VinFast | Automotive & Electric Vehicle ManufacturingPosition: Director of PurchasingIndustry: Automotive / Electric VehiclesLocation : Hanoi, Vietnam (Mandatory)About the RoleVinFast is seeking an experienced and highly strategic Director of Purchasing to lead the company's purchasing organization and develop a world-class procurement strategy across its automotive and electric vehicle manufacturing operations.This is a senior leadership position with direct responsibility for purchasing strategy, supplier sourcing, commercial performance, cost competitiveness, supplier performance, supply continuity, and procurement organization development .
The successful candidate will work closely with Executive Management, Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Finance, Logistics, and other functions to build a competitive, resilient, and high-performing automotive supplier ecosystem supporting current and future vehicle programs.Key Responsibilities- Develop and execute the overall purchasing strategy in alignment with corporate objectives, vehicle programs, manufacturing requirements, product development plans, localization targets, and long-term business growth.
- Lead strategic sourcing and commercial negotiations across automotive components, systems, materials, and services, including supplier selection, RFQ/RFQ evaluation, commercial negotiations, pricing strategy, contracts, and long-term supplier agreements.
- Drive purchasing competitiveness and cost reduction through cost-breakdown analysis, should-cost modeling, benchmarking, VA/VE, localization, supplier productivity, volume leverage, and continuous cost-improvement initiatives.
- Build and manage a world-class automotive supplier base, including supplier identification, sourcing, qualification, nomination, onboarding, development,



performance management, and strategic supplier relationship management.
- Establish and manage purchasing performance KPIs, covering cost savings, purchase price variance, supplier performance, localization, payment terms, quality, delivery, capacity, and supply risk.
- Ensure supply continuity for vehicle production, working closely with suppliers, Manufacturing, Production Planning, Logistics, Quality, and Engineering to identify and resolve potential supply constraints and production risks.
- Lead supplier risk management and business continuity, including capacity constraints, financial instability, quality issues, geopolitical risks, raw-material volatility, logistics disruptions, and single-source dependencies.
- Partner with Engineering and Product Development from early vehicle-program stages to ensure sourcing decisions support target cost, design-to-cost, manufacturability, localization, quality, timing, and production readiness.
- Drive localization and supplier development strategies, expanding the competitive local supplier ecosystem while maintaining required standards for cost, quality, technology, capacity, and delivery.
- Establish strong purchasing governance and processes, ensuring compliance with corporate policies, delegation of authority, audit requirements, sourcing procedures, contract governance, and ERP-based purchasing workflows.




- Lead procurement transformation and digitalization, leveraging ERP systems, spend analytics, procurement dashboards, automation, market intelligence, and data-driven decision-making to improve transparency and operational effectiveness.
- Develop and lead a high-performing purchasing organization, including organization design, talent development, succession planning, performance management, and creation of a culture of accountability, commercial excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Represent Purchasing at senior management and executive levels, providing clear visibility on sourcing strategies, cost performance, supplier risks, major commercial decisions, and critical supply issues.Mandatory Qualifications & Experience- Bachelor's degree or higher in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, Finance, or a related discipline.
- Minimum * years of progressive purchasing/procurement experience, with significant leadership responsibility.
- MANDATORY: Proven experience working directly for an Automotive OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer).
Candidates whose experience is exclusively with Tier 1/Tier 2 suppliers, trading companies, distributors, or general manufacturing companies will not be considered .
- Mandatory hands-on experience in OEM automotive purchasing, covering production parts/components, automotive systems, materials, or other categories directly supporting vehicle manufacturing.
- Proven track record of leading strategic sourcing, supplier nomination, commercial negotiations, cost reduction, supplier development, and purchasing performance management within an automotive OEM environment.
- Strong understanding of the

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