Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage daily purchasing operations to ensure uninterrupted support for manufacturing activities.
• Develop sourcing strategies and negotiate pricing, contracts, lead times, and commercial terms to achieve cost-saving targets.
• Procure raw materials, consumables, spare parts, equipment, and services while ensuring quality, cost, and delivery requirements are met.
• Identify and qualify alternative suppliers and materials to mitigate supply risks and improve supply continuity.
• Collaborate with Production, Planning, Engineering, Quality, and other stakeholders to optimize inventory levels and material availability.
• Monitor supplier performance and drive continuous improvement in quality, delivery, responsiveness, and cost competitiveness.
• Conduct supplier evaluations, business reviews, audits, and performance assessments.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, import/export regulations, and procurement procedures.
• Analyze procurement data and generate reports on cost savings, supplier performance, inventory optimization, and purchasing KPIs.
• Support localization initiatives and inventory reduction programs to improve working capital efficiency.
• Lead project procurement activities, including new product introductions, equipment purchases, and site expansion projects.
• Develop, coach, and manage a team of purchasing professionals to achieve operational and strategic objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, or related disciplines.
• Minimum 5 years of purchasing, sourcing, or procurement experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Previous experience leading or supervising a purchasing team is preferred.
• Strong supplier negotiation, strategic sourcing, and vendor management capabilities.
• Experience procuring direct and indirect materials, equipment, spare parts, and manufacturing services.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to evaluate costs, supplier performance, and inventory optimization opportunities.
• Hands-on experience with ERP systems and advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Knowledge of import/export regulations, supply chain management, and procurement best practices.
• Good communication and stakeholder management skills across all organizational levels.
• Fluent English communication skills; Chinese language capability is an advantage.

Working Conditions & Benefits

• Working Location: 2A – 1.F1, Tran Phu Street, Nhon Trach I Industrial Park, Nhon Trach Ward, Dong Nai City, Vietnam.
• Flexible Working Hours: Standard 40-hour workweek with flexible arrangements to support work-life balance and productivity.
• Free Shuttle Service: Company-provided transportation from Dong Nai and Ho Chi Minh City to the Nhon Trach office.
• Opportunity to work in a global manufacturing environment supporting advanced technology and high-growth operations.

Coherent is a global leader in lasers, engineered materials and networking components. We are a vertically integrated manufacturing company that develops innovative products for diversified applications in the industrial, optical communications, military, life sciences, semiconductor equipment, and consumer markets. Coherent provides a comprehensive career development platform within an environment that challenges employees to perform at their best, while rewarding excellence and hard-work through a competitive compensation program. It's an exciting opportunity to work for a company that offers stability, longevity and growth. Come Join Us!

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