Director of Purchasing

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Job Overview

VinFast is a pioneering electric vehicle (EV) company committed to revolutionizing the automotive industry with sustainable and innovative mobility solutions. As a leading player in the EV market, VinFast is dedicated to delivering high-quality, cutting-edge electric vehicles that redefine the driving experience. Our team consists of passionate professionals driven by a shared vision of creating a greener and more sustainable future through innovation, technology, and excellence.

VinFast is developing a talent pool in the procurement sector; we are searching for people with strong experience in Purchasing Management, hands-on experience managing a large number of suppliers, and monthly volume of up to millions of dollars. You will have the opportunity to participate in large purchasing projects for both VF Headquarters and VF International Offices.

Job Responsibilities

• Initiate the strategies for Purchasing activities at VinFast together with HOD and BOD
• Directly involve in developing, building up strong partnership with strategic partners/key suppliers both domestically and internationally
• Develop and maintain a high-performance culture in the assigned team
• Take the lead in addressing any emergency resourcing, production expediting, or additional actions needed to reduce or eliminate the risk of plant line stoppages situation
• Identify vendor opportunities/challenges and partner with program management, the engineering team or plant production control and logistics to achieve appropriate resolution
• Report to management the measurable status of progress and corrective actions as it pertains to vehicle launch and supplier performance
• Ensure performance improvement and recovery plans are developed, issued, tracked and reported on
• Understand commodity part manufacturing and component cost elements and be able to work with suppliers to further cost down efforts
• Negotiate contractual terms regarding cost, delivery, quality, transportation, and other standard or special contract terms
• Maintain purchase price and raw material price trends and analysis
• Balance current and future demand requirements with supplier capabilities/capacities to ensure completion of requirements
• Comply with established corporate and purchasing policy and processes
• Maintains purchase order files (i.e. quotes, blanket orders, warrants, prints, design changes, etc.) to support of the company's quality system requirements
• Comply and evaluate data for various weekly, monthly, and annual reports (cost reduction, market fluctuation, LCC, supplier ratings, supplier scrap, budget variance, minority sourcing, supplier expenditure, etc.)
• Performs other duties as necessary

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Engineering or equivalent Supply Chain Management experience
• At least 10 years of purchasing experience, ideally in the
  Automotive or Manufacturing industries
• Must display ability to identify problems, recommend solutions, and negotiate and execute contingency plans
• Communicates directly with management and cross-functional leaders as required
• Strong leadership qualities with the ability to influence and motivate others
• Inquisitive, detail-oriented with strong quantitative analytical skills and an innovative approach to problem solving
• Strong written communication and presentation skills required
• Excellent MS Office (Excel, MSQuery, Access, PowerPoint) capabilities required
• Experience in SAP/ERP required
• Good command of English (4 skills)

We appreciate your interest in this opportunity. Given the high volume of applications, we will only be able to contact shortlisted candidates. We value your understanding and patience in this process. Thank you for your interest and cooperation.