Team Lead, Purchasing

Company Overview:
Coherent Corp., named to Forbes' 2026 America's Best Companies, is a global leader in the datacenter and communications industries. Headquartered in Saxonburg, Pennsylvania, USA, and founded in 1971, Coherent operates in over 20 countries worldwide. Since entering Vietnam in 2005, Coherent has expanded to more than 3,200 employees across Ho Chi Minh (VSIP1), Dong Nai (Nhon Trach 1), Hanoi, and Bac Ninh (Yen Phong IP). As part of our global growth strategy and commitment to developing local talent, we aim to create over 8,000 new job opportunities in Vietnam within the next five years through hundreds of millions of dollars in investment projects.
ABOUT THIS POSITION:
Business Title: Team Lead, Purchasing
Work location: 2A - 1.F1, Tran Phu Street, Nhon Trach I Industrial Park, Nhon Trach Ward, Dong Nai Province, Vietnam.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Lead and manage daily purchasing operations to ensure uninterrupted support for manufacturing activities.
- Develop sourcing strategies and negotiate pricing, contracts, lead times, and commercial terms to achieve cost-saving targets.
- Procure raw materials, consumables, spare parts, equipment, and services while ensuring quality, cost, and delivery requirements are met.
- Identify and qualify alternative suppliers and materials to mitigate supply risks and improve supply continuity.
- Collaborate with Production, Planning, Engineering, Quality, and other stakeholders to optimize inventory levels and material availability.
- Monitor supplier performance and drive continuous improvement in quality, delivery, responsiveness, and cost competitiveness.
- Conduct supplier evaluations, business reviews, audits, and performance assessments.
- Ensure compliance with company policies, import/export regulations, and procurement procedures.
- Analyze procurement data and generate reports on cost savings, supplier performance, inventory optimization, and purchasing KPIs.
- Support localization initiatives and inventory reduction programs to improve working capital efficiency.
- Lead project procurement activities, including new product introductions, equipment purchases, and site expansion projects.
- Develop, coach, and manage a team of purchasing professionals to achieve operational and strategic objectives.