Purchasing Manager Direct - Prai, Penang

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Purchasing Manager Direct located in Prai, Penang

The Purchasing Manager Direct will oversee procurement activities for direct materials, parts, components, and equipment. This role will direct and coordinate the personnel involved in procurement to ensure alignment with delivery timelines and quality specifications.

What a typical day looks like:

• Prepares instructions regarding purchasing systems and procedures.
• Establishes goals and objectives for purchasing department.
• Develops policies and procedures for the operation of procurement activities.
• Manage and lead a team of buyers and expeditors to meet procurement and supplier management objectives
• Interface with procurement groups in updating and maintaining company procurement strategies
• Implement processes with suppliers to improve on time delivery and Purchase Price Variance
• Implement Vendor Managed Inventory models
• Supervise the team in the management of the supply chain to achieve continuous timely supply of parts and services
• Prepares, approves and issues purchase orders and change notices through subordinates.
• Reviews purchase order claims and contracts for conformance to company policy.
• Ensures continuity of raw material supply to support production schedules and balances with achieving inventory level targets.
• Analyzes inventory levels. Supports process to manage excess and obsolete material.
• Conduct supplier performance reviews and support the team to maintain supplier consistent on time delivery and implement processes with suppliers to ensure on time delivery and quality of product / service
• Manage the sourcing of new supply bases for competitive pricing, quality and reliable products
• Keep senior management informed of present/future trends in availability and cost of materials, components and equipment
• Monitors on-time supplier deliveries, inventory turns, MRP execution, Purchase Price Variance, lead-time reduction, supplier performance and cost analysis.
• Act as first point of escalation with suppliers and communicate all unresolved issues to the Senior Purchasing Manager
• May negotiate major contracts involving large dollar amounts.
• Work closely with the team to ensure purchasing compliance to corporate directives
• Implement appropriate HR strategies and actions to recruit and retain a qualified and motivated workforce

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

• Typically requires a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience and extensive knowledge of purchasing policies and practices
• Typically requires a minimum of 10 years of related experience.

What you’ll receive for the great work you provide:

• Full range of medical benefits, dental, vision
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Allowances & Bonuses*