Procurement Specialist - Packaging Development
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- Sourcing & Purchasing: Source, evaluate and develop local and international packaging suppliers; obtain quotations, conduct cost comparisons and negotiate pricing, MOQ, payment terms, lead times and other commercial conditions.
- Material Availability: Manage purchase orders and work closely with Planning, Production and Warehouse to ensure packaging materials are available according to production requirements while maintaining appropriate inventory levels.
- Supplier Management: Monitor supplier performance on quality, cost, delivery and service; resolve delivery or quality issues and develop alternative/backup suppliers for critical materials.
- Packaging & Quality Coordination: Work with QA/QC, R&D and Production to ensure packaging materials meet approved specifications, food-safety requirements and production needs. Coordinate samples, technical documents and production trials for new materials or suppliers.
- New Packaging Development: Support new products and packaging formats by sourcing samples, quotations, prototypes, tooling and alternative packaging solutions.
- Cost & Procurement Control: Monitor packaging costs, identify cost-saving opportunities, maintain accurate supplier/purchasing data and ensure procurement activities comply with company procedures.
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Procurement, Business, Packaging Technology or related field.;
- Minimum 3 years of procurement experience at a manufacturing company, preferably in food, FMCG;
- Packaging procurement experience is strongly preferred;
- Good negotiation, cost analysis, supplier management and coordination skills;
- Good English communication and comfortable with Microsoft Office, Power Point;
- Experience with imports and Incoterms;
- Chinese speaking is a big plus
- Strong negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Proactive, solutions-oriented, and able to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
- Analytical mindset with strong attention to detail and cost awareness.
- Collaborative team player with a continuous improvement mindset.
- This is a Sucafina role based in Vietnam. Regular office attendance is required.