Responsibilities:
1. Operational Procurement Support:
- Create purchase orders, contracts and follow up
- Follow up on invoice payment and overdue status
- Manage Request for Quotation (RfQ) for selected categories and demands
- Handle and coordinate complaints and follow up
- Maintain data and documentation in digital tools (SAP, Ariba)
- Support other category specific procurement requirements (e.g. license, certificates, etc.)
- Support project to create or optimize existing procurement process and drive efficiency
2. Regional Tender Support:
- Prepare Service Description
- External Requirements and Communication
- File tender results and maintain in digital tools (SAP, Ariba)
- Upload and archive supporting documents
3. Freight Market Support:
- Ensure timely and transparent internal and external communication regarding various tender execution topics, including tender information clarification, demurrage and detention, contract number validation, booking process, surcharges.
- Collect and analyze market price and share insights with internal stakeholders
- Manage Request for Quotation (RfQ) for price indicators, regular and spot requests
- Coordinate contract-based orders, spot orders and urgent orders

Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree; preferred background or experience in direct procurement or supply chain in manufacturing industry
- Fluency in English
- Excellent written and verbal communication, interpersonal skills required
- Competency in using Microsoft Office Suite required, particularly Excel
- Ability to multi-task in fast paced environment
- Proven teamwork and problem-solving skills
- Self-motivated contributor with the ability to work independently through managed objectives
- Strong capability with a high-volume, processing role
- Strong negotiating skills
- Attention to details
- High potential in strategic and analytical thinking
- Knowledge of SAP Materials Management and Transportation module preferred