What you will do:
1. Overseas Procurement & Import Management
- Manage end-to-end overseas procurement activities from sourcing through to final delivery.
- Source and evaluate international suppliers based on quality, cost, delivery, and capability.
- Coordinate importation activities with suppliers, freight forwarders, customs brokers, and shipping agents.
- Ensure compliance with customs regulations, import permits, duties, taxes, and applicable trade requirements.
- Monitor shipment schedules and proactively resolve shipping delays, documentation discrepancies, and customs-related issues.
- Ensure timely delivery of imported materials to meet operational and project timelines.
2. Procurement Operations
- Execute procurement activities for assigned product categories in accordance with company policies and procurement procedures.
- Prepare and issue Purchase Orders (POs), monitor supplier confirmations, and ensure timely order fulfilment.
- Obtain and evaluate supplier quotations to ensure cost-effective purchasing decisions.
- Monitor supplier delivery performance and expedite orders where necessary.
- Collaborate with Warehouse, Sales, Project, Service, and Production teams to ensure material availability.
- Support procurement planning for new business opportunities, projects, and inventory optimisation.
3. Strategic Supplier Management
- Develop and maintain strong working relationships with local and international suppliers.
- Conduct supplier evaluations based on quality, cost competitiveness, delivery performance, responsiveness, and service levels.
- Support supplier qualification, onboarding, and periodic performance reviews.
- Participate in supplier negotiations to achieve favourable commercial terms, pricing, and service agreements.
- Identify alternative suppliers to minimise supply chain risks and improve business continuity.
- Resolve supplier performance issues and implement supplier improvement initiatives.
4. Procurement Process Excellence
- Review, develop, and continuously improve procurement policies, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), workflows, and work instructions.
- Standardise procurement documentation and purchasing practices across the organisation.
- Identify opportunities to streamline procurement processes, reduce manual activities, and improve operational efficiency.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance procurement productivity, governance, and internal controls.
5. Procurement Systems, Reporting & Digitalisation
- Improve procurement visibility through dashboards, reports, and key performance indicators (KPIs).
- Collaborate with Finance and IT to enhance procurement system functionality and automation.
- Support procurement digitalisation initiatives, including workflow automation and system enhancements.
- Prepare procurement reports to support management decision-making, spend analysis, supplier performance, and inventory planning.
6. Cross-functional Collaboration
- Work closely with Warehouse, Sales, Project, Service, Finance, Production, and Operations teams to ensure procurement activities support business objectives.
- Coordinate material planning to meet customer delivery schedules and project milestones.
- Resolve procurement-related operational issues promptly to minimise business disruptions.
- Support new product introductions (NPI), engineering changes, and supplier transition activities.
- Participate in cross-functional improvement projects to enhance overall supply chain performance.
What you need to have:
- Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Business Administration, Logistics, Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Minimum 3 to 5 years of procurement or supply chain experience, preferably within manufacturing, engineering, automation, industrial equipment, or project-based industries.
- Proven experience managing overseas procurement and international sourcing.
- Hands-on experience coordinating importation, shipping documentation, customs clearance, and freight logistics.
- Experience in supplier evaluation, supplier development, and commercial negotiations.
- Experience in procurement systems (SAP, SQL, or equivalent) is preferred.
- Experience in procurement process improvement or digitalisation projects is an advantage.
- Office location - Balakong Industrial Park.
Pay: RM3,500.00 - RM5,000.00 per month
Benefits:
- Health insurance
- Opportunities for promotion
- Professional development
Work Location: In person