Buyer (Purchasing/Sourcing)

Opulent; Bayan Lepas; On-site; MYR 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Opulent in Bayan Lepas, Penang, seeks a purchasing professional to manage sourcing for electronics materials and coordinate NPI supply. The role emphasizes supplier negotiation, cost reduction, and ensuring on-time material shipments. Candidates with 1–3 years of procurement experience are preferred.

Join a dynamic EMS/OEM environment that values teamwork, process discipline, and continuous improvement in supplier performance and logistics.

Qualifications

• Candidate must possess at least SPM/STPM/Certificate/Diploma, Advanced/Higher/Graduate Diploma.
• Preferable candidates with minimum 1-3 years’ experience and knowledge in procurement, supply chain and material management processes.
• Candidate with purchasing/sourcing background under the EMS/OEM/ODM environment will have added advantage.
• Possess basic knowledge of electronic components.
• Possess excellent negotiation and communication skills with the ability to interact with all levels.
• Knowledge in Excel (Macro, Vlookup, Pivot Table) is required.
• Applicants must be willing to work in Bayan Lepas.

Responsibilities

• Handle sourcing and purchasing activities on electronics materials.
• New item cost preparation for RFQs and outsourcing to support NPI build.
• Send purchase orders to suppliers and monitor acknowledgement of POs.
• Materials delivery schedule follow up by weekly to ensure timely delivery.
• Participate NPI meetings to meet trial run schedule.
• Communicate supplier pricing and lead times for cost-down opportunities.

Skills

Negotiation

Communication

Sourcing

Procurement

Education

SPM/STPM/Certificate/Diploma

Advanced/Higher Diploma

Tools

Excel

Job description

• New item cost preparation for all RFQs to complete the BOM cost
• NPI materials purchase, preparation or outsource to support NPI build.
• Price enquiry, comparison, negotiation & supplier selection for purchase.
• Search for alternative source for sole source and long lead time component.
• Supplier Survey/ Audit/ Setup.
• Support Part Approval process–Example request for Spec, RoHS, Reach & UL survey report.
• PO preparation & release to suppliers and schedule follow up & monitoring & PO Amendment Request (follow work instruction).
• Materials delivery schedule follow up.
• Participate NPI meetings, ensure material delivery to meet trial run schedule.
• Supplier Quality issue follow up and settlement during NPI stage.
• Supplier pricing registration such like Input Supplier price information & Supplier supplying information into ERP system.
• Develop new supplier in order to smooth, strengthen the supply chain.
• All other duties assigned by superior Requirement.

Purchasing

• Handle on all sourcing & purchasing activities on electronics materials.
• New item cost preparation for all RFQs.
• Outsource to support NPI build.
• Search for alternative source for sole source and long lead time component.
• Supplier Survey/ Setup.
• Send purchase orders (PO) to suppliers and monitor acknowledgement of PO by suppliers.
• Materials delivery schedule follow up by weekly & ensure supplier timely delivery.
• Participate NPI meetings, ensure material delivery to meet trial run schedule.
• Reply materials shortage report & participate materials shortage meetings.
• Materials CCN & RMA to supplier.
• Pricing data preparation for OA to key in system.
• Improvement on lead time, payment term, freight term, MOQ.....etc.
• Perform Cost Down activity with supplier.
• Input Suppliers price information & Supplier supplying information into ERP system.

Qualification

• Candidate must possess at least SPM/STPM/Certificate/Diploma, Advanced/Higher/Graduate Diploma.
• Preferable candidates with minimum 1 -3 years’ experience and knowledge in procurement, supply chain and material management processes.
• Candidate with purchasing/sourcing background under the EMS/OEM/ODM environment will have added advantage.
• Possess basic knowledge of electronic components.
• Possess excellent negotiation and communication skills with the ability to interact with all levels.
• Knowledge in Excel (Macro, Vlookup, Pivot Table) is required.
• Applicants must be willing to work in Bayan Lepas.