Procurement Manager

This role is reporting to the Chief Financial Officer of the Taiwan business unit; working in close collaboration with buyers of each subsidiary; part of a procurement community based in various locations in Asia.

Main Job responsibilities:

• Set up and manage the Procurement function at the business unit level (above the subsidiaries):

  • Develop and implement procedures aligned with the Group requirements

  • Track performance objectives and purchasing savings

  • Manage the data collection reporting to the Asia/Group headquarters; analyse related procurement categories; track the suppliers panel/coverage

  • Coordinate with the buyers across the Taiwan business unit to achieve synergies

• Suppliers management:

  • Build and manage a suppliers database

  • Support subsidiaries for the supplier relationship management: risk assessment, strategic supplier review, etc

• Lead optimization initiatives:

  • Procure-To-Pay (P2P) process improvement: diagnostic within each subsidiary, gap analysis versus Group requirements and best practices, implementation of relevant changes

  • Modernize information systems

  • Deploy sustainable procurement policies

  • Improve interactions with other departments

• Improve the Procurement function in selected subsidiaries:

  • Identify suppliers and develop contracts

  • Establish and monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

  • Achieve cost savings