Job Summary
IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients and health & biosciences. We deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.
Global Operations: Ensuring excellence in execution—from procurement to supply chain and reliability—delivering quality, safety, efficiency and sustainability across the value chain.
The role is based in Kunshan City, China (hybrid role). Be part of a creative, solution-oriented team where together we can achieve greatness and make a real impact. Your potential is our inspiration.
Where You’ll Make a Difference
- Respond to plant requests with urgency and ownership
- Understand the market dynamics, economic situation, and business practices
- Develop supplier network. Monitor and manage supplier performance for the assigned location(s)/portfolio and ensure continuity of supply/services for designated sites of responsibility
- Work closely with planning and manufacturing to address potential supply shortage and production issues
- Manage the local sourcing for the assigned plant(s) and regional sourcing portfolio in accordance with Global Procurement policies, systems and procedures
- Execute Tail Spend strategy including basic tail management: create, maintain and approve suppliers as per stakeholders’ requests
- Build and manage internal relationships with IC&D Team, Operations, Sales, Finance, Legal, Quality, and GRA. External relationships with suppliers/potential supply partners for smooth and efficient execution of purchasing strategies
- Creates leveraged agreements as appropriate
- Calculates and reports accomplishments in all appropriate systems
What Makes You the Right Fit
- Master or bachelor's degree
- Fluent in spoken and written Thai, English written ability
- More than 2 years’ experience in the Flavors & Fragrances industry, Chemical or other related industry within a Procurement function
- Flexibility to get rapidly adjusted to new situations in a continuous changing environment
- Basic understanding and skills on procurement activities, including: Coordination with suppliers on disputes and resolution; Developing and executing negotiation strategies for routine transactions
- Good planning & organizing skills and attention to detail
- Good communication skills
How Would You Stand Out?
- Proactive attitude and mentality
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Fast learner.
- Networking; ability to effectively work with a wide variety of organizations and people
- Flexibility to get rapidly adjusted to new situations in a continuous changing environment
Why Choose Us?
- Professional onboarding process
- Training opportunities
- Learning and development programs
We are a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex, or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.
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