杭州招聘

  

Roles and responsibilities

Successful candidate shall fulfill the job content and perform the duties and responsibilities as below:

  

Specific responsibilities are as follows:

  

Purchasing

  

• Ensure that the material and service requirements of the College are met in a quality, timely, efficient, effective and ethical manner
• Establish and maintain new processes and systems for effective procurement across the Colleges
• Responsible for the provision of professional expertise and at the forefront regarding the implementation and development of new contracts.
• Manage key supplier relationships to deliver high performance in cost, service and quality, including technical input to negotiations on all contracts.
• To lead the procurement of academic material, furniture, fittings, equipment and goods, ensuring best value.
• Maintain current knowledge of applicable laws, rules and regulations in order to recommend revisions to existing practices, as well as maximizing efficiency, effectiveness, customer satisfaction and statutory compliance.

  

• Maintain a high level of knowledge relating to vendor competence and competitive marketing conditions as they relate to requirements of the College.

  

• Responsible for product warranty quality and confirm product configuration and specification with relevant person such as product owner, facility manager and operation manager.

  

 

  

Contract

  

• Contract tendering and management: through evaluation of competitive proposals assist in selecting the vendor most appropriate to meet College's needs. Ensure selection is fair and legally defensible.
• Monitor contract, vendor and product performance to ensure vendors are competent to do the work for which they have been contracted, and continually meet the highest standards. Negotiate with vendors when appropriate and as permitted by law.
• To actively involve end users in contract and procurement management.
• Ensure all vendors are aware of and comply with defined standards for Health and Safety and safeguarding.
• Work with owner to set KPI for leashing vendor performance

 

 

Administration:

• Day to day line management of functional staff.
• Develop annual performance targets in consultation with the Bursar.
• Make procurement manual for local school and coach staff for ERP system application.

 

                      

• Good planning, organizational, and communication skills
• Proven customer focused skills and experience
• Proven staff management skills
• Ability to work effectively under pressure
• Ability to make and sustain productive relationships, including with senior management staff
• Able to communicate in English with expats in school

 

Experience Mandatory

• Proven experience in procurement or supply chain management, tendering for contracts, value for money exercises, analysis, evaluation of tenders, procurement negotiations, evaluations and customs declaration.
• College degree in a related discipline or equivalent professional qualification
• Proven experience of implementing procurement policies and processes
• 5 years or above relevant work experience
• Fluency in spoken and written English and Chinese

 

Desired but not mandatory

• Experience of working in schools
• Experience of working in an expatriate environment

 

Others

• To support other WA school’s purchase work domestically in China when needed.

A successful candidate should:

  

• Be defined by integrity, high moral standards, clear and open communication, and an understanding of the needs and interests of students, parents, staff, colleagues and the school;
• Show dedication and devotion to working in a UK styled boarding school environment where students and staff live on site 24 hours 7 days.
• Be optimistic, confident, resilient, and have a well-developed sense of proportion and humour;
• Be entrepreneurial, hard-working, flexible, problem solving; understand the complexity of the job and the nature of a fast growing company
• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills, and relates positively to colleagues, students, staff, parents;
• Be able to analyse complex issues, reach sound conclusions and resolve issues effectively;
• Have good financial and accounting skills
• Be able to respond to changing needs with vision and flexibility, and to translate vision into practical reality;
• Be aware of, respect and be able to bridge between both Chinese and western culture and work environment;
• Enjoy working under pressure in a fast-paced environment with good time and pressure management;
• Be interested in shaping the school.

                      

威雅杭州位于杭州萧山区仙女湖畔，学校占地面积约231亩，总建筑面积84055平方米，可容纳1500名学生，可为960名学生提供寄宿。

威雅杭州的校区拥有一流先进的校园设施，作为国际化教学的范例，融合中国国家课程和英国教育的精髓，秉承全人教育理念，不仅追求学术卓越，还通过体育、音乐、艺术、戏剧等多种学科和课外课程，挖掘每位学生的特质，致力于学生全面发展。

威雅杭州采用男女混校模式，提供从幼儿园至高中的一贯制国际化教育，并为6岁以上的孩子提供英式寄宿选择。学校将于2021年9月正式开学，招收年龄从3-18岁的中外籍学生。