A. 
Purpose /Role of the job /: Describe in 1 phrase what contribution the job is expected to make to the organisation’s objectives
Competitive and sustainable procurement of raw materials to achieve the team’s goals of profitability and balance supply/demand as well as to meet the production schedule for the customer.
B. Environment/Context/Complexity of the job: Describe the most important internal and external factors influencing the job
1. Monitoring market trends and making strategy for cost saving and supply security
2. Price forecast under fluctuated market
3. Volume securing under tight supply situation
4. Monitoring trade regulations in Korea and abroad
C. Responsibilities/ Accountabilities of the job: Describe the main results expected from the job
- Key Result Areas :
Raw Material Purchasing for Ulsan plant in Korea
Major Activities :
Price forecast for key market drivers and monitor price of major Raw Materials.
■ Analyzing cost of raw materials by taking advantage of information ex) ICIS, Platt’s, MPOB
■ Ongoing evaluation of savings performance against plan
■ Buy from only reliable suppliers who meet high quality safety and environmental standards
■ Reduction of single sourcing situations (Raw material diversification)- Host the meeting every quarter with Production, QA and RDC team to follow up the test result and make a plan for the next step.
■ Buying at optimal conditions and securing supply sources with reliable partners
■ Work with sales and manufacturing to find new materials and alternate raw materials to meet customer needs and delivery times.
■ Bench marking the raw material price
■ Getting Information -- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources interacting with procurement computer system/tool to enter data, or process information
Outcome : Saving raw material price and maintaining on-time delivery
- Key Result Areas :
Raw Material Purchasing and coordination for APAC
Major Activities :
■ Initiate demand bundling and constantly search for further coordination
■ Negotiate contracts on regional / global basis depending on market situation and given mandate
■ Make and implement global/regional strategy
■ Communicate with regional and global procurement team to share information of each site
■ EBS purchasing with competitive price for APAC sites every quarter
■ Support any supply issue occurred in STH and SFS/SNB
Outcome : Saving raw material price by taking advantage of regional/global bundle negotiation
- Key Result Areas :
Chemical regulatory compliance
Major Activities :
■ Support Business and Regulatory Affairs to provide the Food Contact statement of the suppliers.
■ Communication with Product Stewardship to follow up the RM chemical regulatory status
■ Leading APAC procurement team to coordinate the RM chemical regulatory status
■ Support SHE in providing the RM import data to submit the report to the Ministry of Environment according to Chemical Control Act.
■ Register new imported raw materials on KCMA(Korea Chemicals Management Association)
■ Communication between suppliers and SHE to follow up the status of K-reach registration and provide the updated documents accroidng to the updated MSDS system.
Outcome : Compliance with chemical regulations and meet the customer needs for business
- Key Result Areas:
Project Activity
Major Activities :
■ Participate in SAP project such as SPxx project as a key user for procurement module
■ Set up Risk Assessment Tool of suppliers and materials
■ Participated in S2S project
■ Support KRCC colleagues in working with SAP
Outcome : On-time achievement and improvement in working efficiency by implementing the new workflow
- Key Result Areas :
Operational work for procurement
Major Activities :
■ Create purchase orders
■ Monitor shipment schedule
■ Communication with supervisors or co-workers -- Providing information to supervisors and co-workers by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person (within company and regional/global product team)
■ Month-end closing and payment check
■ Open L/C when it’s required for purchasing
■ MSDS updates
■ Up-dating country of origin of Raw materials
■ Maintain order book
■ Provide purchasing performance data for reporting in any form when requested by other team
■ Maintain and follow up ISO standards
■ Establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships -- Developing constructive and cooperative
Outcome : Setting up a base for effective purchasing and maintaining the data
- Key Result Areas :
Manage and maintain supplier
Major Activities :
■ Have regular meeting with suppliers
■ Sample arrangement and give feedback to supplier regarding test result
■ Evaluate suppliers to ensure secure supply in quality, delivery and SHE
■ Share the market information with suppliers
Outcome : Having good relationship with suppliers to maintain their reliability and security
F. Required profile:
Level of education & Knowledge:
- Bachelor’s Degree, preferable in Business administration or chemical engineering
- General Knowledge of chemical industry characteristics
- Familiar with ERP system and knowledge of SAP
Experience in general:
- Less than 3 years relevant working experience
Technical skills:
- Production and Processing -- Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods
Competencies, Behavioral skills: (acc. to competency profile and required level of descriptions)
- Striving for Achievement/Result Orientation
- Strategic thinking
- Communication and Interpersonal understanding
G. Performance indicators: Describe the criteria allowing to measure to what extent the results are achieved - related to the accountabilities
- No operational interruption by raw material supply
- Cost saving and Cost avoidance in USD with the target
- RM inventory management as targeted
- Suppler Relation Management