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GKN Aerospace


Date: 2 hours ago
City: Johor Bahru
Contract type: Full time
Job Summary

Responsible for order processing of direct and indirect materials according to the plan. Management of supplier delivery performance in line with MPS and business requirements.

Deliver against supplier and business performance objectives focused on procured parts delivery.

Job Responsibilities

  • Responsible for ensuring delivery in line with operational performance requirements from all suppliers
  • Responsible for supplier scheduling in line with MPS and the accuracy of supplier and procured parts data within the MRP system to ensure that demand signals minimise shortages and eliminate unwanted inventory
  • To attend the Tier meetings as required to update on the material delivery concerns to prevent any production stoppage
  • Responsible to issue the Purchase Order timely to suppliers and provide support on any urgent purchase of materials for production usage
  • Responsible for the daily maintenance of supplier promise dates to ensure that the most up-to-date and accurate information is held within the supplier schedules
  • Provide update and highlights on any materials delivery delay, and provide support to Operations Manager or Site Procurement Manager in regards to external supply concerns.
  • Management of suppliers to ensure that they can deliver against committed orders, identification of supply risk, constraints and bottleneck, escalating as required
  • Ensure external capacity availability in line with our demand or sales forecast
  • Responsible for on-going supplier performance improvement and explore new suppliers that will provide better value to GKN (better lead time, better price etc)
  • Responsible for the supplier relationship and daily interface
  • Daily communication with internal customers and receiving areas
  • Responsible for the adherence to standard procurement processes and daily management tasks
  • Ownership of the supplier scorecard process to ensure that supplier performance is communicated to all levels of the supplier and is regularly reviewed as part of multifunction team reviews
  • Support Quality department on supplier non-conformance and processing of supplier returns and claims
  • Ensure prompt supplier payment by clearing any invoice queries.
  • Ensure adherence to the Health and Safety policies and procedure.

Job Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, or a related field.
  • A minimum of 3 years of experience in procurement or buying roles, preferably within the MRO industry.
  • Strong negotiation and communication skills, with the ability to build rapport with suppliers and internal teams.
  • Detail-oriented with excellent organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
  • IT literacy, especially Excel
  • APICS / MCIPS qualification desirable;
  • MRP Proficiency desirable;

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