Account Manager / Senior Buyer (San Miguel Topilejo)

Purpose of Job

• Ownership of internal stakeholder relationships and supplier partnerships management.
• Project management for assigned GWP products to meet schedules, quality and cost effectiveness according to company standard and policy.
• Select the most appropriate supplier negotiate costing and timescales for each job and ensure that internal procedures are followed.
• Manage WIP and production list, to understand at item level of all purchase items. Responsibility to ensure TAG purchase order is correct and being placed with approved supplier.

Job Responsibilities

GWP Procurement (30%)

• Handle and control the assigned GWP projects within schedules, quality and cost effectives.
• Assign jobs to suppliers according to established policies, procedures and systems to achieve maximum economic value for business expending.
• Coordinate with related departments and suppliers to ensure smooth workflow.
• Able to collaborate with vendor to address all engineering issues to make sure the products are developed under control.
• Develops strong relationships with suppliers and is expert in their capabilities.

Account Management (50%)

• Communicate with globally internal stakeholders for RFQ, sample, schedule, quality, engineering, logistics, etc., issues.
• Make sure best service was provided to internal stakeholders so that more opportunities were given to Buying Hub.
• Provide technical input and valued advice on projects as required.
• Implements and uses management information systems.
• Manage WIP and P/L report to manager by weekly base.

Logistic Management (10%)

• Management of the logistics practice to make sure the goods can be delivered in right time, right quality and right format.
• Able to contact with our assigned partner to arrange the shipment.
• Paper work preparation, container ordering etc.

Financial Control (10%)

• Ensures most competitive costs are achieved on each project.
• Ensures best practice procedures are followed and documentation complete.
• Identify cost save opportunity.
• Invoice collection and reconciliation.

Personal attributes

• Five or more years' experience in a print procurement, marketing services or print management client facing environment with an emphasis on point of sale merchandising production experience.
• Strong interpersonal and communications skills to work with different levels of people both locally and regionally, internally and externally.
• Solid Microsoft Office Word and Excel skills.
• Analytical, pay attention to detail.
• Organized, effective under pressure and able to consistently deliver.
• Proficient English skills.