Buyer Direct

Flex; Simpang Empat; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Insurance

Medical Benefits

Allowances and Bonuses

Paid Time-Off

Job summary

Flex is seeking a Buyer Direct to coordinate procurement of direct materials, components and equipment in Batu Kawan, Penang. You will manage supplier relations, place orders to meet production requirements, and handle purchase orders and invoicing.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and at least 4 years in buying or procurement. Responsibilities include tracking shipments, maintaining inventory levels, and conducting quarterly supplier reviews to ensure quality and

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Requires minimum 4 years of buyer, purchasing or procurement experience.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate procurement of direct materials, components and equipment.
• Maintain relations with suppliers and place orders according to production needs.
• Verify purchase orders and adjust per production plan using MRP outputs.
• Track shipments, manage inventory levels, and avoid overstock.
• Approve invoices and manage supplier performance reviews.

Skills

Procurement

Supplier management

MRP/ERP

Purchase orders

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world. A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don't meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary.

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Buyer Direct located in Batu Kawan, Penang.

This role will be coordinating activities involved with procuring direct materials, components and equipment.

What a typical day looks like:

• 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.

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

• Requires a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Requires minimum 4 years of buyer, purchasing or procurement experience.

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

• Life Insurance
• Medical Benefits
• Allowances and Bonuses
• Paid Time-Off

Flex 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. Please email [e-mail] and we'll discuss your specific situation and next steps (NOTE: this email does not accept or consider resumes or applications. This is only for disability assistance. To be considered for a position at Flex, you must complete the application process first).