Mentor and provide guidance to junior purchasing staff when required.

Problem Solving \& Process Improvement

• Identify supply risks and support mitigation planning.
• Propose and support improvements to purchasing processes, ERP workflows,
• and supplier management practices.

Requirements:

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Industrial Engineering,
• Electrical/Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
• Around 3-5 years of purchasing or procurement experience, ideally in manufacturing, electronics, automotive or e-mobility.
• Hands-on experience working with overseas suppliers is a strong plus.
• Experience with ERP systems (Odoo, SAP, NetSuite or similar) is required; comfortable reading a BOM.

Skills

• Fast learner with strong problem-solving skills
• Proactive and high ownership mindset
• Strong supplier management and cross-functional communication
• Detail-oriented with good analytical and negotiation skills
• Proficient in Excel (lookups, pivot tables, tracking \& analysis)
• Strong written and verbal English communication
• Understanding of incoterms, payment terms, and import processes
• Familiarity with EV compliance standards is a plus

Benefits:

• Salary: negotiable.
• Meal support according to company policy.
• Social insurance.
• MIC insurance.
• Discount price to buy a Dat Bike.

Location:

• Dat Bike Factory, Lot II-1, Road No. 1, CN2 Group, Tan Binh Industrial Park, Tay Thanh Ward, Ho Chi Minh City