Tam Tran

- Lead Vietnam Indirect sourcing strategies, initiatives as well as selected projects or categories with potential for country / regional consolidation. - Responsible for all Indirect Spend across Marketing, Trade Sales and commercial fixed costs portfolio for Vietnam. Monitor to deliver costs savings, productivity, payment terms improvements and high-quality services / items. - Collaborate with Department leaders, works cross-functionally in understanding needs, objectives and priorities to optimize total cost, quality and service. - Develop & manage commercial category Roadmap such as Medical Marketing, POSM, Events, Premium, Gift with Purchase, advertising and ecommerce to drive long-term growth. - Identify, select and develop suppliers, strengthen supply-based portfolio with preferred /critical suppliers, negotiate and contract in alignment with Global strategies. - Establish strategic relationships with supply base and implement supplier management strategies. Motivate suppliers to treat the company as preferred customer in presenting innovation and/or cost/ efficiency projects. - Accountable to continuously improve supplier performance including service and quality and stakeholders' way of working. - Identify and monitor risks and opportunities related to each category. Drive the organization to mitigate identified risks and to quickly implement opportunities adopting creative solutions. - Manage requisition in compliance with Divisional below and above Clip level and Autowork on requirements.

- Interpret and communicate purchasing process to end-users, optimize order management process to ensure effective communication with vendors. - Source vendors with the detailed purchase request/ scope of work. Negotiate to get competitive price, suitable delivery time, best payment term, good after-sales service. - Prepare contracts/agreements with adequate terms & conditions. - Track goods delivery as per aligned schedule. - Monitor the quality the purchased item/service and cooperate with end-user to ensure the quality's expectation is met. - Review, assess and improve vendors' performance monthly/quarterly to enhance good sources and supplies. - Frequently do market research and develop potential suppliers with qualified commodities and better service providing. - Pro-actively solve problems and team up to win with the best solutions to ensure the commitment or on-time alternative offers. - Brainstorm and fulfill cost-saving project, shorter-lead time project, supply-base project... to leverage all resources and upgrade working process. - Cooperate with regional team for suppliers audit/visits, work on required certifications and performance reviews to develop and continuously improve supply base.

- Deliver cost savings, productivity with initiatives of key items. - Align monthly/quarterly/annual procurement plan with across functions to ensure timely supply at the most effective cost. - Market analysis to assess the availability of the products frequently. Look for new suppliers/review current suppliers to build up sourcing plan or renew the contracts to enhance the alternative sourcing with better cost and quality. - Participate in the development of new/alternative products to improve productivity and cost effectiveness. - Regular communicate with stakeholders when processing new project, update on any changes and adjust the plan accordingly. - Contact and work closely with supplier to get estimated budget. Deploy competitive bid process; analyze quotations and make price proposal to align with direct manager. - Negotiate with suppliers/vendor to get the best deal of lowest cost with elite quality and good supporting offers. - Preparing Purchase order (“PO”)/ service contracts and propose rational term and conditions for service’s contract. - Consolidating and analyzing monthly reports or ad-hoc reports.

- Follow materials development, source good suppliers who meet the technical specification and requirements for new items/new projects. - Negotiate and select suppliers based on overall cost and benefit including price, duty, freight, flexibility, service, performance, quality and terms and conditions. - Consolidate orders from Sales/Planning team, get PO issued and send to suppliers timely and track until requested delivery dates are met. - Pull in/push out/cancel material flexibly to wrap up surge/dropped demands. - Frequently analyze received order to identify potential materials/items, communicate with Sales to forecast further demand and suggest inventory building. - Address and resolve critical/recurring issues by coordinate with related functional departments: CS, QC, warehouse and customer. - Monitor and continuously discuss and improving supplier’s delivery and quality performance. Evaluate suppliers monthly base on established standard. - Handle cost saving project for strategic or high volume items and specific suppliers. - Frequently re-quoting and negotiating on specific strategic items to capitalize on cost reduction opportunities. - Make weekly/monthly reports such as: procurement metrics, GIT, un-invoiced items report to Purchasing Manager. - Process payment activity and ensure Finance make payment on time as agreement.