Purchasing Lead

Job Description

This position is to manage purchasing activities in all Eurofins companies in the scopes of Eurofins Vietnam National Service Centre (Vietnam NSC) with following main roles:

• To supervise all purchasing activities (for lab consumables, CAPEX, and indirect services) ensuring in compliance with Eurofins Purchasing Key Guidance Documents (KGD) and PR/PO system (Coupa system).
• To identify and lead in all key sourcing activities (such as: CAPEX Purchases, Annual consumables pricing, etc.)
• To manage and develop suppliers to ensure continuous good performance in quality, price, payment term, delivery and service
• To provide good internal customer services and value-added services to Operation teams.

General duties:

1. E - Procurement System:

• Lead Coupa (E-Procurement system) Deployment for new Eurofins entities.
• To provide training and guidance on Coupa system to all local purchasers and new acquired legal entities.
• Coordinate with Eurofins Coupa Admin team to ensure all Eurofins companies using the system well.
• Provide Purchasing reports from Coupa.

2. Sourcing

• Support for sourcing activities for both direct & indirect goods/service.
• For key purchases, he/she works with end-users to understand business requirements from the early stage of the sourcing. Then, source and negotiate with suppliers to achieve cost savings, payment term and other commercial term targets.
• Formulate effective sourcing strategies that accomplish performance and savings goals.
• Liaises with Eurofins’ global team such as GSC, NSC, Coupa to verify and ensure the commercial terms from suppliers align with Eurofins practices.
• Cooperate with Eurofins global team to continuously update Group purchasing targets, strategies & activities.
• Forecast and manage all the sourcing risks to advise for Business team.
• Other sourcing tasks if necessary

3. Operational Purchasing

• Day to day supervision of the purchasing activities to ensure Eurofins policies and procedures are complied.
• Develop and announce Service Level Agreement with all Eurofins Legal Entities in his/her scope.
• Implement, monitor, and report on relevant key performance indicators to demonstrate improvements of purchasing activities for the whole Eurofins Group and to monitor the purchasing performance of each Legal Entity.
• Coach, train and develop local purchasers among all Eurofins Legal Entities in his/her scope.
• Research, develop and implement improved Coupa system and procurement procedures with documentation and training.
• Maintain all purchasing report such as quarter spending report.
• Other related tasks as assigned

Job Requirement

• At least 4 years working experience in Procurement/ Purchasing. Experience from multinational manufacturing company is a plus.
• Experience in Coupa/ Ariba/ SAP or other PR/PO systems is an advantage.
• Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Finance, Foreign Trade, Logistics and Supply Chain Management or another economic related field.
• Good communication both English and Vietnamese
• Good communication skill
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and have data mindset.
• Self-improvement, self-motivated, integrity, independent
• Detail oriented and able to do multi-task.
• Time management skills with the ability to prioritize as necessary
• Knowing how to use Coupa is preferable.