IM&S Spot Buyer (Mandarin Speaker)

The IM&S Spot Buyer will report to the IM&S Spot Buyer Team Lead, you will build tactical sourcing activities. Maintain working relationships with different people: users in the region, local teams responsible for Indirect Material Sourcing Asia Pacific. The mission for this role is to manage all our request for quotations of items not covered by agreed terms and conditions, following category strategy. In this exciting role you will:

• You will accomplish sourcing (Spot Buy, quotes, market research, price comparisons)
• Spot buy according to sourcing instructions defined in category cards
• You will maintain sourcing data for Spot Buy materials incl. sitespecific information
• PO creation for indirect materials and services 5. You will support sourcing support and market analysis in case language-specific is required
• Help investigate root cause analysis on invoice non-conformity
• Work with guidance from Senior Specialists, Experts, and Team Lead
• Build constructive relationships within us the local team Indirect Material Sourcing Asia Pacific
• Communicate with partners by phone or by email
• Observe service levels, procurement procedures
• Analyze and develop: suppliers in the region negotiate terms, conditions and prices; climb opportunities for our improvement; report savings; Manage contracts and agreements for smaller regular services.
• Oversee the globalization of internal processes: taking care of the documentation of processes and documents

Education / Primary Qualification:

• University degree in business administration
• Languages: Business fluency in Mandarin (read, write and speak) and English language in view of interaction with vendors from China.
• Professional experience: 3 or more years of relevant experience in a multicultural procurement shared services environment.
• Software skills: Expert knowledge of Sourcing and e-auction tools (SAP / SRM Chili); expert