Buyer (Korean or Chinese Bilingual)

[Position]

Buyer

[About Our Client]

A global leader of energy solutions and provides new values to customers

[Job Summary]

Department: SCM

Immediate Supervisor: SCM Manager

The SCM Buyer is to align plans between manufacturing, procurement, transport, construction, and sales AME to enable project sales while minimizing risk and supporting in the execution phase. Considering the lead time, physical constraints of the supply chain, and financial impacts of the plan at both regional and global portfolio levels. Able to distill options into understandable scenarios where stakeholders, including the executive level, clearly understand tradeoffs.

The SCM Buyer is responsible for sourcing, purchasing, and managing the supply of raw materials, components, and other necessary products to support production operations. The role requires close collaboration with the production team, suppliers, and internal stakeholders to ensure timely procurement while optimizing costs and maintaining inventory levels. The Buyer will also play a critical role in maintaining supplier relationships and negotiating contracts in line with company goals and standards.

[Job Description]

- Coordinate between manufacturing/procurement/sales/construction/transport to meet customers’ demands from the sales process through execution while balancing supply chain constraints and maintaining visibility of the financial impacts to Vestas across the portfolio and clearly communicating the ever-evolving situation

- Function as Supply Chain “go to” person in the region when the Head of the Supply Chain is indisposed

- Facilitating regional sales forecast into the global S&OP numbers

- Evaluating projects presented by sales and how these fit with capacity allocations of sourcing and timing, then work alternatives to find acceptable solutions in the best interest of the whole of COMPANY.

- Evaluate projects in the pipeline in terms of opportunity costs and direct financial impacts to the portfolio when considering the full end-to-end supply chain

- Dive deeply into a process run in the Regional Supply Chain, working to streamline and improve

- Manage the release of projects for production

- Will have to consider financial impacts of plan changes, inventory, cost of cash, transport costs, duties between countries, and prices from different factories.

- Maintain and support full transparency across manufacturing and throughout the supply chain.

- This role will work on standard (daily, weekly, monthly) reporting, do ad hoc analysis of specific complex issues, and track to plan, report on execution, and present solutions (optimization). Looking to effect, timing, cash, TOR, transport, and ensuring on-time delivery at the lowest costs, we must consider regional and global implications.

- Must communicate with internal stakeholders across SBU, PBU, regional and global, internal and external in varying functional areas who are above, below, and peer-level in a clear, concise, and professional manner

- Individuals will drive process improvement, lead project follow-ups, lead meetings to keep alignment, and generally keep the organization on the same beat to meet customer demands.

Essential Functions:

- Deliver communication both upstream and downstream within the organization and across departments, tailored and targeted to the recipient audience

- Thrive in ambiguous & uncertain environments, analyzing dynamic considerations to balance shifting priorities and evolving business needs

- Enhance Vesta's value chain; engage strategically across functions to align on Service Business initiatives and projects

- Think strategically across the entire value chain to develop innovative solutions to complex problems

- Execute solutions thoroughly, ensuring maximum buy-in and benefit to the organization

- Collaborate and partner with business leaders to drive results for COMPANY

- Manage & publish regional main component purchase and allocation schedules aligned with business objectives and financial targets

- Facilitate the development of individual contributors, showing the way for future talents.

- Four-year university degree or technical education in engineering, supply chain, business administration, or a combination of education and experience.

- 1-3 years of experience in complex supply chains or 1-3 years of relevant experience and a Master’s degree; wind industry experience preferred.

- Demonstrated personal commitment and focus on correct data and the ability to focus on details without losing the overall perspective.

- Strong technical background, understanding, and interest, preferably in logistics (supply chain), finance, engineering

- Ability to understand and analyze complex supply chain-related issues, including the financial impacts

- Goal-oriented with a strong drive; demonstrated enthusiasm for taking on responsibility and achieving results independently and as part of a team.

- Excellent communication skills and understanding of different cultures.

- Excellent command of Microsoft Office, ERP / MRP systems (Mapics/SAP preferred)

- Bilingual in Korean or Chinese required to communicate with international vendors

- Salary 58-62k

- Visa Sponsor

- Relocation Support 2k

1. 401K upto 6% match after 6 month join.

2. Health, dental, vision insurance.

3. HSA - Health Saving Account

4. Hospital insurance, accident insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, Pet insurance