Sourcing Engineer间接物料采购工程师（运营平台）

Bühler (China) Investment Co., Ltd. established in 2011 in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, is the group headquarters of the Swiss Bühler Group in Greater China and the first integrated headquarters of multinational companies in Jiangsu Province. With our advanced technology, we lead the market in grain handling and processing, consumer food manufacturing, and die-casting, grinding and dispersion. With our vision of "Innovations for a better world", we are committed to developing more innovative solutions by leveraging the global resources of the Bühler Group and taking advantage of localization.

This is where you'll excel

• Manage sourcing activities of indirect materials, including MICE、Capital Expense, MRO, facility management, IT and HR services
• Responsible for sourcing and supplier management, continually optimize supply base to get competitive supplier base for indirect materials
• Work with regional category manager in building and implementing sourcing and category strategy
• Lead cross function team to complete potential supplier assessment and audit, and supplier performance improvement with corrective measures
• Closely work with internal customers to specify procurement requirements including but not limited to cost target, delivery time, brand, technology, and services
• Carry out RFI and RFQ process with competitive bidding process, and negotiate best prices and other commercial terms together with internal stakeholders
• Implement supplier contract to mitigate all potential supply and legal risks
• Complete subsequent purchasing activities timely including purchase order release, supplier delivery follow up and payment process
• Ensure supply and service continuous improvement, for business needs as well as internal customer service
• Establish the price database of indirect material, take lead on category annual cost saving initiatives and meet the objective.

These are the skills you'll need

• First degree: Bachelor
• PMP or CPSM is preferred
• 5-7 years' working experience in multinational companies, with head office experience is plus.
• 5-7 years' working experience for MICE category purchasing.
• 5-7 years' experience of indirect materials purchasing in an equipment manufacturing environment or similar.
• Be familiar with the purchasing of MRO, factory civil engineering, property leasing, equipment and plant maintenance, and administration consumables, etc.
• Advanced Sourcing methods (TCO, cost breakdown, negotiations skills, supplier selection, development, and relationship management)
• Good knowledge of project management, contract law, risk avoidance
• Good knowledge of the company operations, such as logistic, finance, production, quality, and R&D
• Good software/ system skills – excel, word, PowerPoint, SAP
• Language：CET6
• Self-driven and apt to take decisions
• Presentation and representations skills
• Have the capability to lead a cross function team to achieve the target
• Personal commitment and result oriented
• Cross functional, holistic and logic thinking and action taking
• Good execution and provide feedback in time
• Able to work under the pressure
• Good communication skills with influencing and convincing

Questions? We are happy to answer them! Ying Xu

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Creating impact together at Bühler! Two billion people eat food every day that was produced with Bühler equipment. One billion people drive vehicles whose parts were manufactured with our machines.

Bühler aims to balance humanity, nature, and the economy in every decision as it develops solutions that unlock sustainable business opportunities in the global food, feed, and mobility industries.

We strive to create innovations for a better world, with a special focus on healthy, safe, and sustainable solutions. Therefore, we team up with customers, start-ups, multinationals, and academia to accelerate impact together.