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Carsome Group MANAGER, PURCHASING

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<div dir="ltr" style="margin-left:-5.75pt;" align="left"><table style="border:none;border-collapse:collapse;"><colgroup><col width="123" /><col width="501" /></colgroup><tbody><tr style="border-left:1px solid #000000;height:24.5pt;"><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Job Title</td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Manager, Purchasing</td></tr><tr style="border-left:1px solid #000000;height:24.5pt;"><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Work Location</td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">CARSOME</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">About You <span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:#222222;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">We are looking for a highly organized and results-driven Purchasing Manager to lead our inspection and procurement operations. You will be responsible for the end-to-end management of our inspection workforce, ensuring that every lead—whether inbound, outbound, or web-generated—is converted efficiently. You are a master of operational flow, a strong negotiator, and a leader who can balance manpower scheduling with high-volume transaction targets in a fast-paced retail environment.<span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> <span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Your Day-to-Day <span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Operational Excellence & Manpower Planning<ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Workforce Scheduling: <span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Strategize and manage daily manpower schedules for both inbound and outbound inspectors across all channels (BST, NCD Corp, B2B, and Website) to ensure 100% operational coverage.</li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Lead Management: <span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Promptly assign new leads to the appropriate inspectors and monitor real-time progress to meet strict turnaround time (TAT) and Service Level Agreements (SLA).</li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Capacity Optimization: <span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Constantly review operational capacity for both low and high-volume retail periods, ensuring completion times are optimized (averaging 20–35 mins per case based on capacity).</li></ul><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Sales Conversion & Customer Experience<ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Website Lead Conversion: <span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Oversee the website-generated funnel, ensuring customers are clearly educated on the CARSOME inspection process and flow.</li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Deal Negotiation: <span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Take ownership of the negotiation process post-inspection to secure vehicle purchases and meet monthly procurement targets.</li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Proactive Follow-ups: <span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Lead daily follow-up activities with pending customers to drive deal confirmation or encourage participation in bidding sessions.</li></ul><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Post-Bidding & Transaction Coordination<ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Bidding Management: <span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Manage the post-bidding communication cycle, confirming results with customers and facilitating offer acceptance or rejection.</li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Cross-functional Coordination: <span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Liaise with the BST team to secure appointment slots for successful deals, ensuring a seamless ownership transfer and transaction experience.</li></ul> <span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Reporting & Quality Assurance<ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">TCA Compliance:<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> Manage the weekly reporting for the TCA team, ensuring data accuracy for all inspection reports (averaging 3–5 reports per inspector based on capacity).</li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Valuation Support:<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> Support the B2C CC team by providing rapid car value estimations to expedite customer decision-making and improve conversion rates.</li></ul> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Your Know-How <ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Minimum 5+ years of experience in automotive procurement, sales management, or branch operations.</li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Proven track record of managing large teams of inspectors or frontline staff in a high-pressure environment.</li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Exceptional negotiation and persuasion skills with a focus on closing high-value retail deals.</li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Strong ability to track operational metrics, manage scheduling spreadsheets, and produce accurate weekly performance reports.</li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Excellent interpersonal skills to manage both internal stakeholders (BST, TCA, B2C) and external customers.</li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:#222222;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Ability to work 6 days a week (including weekends) in a retail/branch-based setting.</li></ul><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;color:#2d3648;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Other Information (for internal use only) <div dir="ltr" style="margin-left:-5.75pt;" align="left"><table style="border:none;border-collapse:collapse;"><colgroup><col width="113" /><col width="515" /></colgroup><tbody><tr style="border-left:1px solid #000000;height:13.5pt;"><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Category</td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">[ ] Permanent [ ] Replacement [ ] Contract [month(s) required]: ___________</td></tr><tr style="border-left:1px solid #000000;height:13.5pt;"><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Salary Range</td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Minimum: Maximum:</td></tr><tr style="border-left:1px solid #000000;height:13.5pt;"><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Headcounts</td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:middle;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">1</td></tr><tr style="border-left:1px solid #000000;height:13.5pt;"><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 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