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 plantManages purchasing orders by reviewing, verifying and investigating problems with purchase orders and updating appropriate partiesEnsure the credit or discount is received and applied to appropriate fundsEnsure that the vendor audit is carried out as plannedCarry out the vendor evaluation for all purchased items to the facilityKeep 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 vendorReview and evaluate vendor based on promised delivery schedule and qualityPrepares reports PPV and vendor evaluation by collecting, analyzing, calculating, compiling and summarizing departmental accuracy and reporting to Plant Director and stakeholdersMonitors & prepares budget allocations of raw materials and expenditures each fiscal yearUpdate the RMPS number as currently active in the Purchasing Module and vendor history in the systemControl open Purchase orders as procedure required in the systemManage 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 fieldsPrior team management experience is required for the roleAt least five years’ experience in Procurement and Purchasing function within manufacturing sitePrior experience in supplier evaluation and auditing       Excellent negotiation skills to manage suppliers and contractsKnowledge of Logistics & Supply Chain Management including understanding of commercial and incoterms, resolving issues and corrective actions requiredExperience in Medical Device /healthcare manufacturing is beneficialExcellent communication, interpersonal skills and advanced English skills required for managing Regional suppliers and contractsNative Thai required for the roleCapable of working under pressure, meeting deadlines as scheduled with high quality outputPositive 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.

Cardinal Health supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience and background. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day. Cardinal Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, creed, status with regard to public assistance, genetic status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.

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