Senior Procurement Supervisor (Direct)

Sika has been serving in the Vietnam market since 1993 as a 100% foreign owned company, a subsidiary of Sika AG, Switzerland. Sika Vietnam offers products and solutions for most construction and industrial applications. We always put the need of local customers at the center of our business; therefore, we develop products that are tailored to meet local and global customers' requirements. We are reliable partners of designers, consultants, owners and construction companies based on the quality of our products and our excellent technical service. As a leading supplier of specialty chemicals, Sika provides full solutions for most construction applications and projects.
Friendly, personal, and often surprisingly uncomplicated, that is how many of our employees describe their working relationships at Sika. We call this the Sika Spirit. Our aim is to foster a culture of performance and respect -across hierarchies, departments, and countries - so that we can strengthen rather than restrict cooperation. It also helps us ensure everyone enjoys working for Sika.
Sika Vietnam is seeking candidates for Senior Procurement Supervisor (Indirect) to manage one or more Material Groups (Cementitious & others) support the development of Procurement strategies within the assigned material group, improve the quality and processes in the respective material group, identify saving opportunities, initiate respective projects, and realize savings, quality, and process potentials.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Lead and drive one or more material groups to ensure the success of the material group as part of the category. Drive the material group team to achieve required performance and focus on the effective application of the Sika sourcing methodology. Ensure that the team applies the rules of the Sika Procurement Manual.
Ensure that the sourcing process is robustly applied and push the team to position themselves to deliver maximum value.
Drive the stake holders/suppliers/team members, identify and remove potential barriers to success
Ensure the material group team has targets defined and is in alignment with the involved Sika Target Markets or country/regional strategy.
Ensure the implementation and tracking of the achieved results.
Contract management with suppliers
Self-contained realization of strategic projects and targets.
Create and track strategic Procurement targets by measuring KPI`s
Take ownership for delivering targeted bottom line results for the material group and provide regular material group and category communication which includes savings and other objectives. Provides quarterly savings reports to the category manager
Identify and facilitate saving projects in all regions, ensure supply of materials for all facilities served by the material group.
Ensure that representatives of the participating countries are involved, and the communication is done properly.
Assure compliance and ethical standards with applicable laws, Sika's Procurement Manual and Sika Code of Conduct. Prepare supporting documentation for annual internal & external audit.
Report to Head of Procurement & Regional Category Manager and is aligned with the overall category targets.