Buyer / Procurement Officer (Penang & Johor vacancies)

Vallen Singapore Pte Ltd (Malaysia Branch); Bayan Lepas; On-site; MYR 67,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Incentive

Optical

Annual health check-up

Job summary

Vallen Asia in Malaysia seeks a Buyer to manage replenishment orders, optimize inventory levels and sustain high service levels for customer accounts. You will focus on reducing total cost of ownership by negotiating with suppliers and coordinating with internal teams.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, experience with MRO products, strong analytical ability and a collaborative mindset to meet deadlines while improving lead times and order fill rates.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain or related discipline.
• Experience in MRO products.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good teamwork and ability to meet deadlines.
• Strong organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily processing of replenishment orders to ensure timely delivery.
• Release orders to suppliers and follow up on ETAs.
• Follow up overdue POs.
• Leverage internal network for pricing and manage freight to optimize costs.
• Develop and implement programs with suppliers and internal teams addressing lead time, fill rate, cost reduction and quality improvements.
• Undertake procurement administrative and ad-hoc duties.
• Ensure world class customer service.
• Ensure compliance with procurement policies and procedures.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Team player

Organizational skills

MRO products experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain or related discipline

Job description

Do you love being recognized as a major contributor to margin growth? Are you passionate about delivering tangible benefits to the business and impacting the bottom line? Are you motivated to use your wide industry knowledge to optimize the customer accounts’ total cost of ownership?

As Buyer, you purchase and control inventory to optimize inventory levels whilst maintaining high service levels for your customers. You achieve, improve and exceed customer service levels, while meeting your customer accounts’ cost savings and inventory targets.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage daily processing of replenishment orders (Stocked & Ad-hoc) to ensure timely delivery, including releasing orders to suppliers, updating and follow up for ETAs, etc.
• Ensure all the overdue PO’s are closely followed up.
• Leverage from internal network for existing pricing and manage freight effectively to ensure cost optimization.
• Develop and implement programs with suppliers and internal team members that address lead time, order fill rate performance, quality performance, cost reduction and technical improvements.
• Undertake any other procurement administrative and ad-hoc duties as assigned.
• Ensure world class customer service is achieved.
• Ensure compliance with Vallen’s procurement & planning policies and procedures.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain or related discipline
• Experience in MRO products
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills
• Good team player with the ability to work effectively under deadlines
• Good organizational skills

Vallen Asia, with locations in Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand is part of the Sonepar Group. Sonepar is the number one Business-to-Business (B-to-B) distributor of electrical products and related services globally. Headquartered in France, Sonepar has an annual turnover of 22.4 billion Euros, employs 46,000 people and is represented in 44 countries.

Vallen Asia is a leading distributor of products and services focusing on B-to-B markets in Indirect Materials (IDM) in particular Maintenance, Repair and Operating (MRO) Products and Clean Room Supplies. We provide customers with access to one of the broadest ranges of quality products in the Southeast Asia distribution industry, making Vallen a single source of IDM products.

Vallen’s strength lies in the ability to provide local and international customers with value-added services including technical support, inventory management and integrated supply solutions, enabling them to improve their productivity while increasing efficiency and competitiveness.

Vallen Asia, with locations in Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand is part of the Sonepar Group. Sonepar is the number one Business-to-Business (B-to-B) distributor of electrical products and related services globally. Headquartered in France, Sonepar has an annual turnover of 22.4 billion Euros, employs 46,000 people and is represented in 44 countries.

Vallen Asia is a leading distributor of products and services focusing on B-to-B markets in Indirect Materials (IDM) in particular Maintenance, Repair and Operating (MRO) Products and Clean Room Supplies. We provide customers with access to one of the broadest ranges of quality products in the Southeast Asia distribution industry, making Vallen a single source of IDM products.

Vallen’s strength lies in the ability to provide local and international customers with value-added services including technical support, inventory management and integrated supply solutions, enabling them to improve their productivity while increasing efficiency and competitiveness.

Perks and benefits Medical Dental Incentive, Optical, Annual Health Check-up