Purchasing Specialist / Korean Bilingual (MRO)

About the role

The Purchasing Specialist organizes, controls, and monitors purchasing activities for assigned materials—including machine parts, MRO, and packaging—at the Hanwha Q CELLS GA Plant. This role introduces purchasing strategies aimed at maximizing contribution to the operating result and works within a cross-functional team environment both at the plant and across other Hanwha Group subsidiaries.

Responsibilities

• Track the progress of purchase orders from creation to delivery.
• Check PR/PO/GR in SAP, including monthly AP closing.
• Determine purchase orders based on sales forecasts and stock levels.
• Handle goods receipt, article creation and modification, system flow management, and other SAP transactions.
• Follow payment and financial issues with the Finance Department.
• Serve as the key contact for inventory management coordination.
• Manage out-of-stock and risk scenarios with concerned services (quality, export, packaging, marketing).
• Negotiate with overseas plants and markets, proposing logistic solutions tailored to each part.
• Report on annual expenditures and savings in alignment with the business plan.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders on purchasing tasks.
• Negotiate competitive unit prices and contract terms with external accounts.
• Supervise supplier performance in lead time, reactivity, reliability, and flexibility.
• Participate in production planning and capacity optimization for the plant.
• Optimize inland and overseas transport to reduce costs.
• Manage purchasing tasks by supplier type to align with material properties.
• Maintain close relationships with suppliers regarding machine parts management, lead time, expedition, and reception.
• Intensively manage suppliers when issues arise.
• Act as the key supply chain contact for suppliers within the assigned scope.
• Build collaboration networks with other supply chain services to synchronize processes.
• Adhere to Hanwha Q CELLS policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned by management.

Requirements

• Bilingual in Korean.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field.
• 2–5 years of purchasing or procurement experience.
• Strong knowledge of purchasing and/or procurement processes.
• Ability to travel by car and overseas.
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment, including non-climate-controlled areas.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the high-tech manufacturing industry and startups.
• Proficiency in Chinese, both spoken and written.
• Proficiency in MS Office applications and SAP.