Veolia is the global leader in optimized resource management. The Group designs and provides water, waste and energy management solutions that contribute to the sustainable development of communities and industries. Through its three complementary business activities, Veolia helps to develop access to resources, preserve available resources, and replenish them.

Veolia is a listed French multinational (~EUR45bn annual turnover worldwide). It has been present in Taiwan for over 30 years; local website: veolia.tw/en for reference.

This role is reporting to the Chief Financial Officer of the Taiwan business unit; working in close collaboration with buyers of each subsidiary; part of a procurement community based in various locations in Asia.

Main Job responsibilities:

• Set up and manage the Procurement function at the business unit level (above the subsidiaries):

  • Develop and implement procedures aligned with the Group requirements

  • Track performance objectives and purchasing savings

  • Manage the data collection reporting to the Asia/Group headquarters; analyse related procurement categories; track the suppliers panel/coverage

  • Coordinate with the buyers across the Taiwan business unit to achieve synergies

• Suppliers management:

  • Build and manage a suppliers database

  • Support subsidiaries for the supplier relationship management: risk assessment, strategic supplier review, etc

• Lead optimization initiatives:

  • Procure-To-Pay (P2P) process improvement: diagnostic within each subsidiary, gap analysis versus Group requirements and best practices, implementation of relevant changes

  • Modernize information systems

  • Deploy sustainable procurement policies

  • Improve interactions with other departments

• Improve the Procurement function in selected subsidiaries:

  • Identify suppliers and develop contracts

  • Establish and monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

  • Achieve cost savings

• 5 to 8 years of experience in Procurement, ideally within an industrial and/or multinational company

• Knowledge/experience in P2P process and more generally in procurement processes is desirable

• Knowledge/experience in Finance would be a plus

• Fluent in English and Mandarin

• Good command of MS Excel; some knowledge/experience in Google suite would be a plus

• Good presentation skills

• Ability to interact with various departments and entities in a multicultural environment

If you are interested in this position, please send your CV in English to Mr. Gabriel DAVID, Veolia Taiwan's CFO: [email protected]

As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.