Purchasing Manager (46221)

Are Region APC > Construction & Operations APAC > Regional Offshore Support

The Construction & Transport Procurement department is responsible for sourcing industrial service providers who support Vestas with qualified equipment and manpower to deliver value adding solutions for On- and Off-shore wind power plants. We contract all companies that implement works on our turbines, both during the Transportation and Construction phase. We support our operation`s team with the best landed total cost, work for technological progressive initiatives and ensure a high level of safety and quality.

Job Description & Requirements

Purchasing Manager (46221)

Responsibilities 

Your main responsibility will be to define a strategy and develop a wide range of Construction, Transportation and Vessel suppliers in North East Asia.


More specifically your responsibilities will cover:

Be the point of contact for Construction, Transportation and Vessel suppliers in NEA throughout early engagement phase, tendering and contract negotiation process.

Drafting and execution of tenders & supplier negotiations

Develop and implement the regional Offshore Construction and Transport Procurement strategy

Establish and develop partnerships with selected suppliers to gain competitive advantages

Build supply market intelligence and ensure that supply base data is available to support business decisions

Develop new and maintain ongoing relationships with Construction, Transportation and Vessel companies

Secure that cost reduction targets are achieved through cost out projects and ongoing price negotiations for cross regional procurement initiatives. This includes scoping, negotiating and implementing standard contracts and prices to enable local ordering.


Qualifications 

Ideally you have:

Academic degree in engineering or business studies

5 years` work experience in either Procurement or EPC Project Management

2+ years of experience within offshore renewable industry and offshore vessel chartering

Negotiation skills and understanding about Supplier Relationship Management

Long term planning capabilities

Familiar with BIMCO WINDTIME and SUPPLYTIME standard forms of contract

Substantial commercial and contractual experience

Advanced negotiations skills


Competencies 

Good interpersonal and stakeholder management skills

Solution oriented, problem solver

Cross cultural skills (global responsibility)

Ability to prioritize in a time-sensitive situation

Fluent English spoken and written

Preferably you will also be fluent in either Mandarin or Korean

Advanced MS Excel skills

Independent proactive person able to monitor own workload with minimal supervision

Team-oriented

Attention to detail

Practical approach to problem solving and minimizing exposure to commercial and contractual risks

Ability to work in a time-sensitive situation to tight deadlines

Good organization, time management and communication skills

Advanced knowledge in MS office e.g. Excel

Guidelines for Applicants

ㆍInterview process

   1st. Please apply through Vestas hiring website

   Purchasing Manager (vestas.com)

   2nd. Interview

   3rd. Interview

ㆍSubmission documents

   English resume and English self introduction letter (Proof of documents must be submitted upon request)


What We Offer

 ㆍFlexible benefits plan / 복지포인트

Medical insurance/hospitalization / Life insurance / 단체상해보험

Critical illness insurance / 보험

Personal accident insurance / 보험

International business travel insurance / 여행보험

Additional annual leave to statutory (20 business days) / 연차휴가 20일

Maternity leave / 출산휴가 

Pregnancy treatment leave / 육아휴직

Paternity leave / 배우자 출산휴가

Paid sick/ medical leave / 유급 병가휴가

Half day off (a half-day off in the afternoon on the eves of mid-autumn festival, new year 

And lunar new year) 설/추석 전일 유급 반차휴가

Annual medical examination / 건강검진 

Send flower to employees in case of employee’s wedding or funeral / 경조사 화환제공

Long service award 장기근속자 포상

Diverse and open work environment / 글로벌 근무환경

Highly value career development of employees, support internal transfer and promotion / 내부 보직전환 기회 제공


The Others

ㆍInterviews will be individually notified to successful applicants.

ㆍNational Veterans and the physically disabled are preferred according to the related laws when submitting related documents.

ㆍAll documents must be written in MS Word.

ㆍAny documents you submitted will not be returned.

ㆍIf the application is found to be false, the application may be canceled.

ㆍFor further inquiries, please contact us by E-mail.