Indirect Procurement Assistant

Duties and Responsibilities: Execute operational day-to-day purchasing process requisitioning and P.O processing. Conduct spot-buying for ad-hoc low value purchases not covered by contracts and drive simplification of current practices. Negotiate price and purchasing volume to maximize the company’s profit and operational excellence. Ensure contractual agreements. Implement lean and standardized Purchase-to-Pay methods and processes and drive consistent application in country. Handle daily supply issues along the Requisition-to-Pay process. Ensure compliance with company policies - GIPP and procedures. Co-ordinate with suppliers to ensure that all delivery schedule and documents are received on time Co-ordinate with relevant parties (e.g. Logistics, Warehouse, Engineering, Operations, Accounting, Regulatory Affairs, and Business Units) to support for Purchase-to-Pay processing Handle suppliers claim or complaint management where relevant to area of responsibility. Implement sourcing strategies to manage assigned category with emphasis on reducing total costs of ownership, improving efficiencies, and helping to assure supply chain continuity. Maintain and share with colleagues as appropriate the business knowledge on GIPP, approve way to buy, regulations, procedures, market intelligence, etc. Ensure new and existing suppliers are introduced to Brenntag through satisfying the minimum QHSE including financial requirement review with all related parties prior to being purchased. Monitor, measure, report, and manage supplier performance in the areas of quality, delivery, cost, and compliance with QSHE requirements. Support or execute procurement initiatives/ strategies as related to areas of responsibility or assigned suppliers. Undertake other duties as may be assigned by the superiors. Education: Bachelor’s Degree in any related fields. Professional certification in procurement / supply management/ supply chain management from a recognized institution is an advantage Experience: Minimum 3 years as Indirect procurement professional with hand-on purchasing experience in handling multiple projects or a large number of transactions. A direct experience in managing key supplier account and / or tail spend procurement is considered an advantage. A direct experience on using SAP and Salesforce is an advantage. Experience in developing and coordinating good working relationships with all levels within the organization as well as suppliers is required. Experience in developing or executing a process improvement tool to ensure sourcing and ‘Procure to Pay’ effectiveness and efficiency for an organization and stakeholders along the supply chain is preferred. Age : Open Gender : Open Others : Good to excellent communication skills in both English and Thai (written and spoken). Strong problem solving and negotiation skills. Being energetic, organized, result-driven, and customer centric. Ability to maintain the highest degree of confidentiality and integrity. Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and projects with limited direct supervision. Ability to respond and adapt to changing business conditions and evolving strategic guidelines. Computer literate and knowledgeable in using SAP. Brenntag TA Team