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ZF Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.; Kulai; On-site; MYR 48,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

ZF Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. is seeking an experienced Purchasing/Supply Chain professional in Malaysia to manage monthly inventory reviews, forecast requirements, and coordinate material procurement for direct, indirect, and overseas items.

You will ensure on-time PO issuance, align with production demands, and collaborate with multiple departments to optimize inventory and cost efficiency. The role requires 3–5 years in Purchasing/Supply Chain, strong analytical and communication skills, and the

Qualifications

• Diploma/Bachelor in Supply Chain Management or Business Administration.
• Fluent verbal and written communication in English and Bahasa Melayu.
• Able to work independently and in a team.
• 3–5 years working experience in Purchasing or Supply Chain.
• Strong analytical skills and adaptability.
• Willingness to adapt to a fast-changing environment.

Responsibilities

• Review opening inventory monthly to reduce days of inventory and aging stock.
• Forecast requirements and place material orders to meet demand.
• Procure direct, indirect, and overseas materials based on MRP and as needed.
• Ensure timely PO issuance for direct and indirect materials.
• Coordinate deliveries with suppliers to ensure on-time arrival at site/store.
• Expedite/de-expedite materials based on customer demand.
• Liaise with Customer Service, Planning, Warehouse on material issues.
• Coordinate with Sourcing, Engineering and Manufacturing on resource/project needs.
• Prepare reports such as Inventory Analysis, Committed PO, Shortages, GIT, and Delivery Performance.
• Maintain records and report data to vendors/government as required.
• Authorize liaising with Accounts on invoices and payments.
• Maintain data integrity in the system for material management.
• Develop schedules aligned with production to ensure material availability.
• Prepare monthly reports: expenses, safety stock, cost-saving and lead time reduction.
• Monitor Indirect Material forecasts and delivery schedules with suppliers, production, warehouse, Eng, Indirect Sourcing.
• Participate in planning/purchasing to ensure smooth supply to mass production.
• Attend internal product development meetings for procurement needs.
• Forecast requirements and orders to meet sales demands.
• Improve customer order fulfilment rate and optimize production planning.

Skills

Analytical skills

Strong communication

English proficiency

Bahasa Melayu

Independent worker

Education

Diploma in Supply Chain

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Analyze and review the opening Inventory on monthly basis in order to reduce inventory day below OP target and to evaluate aging stocks.

Forecasts requirements and orders material to meet sales demands.

Execute overseas material, local Direct Materials, Indirect Material Purchase base on MRP generated weekly otherwise as and when needed.

Ensure PO for direct materials and indirect materials issue on time.

Monitor and co-ordinate deliveries of items between suppliers which ensure that all items are delivered to site/store on time.

Expedite & de-expedite the material with suppliers when required base on customer demand.

Liaise with Customer Service, Planning, Warehouse on material support issue that relates with demand loading, inventory accuracy, material full-kit readiness.

Co-ordinates purchasing activities with sourcing, Engineering and Manufacturing on resource product /part and new product development projects.

Preparing reports such like Inventory Analysis Report to monitor and reducing the aging material, Committed PO / shortages report, Good in Transit (GIT), Supplier Delivery Performance and other completes required performance reports to ensure materials meet all specifications and standards of ISO/TS.

Maintaining records of business transactions and product inventories, data reporting to companies or government agencies as necessary.

Authorize to liaise and verify with Account department regarding invoices, custom form, advance payment and etc.

Ensure system data integrity for direct material management.

Establish and maintains a schedule that reflects production performance to ensure materials are available according to production requirements.

Preparing monthly report and to participate such as monthly expenses report, safety stock implementation, cost saving project, lead time reduction, MOQ reduction project (Direct & Indirect material).

To monitor Indirect Material forecast, delivery schedule to ensure no production line down, to work with supplier, production, warehouse, Engineering, Indirect Sourcing team.

B. Production Capacity Utilisation / Customer Support (20%)

Participate as a team in planning / purchasing of material to ensure smooth supply of material from suppliers to mass production.

Attends internal product development meetings to identify new product demands, schedules and procurement needs. Forecasts requirements and orders products to meet sales demands.

Participate to improve on Customer order fulfilment rate and to optimize production planning.

C. Inventory review (20%)

Monitor and maintain inventory level as per KPI given.

Analyze and review the opening Inventory on monthly basis in order to reduce inventory day below OP target and to evaluate aging stocks.

Work as a team to minimise or find out the best solution to reduce the inventory level such as to control and minimise the inventory level by deplete the aging stock.

Requirements:

Diploma, Advanced/Higher/Graduate Diploma, Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management/Business Administrative

Able to communicate well in verbal and written (English, Bahasa Melayu).

Work independently

Minimum 3~5 years working experience in Purchasing, Supply Chain field.

Strong communication and analytical skills

Flexibility and Systematic

Adaptable to changes in fast changing environment.