全职 Purchasing Manager – Indirect Category 工作, 薪水 up to MYR 15,000, Versatile Creation Pulau Pinang 公司招聘中 - Ricebowl

Job Summary:

We are looking for purpose-driven builders: hands-on professionals with entrepreneurial spirit who enjoy setting up structures, improving processes and taking ownership in a fast-moving environment. As pioneers of our Malaysia site, you will help to shape not only your function, but also how we work together locally — while being connected to a global team of around 1,000 employees from ~60 nationalities across Asia, Europe and the US. We offer competitive benefits, outstanding technical expertise, development opportunities and training.

Job Responsibilities:

1. Greenfield Setup

Collaborate with Facility, Operations, Engineering, IT, Administration, Finance for large-scale sourcing and procurement of building infrastructure and service.

Identify supply bottlenecks impacting project timeline and monitor contractor performance against milestones.

Support Capex budgeting and tracking, ensure transparency of project spend.

Establish long-term contracts for MRO, facility services, indirect consumables and utilities.

2. Category Strategy & Planning

Define, develop and implement all non-production and service procurement category strategies for company in alignment with Global Indirect

Procurement to support ramping up planning and maintain sustained operations.

Collaborate with Global Indirect Purchasing on global initiatives for non-production and service procurement

Conduct market and supplier analysis with respect to cost drivers, risks, innovations, capacity.

Identify savings opportunities and value improvement initiatives

3. Strategic Sourcing

Lead supplier selection processes from RFQs/RFPs and contract award.

Conduct commercial and contractual negotiations

Manage framework agreements with regional/international suppliers

Continuously drive total cost of ownership (TCO) optimization

4. Supplier Management

Establish and maintain strategic supplier network and relationships

Monitor supplier performance with respect to cost, quality, delivery, service.

Lead business reviews to identify improvement potential and to conduct Continuous Improvement Projects (CIP).

5. Team and Performance Management

Directly lead, train and supervise the daily operation of the indirect purchasing team.

Allocate responsibilities and ensure workload balance

Coach and mentor team members to strengthen negotiation, analytical, and strategic skills

6. Risk & Compliance Management

Identify and mitigate supply risks and bottlenecks.

Ensure compliance with company policies, governance standards and sourcing procedures

Monitor contractual obligations, supplier compliance, team integrity.

Ensure accurate and complete documentation for audit readiness.

7. Cross-Functional Collaboration

Manage budget owner’s demands and guide requirements to achieve best supply solution.

Align sourcing decisions with relevant stakeholders.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Mechanical, Electrical, Supply Chain, or related disciplines.
• 10-12 years of procurement or strategic sourcing experience, with at least 5 years in a leadership role in small to mid-sized teams in international manufacturing companies.
• Strong negotiation and contract management skills
• Analytical mindset with strong data interpretation capabilities
• Good interpersonal communication with influencing skills; ability to quickly learn diverse fields and work with various internal groups.
• Proficiency in SAP and Coupa is preferred.
• Fluent in English; Bahasa Malaysia and Mandarin proficiency is a plus.

Pay: RM8,000.00 - RM15,000.00 per month

Benefits:

• Professional development

Experience:

• Indirect Purchasing: 5 years (Required)

Work Location: In person