Buyer Direct (Mechanical) - Batu Kawan, Penang

FLEXTRONICS TECHNOLOGY (PENANG) SDN BHD; Batu Kawan; Hybrid; MYR 67,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Insurance

Medical Benefits

Allowances and Bonuses

Paid Time Off

Medical

Miscellaneous allowance

Dental

Sports (Gym)

Parking

Job summary

FLEXTRONICS TECHNOLOGY (PENANG) SDN BHD seeks a Buyer Direct to coordinate procurement of direct materials and components for the Batu Kawan, Penang plant. You will manage supplier relations, place orders aligned with production plans, and track shipments to ensure timely delivery.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent and at least four years in buying or procurement, with strong focus on cost, delivery, and quality.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 4 years of buyer, purchasing or procurement experience.
• Familiarity with supplier relations and procurement processes.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.
• Maintains procurement records, reports and metrics.

Skills

Procurement experience

Vendor management

MRP/ERP knowledge

Negotiation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

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 Mechanical Plant 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.
• 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.
• 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

Your application will include the following questions:

• Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Malaysia?
• What's your expected monthly basic salary?
• How many years' experience do you have as a Buyer?
• Which of the following types of qualifications do you have?
• How many years' experience do you have as a Material Buyer?
• Do you have purchasing experience?
• How many years' experience do you have in a procurement role?
• Do you have Pricing Analysis experience?
• Have you worked in a role which requires experience with product pricing and costing strategy?
• Which of the following languages are you fluent in?

Building on our more than 50-year history with a clear purpose, mission, and vision, Flex is the advanced end-to-end manufacturing partner of choice, helping market-leading brands across a diverse set of industries design, build, deliver, and manage products that improve the world.

Through the collective strength of a global workforce across 30 countries, and responsible, sustainable operations, Flex supports our customers’ entire product lifecycles with leading design and engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, post production and post-sale capabilities in every major region.

Building on our more than 50-year history with a clear purpose, mission, and vision, Flex is the advanced end-to-end manufacturing partner of choice, helping market-leading brands across a diverse set of industries design, build, deliver, and manage products that improve the world.

Through the collective strength of a global workforce across 30 countries, and responsible, sustainable operations, Flex supports our customers’ entire product lifecycles with leading design and engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, post production and post-sale capabilities in every major region.

Perks and benefits

• Medical
• Miscellaneous allowance
• Dental
• Sports (e.g. Gym)
• Parking
• Attractive Compensation Package, Paid Time Off