Purchasing Manager

Ref: CMS294

Responsibility:

  • Lead global sourcing and procurement activities for electronic components, PCB, mechanical parts, packaging, and indirect materials.
  • Develop sourcing strategies and drive annual cost reduction initiatives.
  • Negotiate pricing, payment terms, contracts, and supply agreements with strategic suppliers.
  • Manage supplier relationships, performance, and executive-level business reviews.
  • Ensure material supply continuity and mitigate supply chain risks, shortages, and allocation issues.
  • Drive inventory optimization, working capital improvement, and excess inventory reduction.
  • Support RFQ, NPI, customer programs, and business growth initiatives.
  • Collaborate with PMT, PMC, Engineering, Quality, Operations, and Finance to achieve business objectives.
  • Lead, coach, and develop procurement teams to achieve departmental KPIs.
  • Drive procurement process improvements, digital transformation, and compliance initiatives.
  • Provide management with market intelligence, procurement performance, and risk assessments.
  • Develop succession plans and build a high-performing procurement organization.

Working Experience & Skill Required:

  • Minimum 10 years of procurement and supply chain experience.
  • Minimum 5 years of management experience leading procurement teams.
  • Mandatory experience within EMS, electronics manufacturing, OEM, ODM, or high-volume manufacturing industries.
  • Proven experience managing multinational suppliers and global sourcing programs.
  • Technical skills: strong expertise in Strategic sourcing, Supplier management, Cost analysis and cost modeling, Contract negotiation, Market intelligence analysis, Inventory management, MRP/ERP systems, SAP, Microsoft Excel, Powerpoint, Procurement analytics, Risk management
  • Language Requirements: Fluent English (written and spoken) and Mandarin Chinese (written and spoken)

Qualifications Obtained:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business Administration, Operations Management, or related disciplines.
  • MBA or professional procurement certification (CIPS, CPSM, CPM, APICS) is an advantage.

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