Sourcing Manager
JacksonGrant- Work closely with Merchandise Managers in order to achieve and maintain the best quality and prices.
- Develop and implement strategies for local and overseas sourcing areas aligned with the company’s business objectives.
- Develop potential sources to be national suppliers.
- Managing Sale profit, margin, and ROI, and also cooperating with stores in order to ensure that the stores in their own area have been achieved.
- Coordinating with QA, and other RMMs, and HO buyers for new sources and suppliers development.
- Managing transportation costs for fresh food in their own store region in order to minimize the cost per unit of fresh food, especially fruit and vegetable.
- Coordinating with stores and local suppliers in order to be smoothing operations and achieve the budget.
- Coordinating with DC and supply chain in order to ensure that there is smoothing operation and cost-saving for backloading from direct sources of supply.
- Supporting all routine jobs such as follow-up weekly price quotation from local suppliers, weekly cost and selling price adjustment, Keying selling price on MBS system, submitting cost to CCC, etc.
- Supporting local promotion activities.
- Supporting stores and problem solving on routine jobs.
- Maintain knowledge of assigned fresh food categories including industry trends, economic factors, supply chain security issues, and key suppliers within each category.
- Monitor document and communicate supplier performance in the areas of quality, delivery, and responsiveness to corrective actions and sample requests.
- Formulate sourcing strategies that support short and long-term business requirements.
- Summaries problems found through monthly reports.
- Responsible for performing any additional duties as requested by the Senior Commercial Manager.
- Bachelor Degree or higher in Food Science or related field
- Minimum 5 years experience in sourcing seafood or fresh food purchasing.
- Having knowledge of a variety of fresh food areas.
- Clear and definitive written communication
- Strong negotiation skills.
- An enthusiastic person with a good teamwork attitude
- Able to work up-country and travel in other provinces from time to time
- Good computer skills
- Good command of English
- Dental insurance
- Medical insurance
- Travel allowance
- Staff training and development
- 5-day work week
- Social security
- Health insurance
- สิทธิการเบิกค่าทันตกรรม
- Performance/results-based bonus
The experienced Management Team of RLC bring with them collectively many years of local and regional recruitment know-how gained in the local Thailand market and in SEA.
RLC offers recruitment services in the following sectors; Heavy Industry, Light Industry, Life Sciences and Services. The core of the business caters to mid range level professionals to senior and executive management appointments.