Supervisor, Procurement-Production Material

N.V.C Corporation Co., Ltd. (Vital Premium Water).; Keo (AR); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading beverage company in Keo is seeking a Supervisor for Procurement-Production Material. This role involves planning and implementing procurement activities to support production plans, managing the procurement team, and ensuring materials are of competitive quality. Candidates should hold a Bachelor’s degree and have experience in procurement planning, especially in the food manufacturing sector. Strong negotiation and communication skills are essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• 3 years of experience in procurement planning, preferably in the food manufacturing industry.
• 1 year of experience in leading a team.
• Experience in procuring goods from overseas including import clearance.
• Experience procuring goods from overseas including import clearance.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills.
• Inventory and logistics planning; MS Office and ERP knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Plan and implement procurement activities to support production plans.
• Manage procurement tasks and supervise the procurement team.
• Identify and source vendors, and coordinate with technical functions.
• Plan logistics to ensure on-time material delivery and optimize procurement cost.
• Coordinate with Planning to implement effective MRP for production materials.
• Monitor incoming materials to optimize stock levels.
• Implement market price monitoring to inform negotiations.
• Develop short-term strategies for material supply, cost saving, and quality improvement.
• Audit and evaluate vendors; coordinate corrective actions and issue resolution.
• Review Purchase Orders, Goods Receipts, and expense reports; prepare monthly procurement reports.

Skills

Effective communication

Excellent negotiation skills

Inventory management

Logistics planning

Team management

Logistics planning

MS Office

ERP systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, or Finance

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Bachelor's degree in Finance

Tools

MS Office

Enterprise Resource Planning

Job description

Overview

Job Summary: Supervisor, Procurement-Production Material plans and implements procurement activities to ensure that production plans are well supported. He/she manages procurement tasks and supervises procurement team to ensure that goods and services are procured at competitive prices and quality and delivered at the right time.

Responsibilities

• Identify and source vendors, review alternative production materials, and coordinate with technical functions (eg. Quality Assurance, Production and Marketing) to validate the material acceptance criteria and develop material specifications.
• Collect detailed information about prices, quality and logistics to support vendor assessment.
• Support Manager, Procurement in price negotiation and contract arrangement with vendors.
• Plan logistics arrangement to ensure on time material delivery and optimize procurement cost.
• Coordinate with Planning and Analysis Function to implement effective Material Requirement Planning (MRP) for production materials.
• Effectively plan for and monitor incoming production materials to optimize material stock level.
• Implement a market price collection and monitoring system to inform and ensure effective price negotiation.
• Implement short term strategies to ensure material supply sufficiency, cost saving, and quality improvement.
• Conduct audit and evaluation of vendors.
• Coordinate with vendors to solve material quality issues and monitor vendors’ corrective action implementation.
• Review procurement documents (Purchase Order, Goods Receipt, Expense Report, etc.).
• Prepare monthly procurement report to Manager, Procurement, as per agreed schedule
• Review procurement activities to ensure that they conform to company policies and procedures.

Challenges

• Understanding of materials and thorough analysis of costs to effectively negotiate for optimal prices
• Coordinating with technical functions and vendors to improve material quality
• Sourcing of materials for new product development

Qualifications

• Education:
• A Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, or Finance
• Experiences:
• 3 years of experience in procurement planning, preferably in food manufacturing industry
• 1 year of experience in leading a team
• Experience in procuring goods from overseas including import clearance
• Skills and knowledge:
• Management of team and reporting of work progress
• Effective communication and excellent negotiation skills
• Inventory management and planning
• Logistics planning and import clearance
• Knowledge of spreadsheet (MS Office) and Enterprise Resource Planning