Purchasing & Planning Manager

SUMMARY OF THE ROLE

We are looking for the Purchasing & Planning Manager who needs to lead and manage Operational Purchasing to ensure optimal inventory and availability of Raw Materials (RM), Purchased Finished Goods (PFG), and/or Direct Packaging Materials (DPM), based on Group Purchasing’s (GP) regional and global agreements (or local agreements if delegated by the GP category team), policies and procedures, enabling the company to achieve the desired delivery service to the customers. And/or Manage Indirect Materials (IM) purchases in cooperation with user departments to ensure the best possible value for money and reduce risk in line with GP guidelines and policies in support of the company’s business targets.
This position is located in Yangon and direct reporting to Operations Manager.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the local function in line with Leadership Expectations and tools to develop, coach, and guide its members to ensure a workforce that is competent, engaged, and enabled to meet Jotun’s current and future needs.

• Facilitate cross-functional cooperation and ensure optimal RM/PFG/DPM planning and execution and that all RM/PFG/DPM are ordered in line with price agreements and allocations given by GP category managers.

• Only when delegated by the GP category team secure the best possible price agreements for RM/PFG/DPM and suppliers as assigned.

• Effective and continuous follow-up of RM orders, communicating issues as needed.

• Communicate with GP category managers regarding RM/PFG/DPM requirements, supplier performance, shortages, non-conformances, etc.

• Evaluate optimal logistics solution, considering packaging type and size, lot size, use of distributors, transport, local customs regulations, local laws, etc., for all RMs and communicate the findings to relevant GP category managers.

• Support GP category managers in identifying potential local suppliers and maintaining existing relationships (including supplier audits and participation in supplier meetings on request from GP category managers)

• Follow up and report to local management and GP on agreed on local KPIs for IM and RM price development and participate in local management meetings as and when agreed with the local GM/MD.

• Ensure local parameters in Matrix are in accordance with operational purchasing principles (under development)

• Manage all IM spending in close cooperation with GP and internal stakeholders (user departments), delegate low-value IM purchases to user departments, and ensure the appropriate use of Matrix.

• Ensure supplier invoice control is carried out in line with company guidelines, relevant customs regulations and procedures are followed and facilitated, and all supplier invoices are paid within the due date.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR AND WHAT WE OFFER

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree is generally required, with degrees in Purchasing & Supply Chain Management, or related fields being common 
• Typically, 5 years of experiences in operational purchasing/procurement as a manager
• Experienced, with handling/dealing with authority with respect to import regulation, custom clearance procedures, site inspections, visiting government offices etc.
• Understanding on inventory management concepts & liasoning with factory team on regular basis
• Exposure of ERP understanding. e.g. SAP, IFS, Oracle. etc.
• Strong communication skills in Burmese and English language are essential

Personal Qualities

• Identifies and seizes commercial opportunities; has a strong positive impact on business growth and profitability
• Focuses on bottom-line results, identifies potential risks and monitors the financial impact of own activities
• Makes an impact; convinces and persuades others; promotes plans and ideas successfully .
• Builds a useful network of contacts and relationships and utilizes it to achieve objectives
• Provides team with a clear sense of direction, inspires and coordinates others and keeps them focused on objectives
• Develops people through delegation, empowerment and coaching; promotes career and self development

We Offer

• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Continuous learning opportunities and training activities through on-the-job training and our in-house learning Jotun Academy.
• Career development opportunities across multiple disciplines and geographies
• Leaders who focus on engaging and enabling their team, proven by consistently high employee feedback scores
• A supportive and inclusive company culture where you can be your authentic self
• A focus on having fun together through team buildings and social activities

POSITION INFORMATION

Company:

Jotun Myanmar Company Limited

Contract Type:

Regular

Time Type:

Full time

CLOSING DATE (dd.mm.yyyy):

08.10.2026

WHO WE ARE

Seeing a prominent market in South East Asia (SEAP), Jotun opened its first factory in Thailand in 1968. Rapid economic development in the region led to new companies and factories in countries such as Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, Myanmar, Cambodia and Australia. Jotun SEAP has been awarded a Korn Ferry Engaged Performance Award for year 2019, in recognition of achieving a best-in-class level of “Enablement”. We are proud to have an incredibly diversified region with more than 2,000 employees that come from different nationality and background, working together in delivering profitable growth. Throughout our history, we have focused in providing our employees with meaningful and challenging work, rewarding them through continued learning and development, underpinned by our values of Loyalty, Care, Respect and Boldness.

As potential growing economy in the world, Jotun Myanmar was registered in 2012 as services company in Yangon. Factory in Bago came into operation in the year 2017 which has production capacity of 5 Million Litres per year. In order to accelerate business expansion across the country, we successfully established a new Sales office in Mandalay in Apr 2019. With the strategic direction, talented and dynamic team, we have achieved very aggressive growth every year and today, we are becoming one of the biggest paint brands in Myanmar. We are trusted and chosen to supply quality paint to top projects under 3 segments; Decorative, Protective Coatings and Marine Coatings.

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Jotun’s company culture welcomes and values differences in people. Our more than 10,200 employees on all continents represent 90 nationalities, four generations and diversity of professions, gender, abilities, ethnicities, beliefs, cultures etc. We are committed to represent the societies we operate in, promoting equality, equity and zero-tolerance for discrimination.

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