2 Jobs in Ban Pong

**Location:** Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
**Reporting to:** Plant Director
**Summary**
The function is responsible for creating and managing diverse strategic supplier partnerships that drive enterprise value with innovation, best cost and competitive advantages that benefit customers, suppliers and patients. The role will develop and execute strategic plans by leveraging market intelligence, industry knowledge and cross-functional collaboration. Competitive advantage is created through supplier selection and management, contract negotiation, supply chain optimization and risk mitigation.
Purchasing is responsible for managing supplier relations at a tactical level, negotiate product cost, and utilizing terms and conditions, working with internal customers to reduce product cost, improve the supply chain and evaluate supplier performance, and executing purchase orders and manages raw material inventory.
The role will manage all Direct and Indirect materials required by Cardinal Health Gammatron facility, in an ethical manner and in accordance with Cardinal Health's best practices.
**Job Description**
Essential duties and functions, acting on behalf of Cardinal Health in all matters pertaining to the purchases of Goods and /or services for Gammatron manufacturing site as follows:
+ Ensure that the vendor selected meets the quality requirements of the plant
+ Manages purchasing orders by reviewing, verifying and investigating problems with purchase orders and updating appropriate parties
+ Ensure the credit or discount is received and applied to appropriate funds
+ Ensure that the vendor audit is carried out as planned
+ Carry out the vendor evaluation for all purchased items to the facility
+ Keep vendors informed by confirming and clarifying purchase orders or contracts; noting shipping or back-order delays related to overseas suppliers i.e. following up on open purchase orders, coordinating receipts and disposition of rejected materials and solving problems associated with vendor
+ Review and evaluate vendor based on promised delivery schedule and quality
+ Prepares reports PPV and vendor evaluation by collecting, analyzing, calculating, compiling and summarizing departmental accuracy and reporting to Plant Director and stakeholders
+ Monitors & prepares budget allocations of raw materials and expenditures each fiscal year
+ Update the RMPS number as currently active in the Purchasing Module and vendor history in the system
+ Control open Purchase orders as procedure required in the system
+ Manage the process to ensure that workplace conditions comply with Cardinal Health's occupational health and safety standard and requirements
**Qualifications & Experience**
+ Bachelor's degree or higher in Business Administration or related fields
+ Prior team management experience is required for the role
+ At least five years' experience in Procurement and Purchasing function within manufacturing site
+ Prior experience in supplier evaluation and auditing
+ Excellent negotiation skills to manage suppliers and contracts
+ Knowledge of Logistics & Supply Chain Management including understanding of commercial and incoterms, resolving issues and corrective actions required
+ Experience in Medical Device /healthcare manufacturing is beneficial
+ Excellent communication, interpersonal skills and advanced English skills required for managing Regional suppliers and contracts
+ Native Thai required for the role
+ Capable of working under pressure, meeting deadlines as scheduled with high quality output
+ Positive attitude, able to foster good relationships and coordinate across different departments
_Candidates who are back-to-work, people with disabilities, without a college degree, and Veterans are encouraged to apply._
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