Purchasing Manager- bilingual in Korean

Cesna Recruitment•Mountain View, CA

41d

About The Position

This role involves scouting for new technology partners, managing reporting and documentation, and handling procurement tasks. The individual will actively source and engage with potential partners, maintain internal documentation, prepare reports on market trends and scouting results, and communicate with suppliers to manage procurement-related issues and supply chain risks. The position requires a proactive approach to identifying opportunities and ensuring smooth operations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Engineering or equivalent work experience
Full proficiency in MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint
Outstanding verbal and written communication and influence skills
Self-starter with analytical and business acumen
Possess strong organizational, time-management skills
Multitask and prioritize workload and determine priorities
Detailed-oriented and results-driven
Ability to identify and articulate useful problem statements, user needs, use cases
Generate spreadsheets, reports, data and other information for presentations
Strong written and verbal communication skill in English/Korean is required

Responsibilities

Actively source new technology partners following our internal scouting framework.
Attend industry events (meetup, partner events, conferences, etc.).
Reach out and meet with potential partners (startups, companies, etc.).
Identify potential partners and report/introduce them to the HQ for collaboration opportunities.
Connect with internal teams to identify areas of interest to focus scouting efforts.
Communicate clearly with startups, companies, universities, or research centers about expectations, goals, and status of different projects.
Continually update multiple internal documentation to reflect latest state of affairs and knowledge.
Prepare presentations/reports to show scouting results to internal teams.
Prepare due diligence reports to assess and compare potential partners.
Research, analyze and prepare reports to share market trends.
Craft intelligence presentations to share scouting knowledge.
Elaborate new frameworks to synthesize new insights.
Coordinate projects with internal and external stakeholders.
General support of IPC intelligence needs.
Actively communicate with key suppliers to find if any procurement related (lead time, delivery schedules, etc.) issue occur.
As a part of SCM Risk management team, actively seek and report out to HQ if national disaster occurs.