Purchasing Area Manager China (all genders)

SUNDAY NATURAL; Berlin; Hybrid; EUR 65.000 - 80.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A dynamic company in the FMCG industry seeks a Purchasing Area Manager for China. The role requires managing procurement strategies, supplier relationships, and compliance while optimizing the supply chain. Ideal candidates have over 4 years of experience and are fluent in Mandarin Chinese and English. This position offers a hybrid work model and various employee benefits including discounts and time off.

Leistungen

Discounts on company products

28 days of paid time off

Urban Sports Club membership

Inviting office spaces with organic teas

Regular company celebrations

Qualifikationen

• 4+ years of procurement or supply chain experience, ideally in the FMCG industry.
• Experience working with Chinese suppliers and markets.
• Native-level Mandarin Chinese and professional English fluency.

Aufgaben

• Manage and optimize the procurement process for materials sourced in China.
• Identify and manage key suppliers; ensure performance and quality targets.
• Lead commercial negotiations and contract management.
• Oversee the purchasing cycle for on-time delivery.
• Ensure compliance with regulations and internal policies.
• Collaborate with the planning team on inventory management.

Kenntnisse

Strategic procurement

Negotiation skills

Analytical skills

Supply chain principles

Cross-cultural communication

Ausbildung

Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or Engineering

Master’s degree or CIPS/APICS certification

Jobbeschreibung

Your role

We are seeking an experienced and forward-thinking Purchasing Area Manager China (all genders) to lead and elevate our procurement strategy across the China supply chain. You’ll play a vital role in ensuring a smooth and reliable material flow, strengthening supplier relationships, and driving cost and quality excellence that fuels our global growth. This is a high-impact role for someone who thrives on ownership, collaboration, and delivering real business results.

• Strategic Procurement: Manage and continuously optimize the end-to-end procurement process for materials sourced in China, ensuring a reliable, compliant, and cost-effective supply chain aligned with global objectives.

• Supplier Management: Identify, evaluate, qualify, and manage key suppliers; foster long-term partnerships while ensuring performance, quality, and cost targets are met.

• Commercial Leadership: Lead all commercial negotiations, pricing discussions, and contract management activities to secure favorable terms and mitigate risks.

• Operational Execution: Oversee the complete purchasing cycle — from order placement and call-offs to material expediting — to guarantee on‑time delivery to operational sites.

• Compliance & Quality: Ensure all vendors and purchasing processes fully adhere to local regulations, ethical standards, and internal company policies.

• Inventory & Planning Collaboration: Work closely with the planning team to monitor inventory levels, manage reorder points, and reduce stock on hand (SoH) while maintaining supply continuity and preventing stock‑outs.

Your profile

• Education: You hold a degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field. A Master’s degree or professional certifications (such as CIPS or APICS) are a plus.

• Experience: You bring 4+ years of hands‑on procurement or supply chain experience, within the Chinese market, ideally in the FMCG industry. You understand how business works locally — and if you’ve lived and worked in China before, even better!

• Skills: You’re a strategic and hands‑on procurement professional with strong negotiation and analytical skills and a solid understanding of end‑to‑end supply chain principles. You build trust easily across cultures, communicate clearly, and thrive both independently and in a collaborative, fast‑moving team environment.

• Language Skills: You communicate effortlessly in Mandarin Chinese (native‑level, both spoken and written) and have professional fluency in English, enabling you to navigate seamlessly between local suppliers and international teams.

What we offer

• An appealing discount on all of our Sunday Natural Group products – from essential oils to vitamins & nutrients
• We offer 28 days of paid time off per year plus up to 5 days off between Christmas and New Year
• We believe great things happen when we meet in person, which is why we embrace a hybrid model with one home office day per week – up to two depending on the area you are working in – and up to two weeks per year working from abroad
• The Urban Sports Club membership, Swapfiets bike rental or a subsidy for the Deutschland ticket
• A healthy balance is important to us: we offer a hybrid work model and ’workation’
• Receive various discounts of up to more than 50 percent on attractive brands such as Flaconi, Bosch, Apple or Expedia
• You will be given real ownership and plenty of room for new initiatives, as well as the opportunity to contribute your expertise and implement your great ideas
• Inviting office spaces with access to plenty of organic teas and superfoods from around the world
• We, the Sunday Natural Group, like to celebrate each other! Regular tea & office parties, Christmas and summer feasts and various influencer events such as Women’s Day