Purchasing Manager

About the role

This role involves sourcing and managing suppliers, conducting product lifecycle management, and optimizing procurement processes to ensure the company acquires high-quality products at low cost while achieving mutual benefit. The position requires deployment to Southeast Asian countries for at least one year.

Key responsibilities

• Analyze market conditions through in-depth investigation and research to ensure the company obtains quality suppliers and products

• Identify and establish relationships with potential suppliers, understand their capabilities and product ranges, negotiate prices, and execute contracts

• Negotiate agreements to determine product delivery and payment terms, and collaborate on cooperation details and pricing with suppliers

• Manage products in coordination with product, research and development, and planning departments to conduct product development and lifecycle management

• Build and maintain good working relationships with suppliers, ensure contract execution, monitor supplier performance on quality and delivery timelines, and conduct regular supplier evaluations

• Optimize and improve procurement processes to increase procurement efficiency and accuracy

• Understand market trends, raw materials and production processes, analyze and control procurement costs to maintain company profitability

• Complete other tasks assigned by the company and leadership

About you

• Bachelor's degree or above in procurement and supply management or related disciplines

• Fluent business English communication skills

• Experience in food-related procurement and development

• Manufacturing industry work background preferred

• Excellent commercial negotiation abilities

• Strong communication and coordination skills

• Keen market insight capability

• Outstanding cost control ability