Responsible for the end-to-end process from finding suppliers, ordering, logistics solutions and high quality delivery to warehouses
Oversee daily ordering and purchasing activity on fresh food category across all cities
Manage stock level to ensure sufficient stock for daily, weekly and monthly sales
Monitor and secure KPIs on Out-of-stock, Fill rate, Input Cost and other upcoming metrics
Continue to source new suppliers to seek quality and price advantages
Negotiate payment terms with suppliers to gain benefit on the cash flow
Control suppliers on time delivery to contribute to smooth Operations
Conduct market price research to ensure internal price competitiveness
Review portfolio performance and come up with suggestions on removing and adding new SKUs
Collaborate with Operations to handle issues related to suppliers such as quality, returning, and delivery time
Conduct weekly warehouse visits to check real stock status to control out-of-stock, quality & expiration
Collaborate with Accounting on contract, debt aspects
Formulate supplier strategy to gain bargaining power and stock availability
Conduct site visits to evaluate supplier's facilities and operation capability
Source new suppliers and get quotations for the Sales team to pitch to customers
Collaborate with the Sales team to prepare stock for running weekly, monthly campaigns
Recruit, train, guide and develop food team across cities
Travel between cities to supervise performance & address prolongedly unsolved problems to meet KPIs
Continue to come up with kaizens to enhance business competitive advantages over market competitors
Other tasks given by the line manager and BOD
Requirements
At least 5-year experience in Food & Beverage sourcing & purchasing, with strong background in B2B trading (NOT raw materials/SCM planning for manufacturing)
Hold at least one managerial role
Exprience with sourcing fresh food (vegetable, fruit, meat,...)
Logical thinking, problem-solving, good communication & strong leadership
Strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills with aptitude in building relationships
Excellent listening, negotiation and presentation abilities
Proactive, self-motivation, result-focus, eager to learn new things
