Job Description

Job title: PROCUREMENT EXECUTIVE

Work Location: 1 among 6 breweries of Heineken Brewery Vietnam but preferable to be based at Heineken Vietnam Brewery - Danang

Division/Department: Procurement

Reports to: Procurement Technical Service Team Leader

Job summary:

As a Procurement Executive for technical service, the candidate will implement and manage all procurement activities from Source-to-Pay for Supply Chain inhouse capex, technical/maintenance service and energy for all 6 (six) breweries across the country, including but not limit to sourcing, contract management, supplier management, delivery planning, stakeholder coordination, etc. The candidate will play a key role not only in stably procuring high-quality and cost-efficient supplies but also to ensure meeting requisitioners' requirements and in line with the company policies.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Execute procurements of goods and services from local and overseas sources to meet requesters’ requirements, company’s goals, and policies.
• Work closely with internal & external stakeholders to set up a robust working system and to ensure that requested specifications are clear, concise, complete, and accurate.
• Evaluate vendors’ quotation, analyze, and negotiate for best bidding results.
• Coordinate with Legal & Finance team for alignment of contract terms and conditions including payment process and tax issues.
• Advise internal and external stakeholders on issues regarding purchasing Terms & Conditions.
• Control and solve the problem in purchase progress and report to supervisor for resolution On-Time-In-Full.
• Coordinate procurement schedule with each relevant project schedule to reach overall project milestones.
• Create and maintain records of purchases, pricing, and other important data for tracking and benchmark.
• Create and maintain good relationships with vendors; maintain and update supplier database, their performances and potential for procurement improvement and strategy development.
• Innovate and collaborate with stakeholders for continuous procurement process improvements to remove process inefficiencies.
• Handle admin works and participate in assigned projects as and when being required.

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor degree in Technology/Economics/ Foreign Trade/ Business Administration.
• At least 5-year experience in transaction and trading, preferably with procurement experiences in technical & maintenance service in foreign invested companies & FMCG.
• Familiar in procurement planning & procedures, supplier performance management, contract management and negotiation skills.
• Good knowledge of customs and government regulations: import & export, taxes, commercial laws and economic contract; and merchandise.
• Able to work under pressure, and manage time efficiently to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Communicate well in English, preferably to have experience of working with foreigner in daily operation
• Proficient in using MS Office Applications (Words, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and other working App.
• Integrity, honest, cautious, straightforward, diligent, detail attention.
• Analytical and critical thinking, problem-solving skills
• Resourceful, self-driven, proactive and independent person
• Committed – always demonstrate ‘Can Do’ attitude and self-improvement

Critical Experience and Competencies:

• Required advance skills and knowledge: Benchmarking, Contract Development, Contract management, Negotiation, Stakeholder management, E-Auction & E-Sourcing, 
• Required established skills and knowledge: Supplier Development, Procure-to-pay (P2P) processes, Spend analysis, Total Cost of Ownership, Compliance, Facilitation, Presenting/story telling, Project management, Business knowledge, Customer focused, Strong leadership skill: ability to lead, Master in decision making, Active learning, Critical thinking, Empathy.
• Unique selling point: Digital applications