Regional Category Buyer, Logistics Procurement()

Why does this position exist With what permanent objectives
With an investment of up to US$10 billion the new integrated site in Guangdong will be BASF's largest investment and ultimately BASF's third-largest site worldwide, operated under sole responsibility of BASF. BASF will install a steam cracker with a planned capacity of 1 million metric tons/year of ethylene and more than 40 process plants, which produce innovative and consumer-oriented downstream products. Logistics related service provided by professional 3rd parties and procured by Logistics Procurement team, is vital for the success of the new Verbund site.
The Regional Category Buyer, is accountable to provide security and reliability of logistics service procurement of certain categories, ensuring reliable supply of logistics services at competitive terms and the required level of quality, based on sound procurement strategies. To ensure and continuously improve the cost competitiveness & logistic solutions. To ensure compliance in accordance with internal and external guidelines and regulations. EHSQ responsibility
. Implement company EHSQ policy, procedures, work instructions & training plans.
. Work closely with TDS team for supplier qualification & performance review. Ensure all TDS requirement strictly followed by suppliers. Category Management . Develop, review and implement procurement strategies for responsible categories, with consideration of Global/Regional/ GC's strategy in general.
. Collect internal Business Partners service requirement.
. Responsible for RFXs and negotiations in a professional way to achieve optimal terms. To ensure alignment with internal Business Partners as well as relevant departments like Supply Chain Management, Site Logistics, BU Supply Chain, EHS, TDS, Legal, etc.
. Evaluate opportunities for outsourcing and bundling to reduce the number of suppliers and free up resources for more value adding activities.
. Drive logistics service solution designing based on internal business partners requirement and support business development.
. Contract management and freight management. Supplier Relationship Management . Support LSP management strategy, system setting up and monitor GI LSP performance for related categories. Make sure LSP performance result can support for LSP development/selection and daily operation.
. Actively manage the portfolio of suppliers for relevant logistics services, strengthen partnership with key suppliers and continuously manage supplier performance.
. Included activities:
. Responsible for KPI report, make sure that the KPI report can be completed timely and accurately with the support from SCM & TDS team.
. Monitor GI LSP's performance, collect appreciate letter from daily operation, organize regular GI LSP performance and ESH review meeting.
. Drive regular review meeting with Key/Strategic GI LSPs and monitor follow up actions.
. Establish contacts with the management of key suppliers to acquire information on service offerings and market trends and to enable timely settlement of issues.
. Ensure that suppliers meet the general and country-specific requirements and standards by aligning with GI internal Business Partners, EHS, TDS, SCM and other relevant internal and external parties.
. Address sustainability topics to protect BASF's reputation and reduce business risks from non-compliance with environmental, social or governance standards
. Ensure that the performance of all suppliers of logistics services are regularly evaluated based on suitable KPIs for commercial terms, delivery, quality and compliance to internal and external regulations, sufficiently documented and that appropriate countermeasures are implemented if necessary.
. Manage critical issues and claims with logistics suppliers and affected internal Business Partners, escalate issues further if required and ensure that effective measures are implemented timely to solve root causes and improve customer satisfaction.
. Manage the process to delist suppliers if the performance is unsatisfactory and an improvement is unlikely after alignment with relevant person, e.g. internal Business Partners and other relevant internal or external parties.
Communication and Stakeholder Management . Establish a close relationship with internal Business Partners with regards to procurement of regional and local category logistics service, to ensure smooth communication and identify issues at an early stage.
. Included activities:
. Establish regular communication with internal Business Partners and discuss relevant logistics procurement activities, current requirements and future services to identify opportunities, address issues and create competitive advantage for BASF.
. Provide information on current relevant logistics procurement topics and market trends to GI business partners.
. Align annual target agreements between GI Logistics Procurement team and internal Business Partners.
. Establish a close network with relevant departments such as supply chain management, EHS, TDS, production and finance.
Compliance and Processes Ensure that all logistics procurement activities are in compliance with relevant policies and procedures and documented properly to achieve excellent and consistent quality of work results, avoid compliance issues and allow for traceability of actions. . Bachelor's degree or above, majored in logistics/SCM or MBA is a plus
. Minimum 7 years in logistic/SCM operation, or 4 years in procurement. Experience in logistics procurement is a plus.
. Willing to work in Zhanjiang with frequent travel.
. Good and sound market knowledge of bulk/packaged transportation, warehouse and forwarding, freight rates and development in China especially related to chemical logistics.
. Experienced in LSP & freight management.
. Knowledge of environment, health & safety aspect (EHS), transportation & distribution safety (TDS) and global trade control.
. Knowledge of business and finance concepts.
. Good communication, presentation, negotiation and analytical skills.
. Conflict management skills and driving continuous improvement.
. Fluent in spoken and written English and Mandarin. 请时刻警惕任何可能的招聘欺诈行为!请注意,巴斯夫绝不会在任何情况下向候选人以任何形式收取任何费用。