Buyer Direct

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Job Summary

The Buyer Direct will be based in Changi, reporting to Asset Manager.

This role will be coordinating activities involved with procuring direct materials, components and equipment.

What a typical day looks like:

• Maintaining relations with the suppliers.
• Placing orders for necessary raw materials and purchased parts according to the requirements of the production.
• Receiving and handling the confirmations.
• Checking the purchase orders and modifying them according to the changes in the production plan with the help of the Shortage List and the Open Purchase Order List.
• Tracking shipments, urging them if needed.
• Regular, weekly check of the stocks, avoiding overstock.
• Minimizing the risk of obsolescence with the help of the weekly check of the obsolete report.
• Correspondence with the freight forwarders, warehouses, and in case organizing the transportation.
• Dealing with claims, settling debit and credit issues.
• Filing and recording all necessary documents.
• Checking the inventory of critical materials (personally if needed) according to the Shortage List.
• Getting in touch with the right warehouse personnel and having the discrepancy modified if there is any inventory discrepancies.
• Handling purchasing data privacy.
• Assuring all active components according to production needs, in time, for the accord price in the request.
• Reviews requisitions and MRP output.
• Confers with vendors to obtain product information such as price, availability and delivery schedule.
• Orders, reschedules and cancels material based on requisitions and MRP output.
• Maintains procurement records such as items purchased, costs, delivery and inventories.
• Manages supplier to price, delivery and quality expectations and escalates when appropriate.
• Approves invoices for payment.
• Investigation inventory levels.
• Monitors the movement of materials through the production cycle.
• Conducts quarterly supplier reviews.
• Maintains procurement records, reports and metrics.

The experience we're looking to add to our team:

• Requires a Bachelor's Degree in related field.
• Requires a minimum of 3to 4 years of purchasing experience.
• Proficiency in Excel (Pivot Table, VLOOKUP) is a must for handling data analysis work.
• Basic procurement process knowledge is a must.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills to maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to pay close attention to minor details, work under pressure, and meet tight deadlines.

Here are a few examples of what you'll get for the great work you provide:

• Medical benefits
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Allowances and Bonuses

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