Global Professional Services Purchaser managing Calderys global indirect purchasing team. Responsible for consulting, staffing solutions, payroll, and legal services with regional collaboration.
About the role
- Sourcing Specialist at Dow Thailand Group managing services and indirect materials procurement and supplier management. Enhancing cost competitiveness and supply security at the Map Ta Phut site.
Responsibilities
- Manage a portfolio of services and indirect material using the Strategic Sourcing Process to improve cost, supply security, and performance.
- Analyze spend data to identify value opportunities and support sourcing strategy development.
- Maintain market knowledge on cost structure, pricing trends, supplier capabilities, risks, and developments such as financial changes or M&A.
- Lead full‑cycle sourcing: supplier identification, qualification, RFI/RFQ/RFP, bidding, and negotiations.
- Use e‑sourcing tools (e‑RFI, e‑RFQ, e‑Auctions) to improve efficiency and transparency.
- Implement commercial agreements and ensure compliance with procurement governance.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to define scope, specifications, quality, volume, logistics, and qualification needs.
- Anticipate business needs and recommend competitive sourcing solutions that drive savings and performance.
- Build strong relationships with internal partners across business, manufacturing, supply chain, engineering, finance, as well as with external suppliers.
- Conduct supplier performance evaluations and manage Supplier Relationship Management activities to improve KPIs such as safety, productivity, and quality.
- Identify and resolve supplier performance issues and evaluate supplier risks to ensure compliance with operational and safety requirements.
- Ensure all procurement processes comply with established policies, guidelines, and best practices.
- Proactively identify and challenge inefficiencies, process deviations, or strategy misalignments to strengthen sourcing effectiveness and value delivery.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher from a reputable university, preferably in Engineering, Procurement/Supply Chain, or Business Administration.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in Purchasing/Procurement, preferably within a petrochemical or manufacturing environment.
- Experience in labor services or MRO spare parts procurement is an advantage.
- Effective communication skills (both oral and written), with proven ability to influence and persuade stakeholders.
- Fluent in English (min. TOEIC 650).
- Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills.
- Strong analytical ability and capability to solve supply, cost, and logistics issues under pressure.
- Demonstrated leadership, initiative, negotiation, and strategic thinking.
- Knowledge of contract implementation and lifecycle management.
- Ability to use digital tools (Power Platform, GenAI) to enhance productivity.
Benefits
- Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity across our global markets, along with locally relevant incentives.
- Benefits and programs to support your physical, mental, financial, and social well-being, to help you get the care you need...when you need it.
- Competitive retirement program that may include company-provided benefits, savings opportunities, financial planning, and educational resources to help you achieve your long term financial-goals.
- Employee stock purchase programs (availability varies depending on location).
- Student Debt Retirement Savings Match Program (U.S. only).
- Robust medical and life insurance packages that offer a variety of coverage options to meet your individual needs.
- Travel insurance is also available in certain countries/locations.
- Opportunities to learn and grow through training and mentoring, work experiences, community involvement and team building.
- Workplace culture empowering role-based flexibility to maximize personal productivity and balance personal needs.
- Competitive yearly vacation allowance.
- Paid time off for new parents (birthing and non-birthing, including adoptive and foster parents).
- Paid time off to care for family members who are sick or injured.
- Paid time off to support volunteering and Employee Resource Group’s (ERG) participation.
- Wellbeing Portal for all Dow employees, our one-stop shop to promote wellbeing, empowering employees to take ownership of their entire wellbeing journey.
- On-site fitness facilities to help stay healthy and active (availability varies depending on location).
- Employee discounts for online shopping, cinema tickets, gym memberships and more.
- Transportation allowance (availability varies depending on location).
- Meal subsidiaries/vouchers (availability varies depending on location).
- Carbon-neutral transportation incentives e.g. bike to work (availability varies depending on location)
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