Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization: 

Establish high quality retail store sourcing strategy and compliance sourcing processes. Develop compliant and dependable supply base to support company’s retail expansion strategy; drive and professionalize GCA’s purchasing sourcing foundation, best practices and deliver solid business value including but not limited to cost savings, compliance, supplier risk management and innovation. 

Key Responsibilities:  

Compliance & Process 

• Always keep high integrity level and be leading by role model 

• Ensure purchasing policies and processes strictly followed in each purchasing activity 

Category Management 

• Lead and fulfil China for China strategy implementation of procurement category related strategies in alignment with relevant business partners, sourcing category scope include: construction, maintenance, security system, retail digital tool etc.  est. 30mil-50mil euro. 

• Lead creation and implementation of sourcing and supplier strategies and ensure compliance with procurement policies, standards, and guidelines. 

• Lead and shape supplier selection processes in alignment with business partners at different levels, negotiate service scope, cost and contract term of routine category sourcing projects.  

• Support tactical buying with knowledge transferring and project monitoring for GCA scope  

• Implement category supplier relationship management, supplier performance review supplier database maintenance. 

• Always catch up the supply market trend on innovation, should-cost study, collaboration model etc. 

• Identify sustainability opportunity and drive for results 

Financial 

• Carry out systematic review on cost effectiveness and quality of non-trade purchasing 

• Ensure transparency and openness in vendor bidding process, selection and evaluation 

• Assess financial stability and risk of potential vendors 

• Support precise budgeting for relevant expenses 

People Management 

• Lead and develop team member to delivery KPI 

Training 

• Serve as topic specialists for internal training needs on price negotiation 

• Continuous learning about latest market practice and trend 

Key Relationships:  

• Global Procurement 

• Market Retail 

• Market Finance 

• Other key business functions like Legal, Risk Mgmt., Insurance and GBS 

• Supplier Key Account, Sales Managers and solution network design team 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:  

• Minimum 8 years experiences in indirect purchasing management positions, ideally in consumer goods or apparel industry with management experience 

• Decent QS background and related civil engineering background is also preferred 

• Impeccable integrity 

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:  

• Bachelor degree or above 

• Category knowledge 

• Strong communication and negotiation skills 

• Business acumen 

• Proactive and independent