Purchasing Specialist – Direct Material

Schaeffler

Purchasing Specialist managing supplier relationships and purchasing strategies for direct materials. Requires extensive experience in mechanical industries and strong negotiation skills for effective supplier management.

Posted 5/29/2026full-timeBien Hoa • 🇻🇳 VietnamMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Overall manage the existing suppliers for direct material
Make survey and analysis the local market for the relevant commodities.
Set-up the local purchasing strategies for relevant commodities, and align with regional purchasing and BU purchasing.
Assure the proper involvement of all functions for technical and demand clarification in order to achieve the targets/ strategies.
Prepare and execute negotiations/ price discussions with suppliers.
Handle legal document with suppliers in terms of capacity, quality, delivery, payment and get the Frame Contract and Price & Capacity Agreement signed with suppliers.
Improve the material supply chain from supplier by close co-ordination with BU, logistics, warehouse, QA and central planning. Execute and follow up actions with suppliers together with related functions.
Visit, evaluate, audit and make proposal to increase the suppliers with the team.
Monitor & evaluate the supply activities, conduct supplier assessment

Requirements

What you’ll need

+5 years of experience in manufacturing and mechanical industries
Strong commitment to business targets
Good command of English and Computer skills
Excellent negotiation skill, interpersonal communication skills
Good reporting, presentation skill
Capable to understand complex technical matters

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Pension plan
Paid time off
Flexible working hours
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

negotiationsupplier assessmentmarket analysispurchasing strategiessupply chain managementcontract managementtechnical clarificationreportingpresentation

Soft Skills

interpersonal communicationcommitment to business targets