Key Responsibilities
1. Purchasing & Procurement Management
- Manage the overall purchasing and procurement activities of the company.
- Ensure timely purchasing of raw materials, components, tools, spare parts, and consumables according to production requirements.
- Review purchase requisitions (PR) and ensure purchases comply with company policies and procedures.
- Manage purchase orders (PO), delivery schedules, and purchasing documentation.
- Ensure materials and services are procured at the right price, quality, quantity, and delivery timeline.
2. Supplier Sourcing & Management
- Identify, evaluate, and develop new suppliers and alternative sources.
- Maintain good relationships with existing suppliers.
- Evaluate supplier capabilities, pricing, quality, reliability, and delivery performance.
- Conduct supplier assessments and performance reviews.
- Negotiate pricing, payment terms, credit facilities, and delivery conditions.
- Establish long-term strategic partnerships with key suppliers.
3. Cost Control & Savings
- Negotiate competitive pricing to achieve cost reductions and purchasing savings.
- Monitor raw material price fluctuations and market trends.
- Identify cost-saving opportunities through alternative sourcing and supplier consolidation.
- Conduct price comparisons and cost analysis before purchasing.
- Ensure cost efficiency without compromising product quality and specifications.
4. Material & Inventory Coordination
- Coordinate with Production Planning, Engineering, Warehouse, and Quality departments to ensure material availability.
- Monitor purchasing requirements based on production schedules and inventory levels.
- Avoid over-purchasing, excess stock, and obsolete inventory.
- Follow up closely with suppliers to prevent material shortages and production delays.
- Support inventory optimization and material planning activities.
5. Delivery & Supplier Performance
- Monitor supplier delivery commitments and ensure on-time delivery.
- Follow up on outstanding purchase orders and overdue deliveries.
- Resolve supplier-related issues involving quality, delivery, pricing, and documentation.
- Coordinate with Quality and Engineering teams regarding rejected or non-conforming materials.
- Develop corrective action plans for suppliers with poor performance.
6. Purchasing Team Management
- Lead, supervise, and develop the purchasing team.
- Assign responsibilities and monitor departmental performance.
- Establish purchasing procedures, controls, and approval processes.
- Ensure accurate purchasing records and proper documentation.
- Promote transparency, accountability, and ethical purchasing practices.
7. Continuous Improvement
- Review and improve purchasing procedures and workflows.
- Implement effective procurement strategies and supplier evaluation systems.
- Utilize ERP/MRP systems to improve purchasing efficiency.
- Prepare regular purchasing reports, cost analysis, and supplier performance reports for management.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree or Diploma in Supply Chain Management, Purchasing, Procurement, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Minimum 5–8 years of working experience in purchasing or procurement, preferably in the manufacturing industry.
- At least 2–3 years of experience in a supervisory or managerial position.
- Experience in precision engineering, CNC machining, metal fabrication, or metal manufacturing is an advantage.
- Strong knowledge of raw material sourcing, particularly stainless steel, aluminium, carbon steel, engineering plastics, and industrial components.
- Excellent negotiation, supplier management, and cost-control skills.
- Good understanding of inventory management and material planning.
- Familiar with ERP systems and Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
- Strong analytical, communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
- Able to work independently, make sound purchasing decisions, and meet tight deadlines.
Pay: RM6,000.00 - RM7,500.00 per month
Benefits:
- Cell phone reimbursement
- Free parking
- Health insurance
- Opportunities for promotion
- Professional development
Work Location: In person