Buyer

Linde; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Linde Malaysia Sdn Bhd is seeking a seasoned Procurement Buyer to lead sourcing across Singapore and Malaysia, covering transportation, warehousing, distribution equipment, and related services. You will negotiate contracts, manage supplier performance, and coordinate customs brokerage with cross-border teams.

Reporting to the Commodity Manager – Distribution & Logistics, this role emphasizes value-driven procurement, policy compliance, and ongoing process improvements within a global industrial

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline (Procurement, Supply Chain, Logistics, Business Administration, Engineering) or equivalent.
• Minimum 5 years of procurement experience including logistics, customs brokerage, and tax management with independently managing sourcing events.
• Experience in distribution or logistics industry and ability to drive value through supplier negotiations and contracts.

Responsibilities

• Execute sourcing and procurement activities across Singapore and Malaysia for transportation, fleet, warehousing, and related services.
• Manage tendering, supplier evaluations, contract negotiations, and supplier onboarding.
• Oversee supplier relationship management and performance monitoring; drive continuous improvement.
• Coordinate customs brokerage and cross-border logistics, including documentation and landed-cost management.
• Contribute to procurement transformation initiatives and governance adherence.

Skills

Procurement

Sourcing

Negotiation

Supplier management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Linde Malaysia Sdn Bhd. | Business Area: Procurement Buyer Sunway, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia | Workplace Type: On-Site | Job Type: Regular / Permanent / Unlimited / FTE | Reference Code: req29405

It's about Being What's next. What's in it for you?

As a Buyer, you will be responsible for sourcing and procurement activities across Singapore and Malaysia, supporting categories such as transportation, fleet, warehousing, distribution equipment, maintenance services, and other operational requirements. You will also coordinate customs brokerage activities, including cross-border documentation, import duties and taxes, and cargo clearance with customs brokers, relevant authorities, and internal stakeholders. Working closely with suppliers and cross-functional teams, you will help ensure continuity of supply and service, drive cost competitiveness and operational efficiency, and maintain compliance with procurement policies, SHEQ standards, local regulations, and business governance requirements. Reporting to the Commodity Manager – Distribution & Logistics, this is an individual contributor role.

At Linde, you’ll be part of a workplace that genuinely puts people first. We offer a wide range of benefits designed to help you feel supported, valued, and empowered—both professionally and personally. You’ll join teams that collaborate closely, celebrate each other’s successes, and create a strong sense of community. These benefits and our inclusive culture reflect Linde’s ongoing commitment to providing a positive, fulfilling employee experience—where you can grow, thrive, and bring your best every day.

Making an impact. What will you do?

• In this role, you will execute sourcing and procurement activities across Singapore and Malaysia, supporting transportation, fleet, warehousing, logistics services, distribution equipment, maintenance services, and other operational requirements while ensuring cost competitiveness, service reliability, and compliance with company standards.
• Furthermore, you will manage tendering and sourcing exercises, conduct commercial evaluations, negotiate contracts and supplier agreements, and work closely with stakeholders to deliver value-driven procurement solutions that support business objectives.
• Supplier relationship management is part of your role, including identifying and onboarding suppliers, monitoring supplier performance, driving continuous improvement initiatives, and ensuring compliance with contractual, SHEQ, and governance requirements.
• Additionally, you will coordinate customs brokerage and cross-border logistics activities, working with customs brokers, authorities, logistics teams, and Finance/Tax teams to support efficient cargo clearance, import and export documentation, and landed-cost management.
• You will also contribute to procurement transformation initiatives, process improvements, digitalization projects, and regional procurement programs while ensuring adherence to procurement policies, audit requirements, and best procurement practices.

Winning in your role. Do you have what it takes?

• Bachelor's Degree in Procurement, Supply Chain, Logistics, Business Administration, Engineering, or related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant procurement experience encompassing logistics, customs brokerage, and relevant tax management, including import duties, SST, and GST where applicable, with demonstrated ability to independently manage sourcing exercises, commercial negotiations, and contract administration.
• Experience in distribution or logistics industry.

Why you will love working for us!

Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company. We live our mission of making our world more productive every day by providing high-quality solutions, technologies and services which are making our customers more successful and helping to sustain, decarbonize and protect our planet.

The company serves a variety of end markets such as chemicals & energy, food & beverage, electronics, healthcare, manufacturing, metals and mining. Linde's industrial gases and technologies are used in countless applications including production of clean hydrogen and carbon capture systems critical to the energy transition, life‑saving medical oxygen and high‑purity & specialty gases for electronics. Linde also delivers state‑of‑the‑art gas processing solutions to support customer expansion, efficiency improvements and emissions reductions.

Linde employees learn and abide the Linde Code of Ethics and Code of Conduct by demonstrating honesty, integrity, professionalism in all communications, actions, and decisions.

At Linde, the sky is not the limit. If you’re looking to build a career where your work reaches beyond your job description and betters the people with whom you work, the communities we serve, and the world in which we all live, at Linde your opportunities are limitless. Be Linde. Be Limitless.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other reason prohibited by applicable law.

Any designations used of course apply to persons of all genders. The form of speech used here is for simplicity only.

Linde India Limited acts responsibly towards its shareholders, business partners, employees, society and the environment in every one of its business areas, regions and locations across the globe. The company is committed to technologies and products that unite the goals of customer value and sustainable development.

Making our world more productive