Assistant Manager Buyer Indirect

440 Flex Data Center Solutions Sdn. Bhd.,; Seberang Perai; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Performance Bonus

Job summary

Axiom is seeking an Assistant Manager Buyer Indirect in Bukit Minyak, Penang to coordinate procurement of indirect materials, components and equipment. You will engage with suppliers, manage orders, and drive efficiency across the procurement process.

You will typically hold a bachelor’s degree with 7 years of procurement experience and will be responsible for maintaining records, evaluating supplier performance, and ensuring timely delivery to support production needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• Typically requires a minimum of 7 years of procurement experience.
• Experience with indirect procurement and supplier negotiations is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain relations with suppliers and manage performance.
• Place and adjust purchase orders based on production needs and forecasts.
• Track shipments and resolve discrepancies with suppliers and logistics partners.
• Review and optimize inventory levels and avoid overstock.
• Approve invoices and support procurement reporting and audits.

Skills

Procurement experience

Vendor management

MRP/ERP coordination

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

ERP software

Job description

Axiom builds the digital and electrical infrastructure powering the AI era. We design, build and deploy integrated power, thermal and compute solutions that help data centers, utilities and innovators scale faster, operate more efficiently and meet growing demand. Built on decades of manufacturing expertise, global operations and a proven ability to deliver complex systems at scale, Axiom combines innovation with real-world execution. We're helping close the gap between what the future demands and what the world can deliver. At Axiom, you'll take on meaningful challenges, be trusted with real responsibility, and work alongside people who value candor, collaboration, and continuous learning.

Job Summary

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add an Assistant Manager Buyer Indirect located in Bukit Minyak, Penang. This role will be coordinating activities involved with procuring direct materials, components and equipment.

Typical Day

• 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.

Experience we’re looking to add to our team:

Requires a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.

Typically requires a minimum of 7 years of procurement experience.

What you’ll receive for the great work you provide

• Medical benefits, dental, vision Life Insurance Paid Time Off Performance Bonus

FA22 Job Category Global Procurement & Supply Chain

Axiom is an Equal Opportunity Employer and employment selection decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities.

We do not discriminate based on: age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, pregnancy status, or any other status protected by law.

We're happy to provide reasonable accommodations to those with a disability for assistance in the application process.

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Axiom builds the digital and electrical infrastructure powering the AI era. We design, build and deploy integrated power, thermal and compute solutions that help data centers, utilities and innovators scale faster, operate more efficiently and meet growing demand. Built on decades of manufacturing expertise, global operations and a proven ability to deliver complex systems at scale, Axiom combines innovation with real-world execution. We're helping close the gap between what the future demands and what the world can deliver. At Axiom, you'll take on meaningful challenges, be trusted with real responsibility, and work alongside people who value candor, collaboration, and continuous learning.