DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITES 

Business Partner

• Align procurement strategies with business goals

• Collaborate with stakeholders to deliver innovative projects.

• Provide solutions to complicated issues

• Drive cost optimization and efficiency initiatives

• Provide market insights and support decision-making

​Strategic Procurement

• Identify and implement procurement strategies that deliver ongoing value to the business.

• Implement supply agreements and contracts to leverage spend, reduce number of suppliers and minimize business risk.

• Set in place Service Level Agreements with key suppliers to ensure performance to agreed standards.

• Prepare thorough and accurate spend analysis to identify key areas for improvement.

• Ensure the highest level of Governance is achieved in all procurement processes.

Vendor Management

• Develop vendor management Strategy to monitor vendors’ performance to ensure cost effective and efficient supply.

• Meet with key suppliers on a regular basis and discuss any relevant issues.

• Ensure Vendor Review Process is cross-functional and includes key business stakeholders to ensure vendor is delivering perceived value.

• Ensure regular discussion of opportunities for cost reduction and process improvement.

Communication

• Communicate with management and other staff who have a need to know . Ensure that when issues arise, both the issue and the resolution is communicated in a timely manner.

• Communicate Purchasing Policies and Procedures to the stakeholders and report exceptions to ensure compliance to Purchasing Policies and Procedures.

Purchasing Metrics

• Ensure that all purchasing savings are tracked and reported in accordance with Global Purchasing Requirements.

REQUIRMENTS:

• At least 5-7 years working experience in multi-national company including 3-5 years working experience in purchasing or relevant areas.

• The ideal candidate should be familiar with Clinical related categories purchasing.

• Experience in indirect material and service purchasing.

• Pharmaceutical industry background is preferred

• Fluent oral and written English and Chinese.

• MS Office user proficiency (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Database Systems.