District Eight is a design manufacturing company in Ho Chi Minh City who is founded in April 2010. We are a furniture design firm that creates quality work, inspired by the industrial age with much of our work reflects the raw, bold character of our surroundings. We pride ourselves on creating handcrafted furnishings that combine industrial elements with modern aesthetics.
This is a great opportunity for the right individual to join a growing company with amazing advancement potential.
- Job summary:
We are looking for an innovative Procurement & Planning Manager to lead our Procurement & Planning team. You will spearhead the planning, purchasing process and warehouse process from selecting suppliers to ensuring stock optimization, as well as provide guidance on sourcing and procurement processes.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Procurement Task:
- Others tasks assigned by line manager.
- Developing procurement strategies that are inventive and cost-effective.
- Sourcing and engaging reliable suppliers and vendors.
- Prepare the production planning and work with internal production department
- Reviewing existing contracts with suppliers and vendors to ensure on-going feasibility.
- Preparing procurement reports.
- Performing risk assessments on potential contracts and agreements.
- Ensure all data is entered accurately into the company's information system in accordance with company's Work Order processes and procedures.
- Approving purchase orders and organizing and confirming delivery of goods and services.
- Controlling the procurement budget and promoting a culture of long-term saving on procurement costs.
- Negotiating with suppliers and vendors to secure advantageous terms.
- Building and maintaining long-term relationships with vendors and suppliers.
- Overseeing and managing the IT systems that track shipments, inventory, and the supply of goods.
Planning Task:
- Coordinate weekly meetings as needed.
- Supervising quality standards and enforcing quality-control programs.
- Coordinate with Finance/ Purchasing & HR to make it matched with production timeline.
- Coordinates with Human Resources, specific training.
- Other activities according to job requirements and assigned by superiors.
- Monitor Purchasing team to compliance with production plan.
- Lead and monitor the material supply to ensure non-stop production.
- Ensuring that the product effectively satisfies the quality level ordered by the client.
- Constantly identify and analyze better methods, process and procedures focused on increase the plant efficiency and reduce production costs; related to misasortment, obsolete materials, capacity constraints, capacity vs. products management system of the Corporation.
- Monitor order with capacity to avoid potential over load/less production.
- Prepare workstation plan in the factory.
- In charge of planning monthly/ weekly, daily production plan and purchasing plan.
- Achieves Production planning requirements in order to fulfill service in coordination with Production Planning and Production Department.
- Keep contact with production team regarding capacity and production status.
