Job Description

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we\'re looking to add a Buyer Direct located in Bukit Minyak, Penang. What a typical day looks like: - Reviews requisitions and MRP output. - Confers with vendors to obtain product or service information such as price, availability and delivery schedule. - Determines method of procurement such as direct purchase. - Orders, reschedules and cancels material based on requisitions and MRP output. - Maintains procurement records such as items or services purchased, costs, delivery and inventories. - Manages supplier to price, delivery and quality expectations and escalates when appropriate. - Approves invoices for payment. - Expedites delivery of goods to users. - Analyzes inventory levels. Prepares liability reports for excess and obsolete management. - May gather quotations, examine bids, negotiate contracts and make awards. - May plan, schedule and monitor the movement of materials through the production cycle. - Interfaces with suppliers and customers to secure both delivery and the best market price. - Makes tactical buying decisions. Executes corporate sourcing programs and purchasing high dollar parts. - Conducts quarterly supplier reviews. - Maintains procurement records, reports and metrics. - Prepares and/or reviews bid requests and negotiates contracts within budgetary limitations and scope of authority. - Estimates values according to knowledge of market price. The experience we\'re looking to add to our team: - Typically requires a Bachelor\'s degree in related field or equivalent experience and training. - Typically requires a minimum of 2 to 4 years of procurement experience. Preferably from manufacturing industry and semiconductor background. - Use of the following tools may be required: Office Skills: telephones, word processing, data entry, ten key, spreadsheet (PC), ERP software.

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