As our Country Purchasing Manager, you will be responsible for leading a team of purchasers and logisticians and hence manage the procurement and supply chain processes for Schneiders project and service business.

• Lead a team of 5 individuals, secure that their development plan and performance is managed in a fair and professional manner to build the right capabilities of tomorrow.

• Drive the operational performance of the team securing that the KPIs are achieved.

• Implement supply chain transformations to secure continuous improvement of the process and set-up.

• Work closely with the tendering team to define the winning procurement and supply chain strategy for Thailand’s project and service business.

• Secure that the procurement process and supply chain processes are executed as per Schneiders global standard.

• Secure a professional negotiation with the short-listed vendors/ sub-contractors including securing back-to-back conditions.

• Responsible for the supplier award and the criteria for selection.

• Responsible for securing that the vendors awarded has been through the correct qualification process including financial, safety, cyber and onsite assessments.

• Be a true partner to the project team in execution and act on escalations concerning the subcontractors, unsettled claims, and variation orders.

• Manage the risk profile of the selected vendors by implementing appropriate contingencies and mitigation actions.

• Identify market trends, new vendors and vendor based innovation for the business to capitalize on when setting up the most competitive supply chain for the country.

• Productivities (savings) generated in execution and tendering.

• Quality

• Delivery

• Bangkok, Thailand

• Must be able to travel domestically if required.

• Degree in Engineering (Electrical preferred) and or supply chain

• 5-10 years of experience from purchasing for projects, the ideal candidate has experience from EPC related work.

• 3 years of experience from managing a team

• Fluent in English and Thai.

• Strong communication skills – ability to influence in a matrix organization.

• Strong business and financial acumen

• Winning personality and a team player – ability to collaborate across organizational borders.

• Ability to understand and influence in a matrix organization.

• Strong customer focus

• High level of autonomy and can work well under pressure and manage stress effectively.

• Well experienced in the Procure to Pay Process

• Leadership skills