Responsibilities:

• Observing tire industry news, raw materials market trend, suppliers’ news release and their financial statements, export statistics, and competitors’ information to identify future opportunities and risks. 

• Planning all purchasing activities that create economic value for sustainable growth of the company while flexibly adapting to changes in the business environment. 

• Placing purchase orders with appropriate quantities at the best price and at the right time for ongoing sales activities. 

• Strongly negotiating with suppliers on several points such as purchasing price, payment terms, ocean freight, annual rebate, annual marketing budget, and sales promotion for the company’s best interest. 

• Ensuring transparent and sharp communication internally and externally.

• Maintaining excellent business relationships with current suppliers through proper business communication with them both online and offline. 

• Attending/organizing business meetings with suppliers to solve problems, report our business status, and negotiate with senior-level presentations.

• Ensuring to secure the best freight rates and services for all shipments to minimize shipping costs and trouble.

• Achieving the company’s inventory policy by closely involving daily sales and purchasing activities and taking correct actions in advance before problems occur.  

• Effectively analyze sales and purchasing data to gain new insights and reflect it to future purchasing actions and negotiations.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, supply chain management, or a similar field 

• Excellent command of spoken and written English is a must.

• 5-8 years’ experience working in the automotive or tire industry.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and business application software, purchasing, and resource planning systems.