Position Summary:

Nextern team that assures the supplier is maintaining the best interests of Nextern. Nextern, an US based innovator in developing and manufacturing class II & III electro-mechanical medical devices is seeking a Senior Buyer for its Binh Duong, Vietnam location. Join an organization with a passion for commercializing smart, effective and patient centric medical device solutions.

The Procurement Supervisor of Supply Chain is a key member of the site Supply Chain Team and a talented group of professionals who work with and manage suppliers to assure Nextern Procurement, costing, schedules and production priorities are maintained and deliver Quality Products that exceed customer expectations. Continuous communication with the supplier and Nextern team that assures the supplier is maintaining the best interests of Nextern.

Job Description:

Overall Responsibilities:

Maintain and manage good supplier relationships
Understand the business of manufacturing
Procurement and Costing
Planning and Scheduling
Processes and Systems
Logistics
Understand and assist the quality engineers to assure product quality requirements are implemented and maintained
Understand and assist the production engineers to assure tooling, product and production time frames are met
Continuous supplier negotiations that assure product and tooling costs are controlled and justified
Continuous supplier negotiations that assure production schedules are prioritized and maintained per Nextern production requirements
Review all tooling and product invoices to assure costs are accurate and justified
Review all tooling and product quotes to assure costs, lead-times and materials are accurate and justified
Acknowledge and respond to e-mails and tasks daily and accurately
Manage the daily production priorities outlined by the corporate office
Work with suppliers to provide month end statements based on product deliveries and outstanding accounts payable
Complies with company rules and regulations as outlined in the employee handbook, which may be amended or replaced from time to time;
Carry out other duties from Supply Chain Manager

Requirements

Knowledge, And Skills

Problem Solving - The ability to identify problems and develop and implement solutions to the issues
Decision Making - The ability to make value added decisions in a timely manner at all levels of the organization
Communication Skills - The ability to effectively communicate ideas, arguments, solutions and work through conflict resolution at all levels of organizations both internally and externally
Negotiation - The ability to plan for, implement and communicate the elements of negotiations that create value for Nextern, while maintaining supplier relationships
Ethics - Consistently uses good judgment when analyzing right and wrong and performs at a level of conduct that is with in corporate ethics guidelines

Qualification:

BS above, strongly background on Procurement
At least 3-5 years of experience in purchasing
Good at English (speaking and writing)
Able to interact with all levels of employees, management, external and internal customers
Organizational and planning skills, including ability to: prioritize work, handle multiple tasks simultaneously, set personal goals and enforce personal deadlines, while maintaining flexibility to reassess and prioritize goals
Analytical, reasoning and problem-solving skills
Ability to maintain accurate and detailed records
Computer literacy

Benefits

Benefits Competitive salary
Professional and Friendly Working Environment, chance to attend employee's training and development programs
Premium healthcare Insurance (In Vietnam) & Business travel insurance Health, social & unemployment insurance (following Government regulation)
Company trip, New Year party, Team building
Occasion-based offerings: Birthday, New year, Mid-Autumn