Supply Chain / Purchasing Manager (Veggie)

Job Overview: Responsible for managing the entire Supply Chain Division, daily activities. In charge of the management and supervision of all activities from sourcing process till the goods are distributed to the customers.
Responsible for the end-to-end process from finding suppliers, ordering, logistics solutions and high quality delivery to Kamereo's warehouses.
Oversee daily ordering and purchasing activity on veggie category across all cities.
Manage stock level to ensure sufficient stock for daily, weekly and monthly sales.
Monitor and secure KPIs on Out-of-stock, Fill rate, Input Cost and other upcoming metrics.
Continue to source new suppliers to seek quality and price advantages.
Negotiate payment terms with suppliers to gain benefit on the cash flow.
Control suppliers' on time delivery to contribute to smooth Operations.
Conduct market price research to ensure internal price competitiveness.
Review portfolio performance and come up with suggestions on removing and adding new SKUs.
Collaborate with Operations to handle issues related to suppliers such as quality, returning, and delivery time.
Conduct weekly warehouse visits to check real stock status to control out-of-stock, quality & expiration.
Collaborate with Accounting on contract, debt aspects.
Formulate supplier strategy to gain bargaining power and stock availability.
Conduct site visits to evaluate supplier's facilities and operation capability.
Source new suppliers and get quotations for the Sales team to pitch to customers.
Collaborate with the Sales team to prepare stock for running weekly, monthly campaigns.
Recruit, train, guide and develop veggie team across cities.
Travel between cities to supervise performance & address prolongedly unsolved problems to meet KPIs.
Continue to come up with kaizens to enhance business competitive advantages over market competitors.
Other tasks given by the line manager and BOD.