Procurement Manager

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure the purchasing process and workflow in each expense category is updated and approved
• Ensure all the purchases are fully complied according to the company procedure, policy and Business Code of Conduct as well as law in the most cost-efficient way.
• Review and approve the sourcing of vendors as per the business strategy
• Provide purchase recommendation including the payment terms, review and evaluation of quotation.
• Coordinate and get support from legal department to ensure all contracts are compiled according to the law.
• Ensure all the contracts and purchasing data i.e. Vendors and purchasing history are updated and accurate on the system.
• Prepare and submit for permit import plans for raw materials approval by related Ministry
• Ensure Form D/Form E is used as optimized for no import exemptions
• Coordinate with forwarding agent (3PLs) in both local and overseas to process the Custom Clearance of import process
• Ensure the lead time of the shipments are updated on timely manner
• Provide insights and price on alternative routes/ vendors for the imports/ exports
• Perform vendors evaluation once per year as per defined timeline
• Track and manage the vendor contracts
• Manage the bidding process to ensure full transparency
• Manage the implementation of procurement system
• Manage the saving projects including OA (Opportunity Assessment) projects
• Manage and build cooperative relationship with the external stakeholders.
• Signal and analyze relevant market development regarding customers/consumers, vendor, price, commodity price and cost development
• Product and market knowledge is up to date

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in Business Administration or related field
• Minimum 3 years’ procurement management experience in a manufacturing environment
• Fluency in English and Lao
• Leadership skills
• Experience in contract, sourcing, and category management
• Strong stakeholder management and negotiation skills
• Strategic mindset with solid business analysis skills
• Continuous Process Improvement