Buying Sourcing Specialist

Celestica Inc.; Johor Bahru; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology solutions company is seeking a Buying Sourcing Specialist in Johor Bahru. The role involves planning and procuring materials for manufacturing, ensuring availability, and managing supplier relationships. A minimum of 5-10 years of relevant experience and fluency in Mandarin are preferred, as well as knowledge of procurement and production planning processes.

Benefits

Equal opportunity employer

Inclusive workplace environment

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5-10 years of experience in a related position.
• Knowledge of manufacturing environments and engineering change process.
• Basic understanding of production planning and scheduling techniques.

Responsibilities

• Plan and procure materials required for manufacturing.
• Ensure material availability and manage inventory turnover.
• Act as a liaison for new product introductions.

Skills

Fluency in Mandarin

Effective communication skills

Attention to detail

Experience in procurement processes

Education

Diploma or Bachelor's Degree in Business Studies

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Job description

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Buying Sourcing Specialist

Date: Jul 30, 2025

• Plan and procure materials required for manufacturing various product lines.
• Review forecasted requirements and purchase materials accordingly.
• Ensure material availability for manufacturing builds while optimizing inventory turnover.
• Qualify new suppliers through surveys and site visits.
• Assist in establishing new supplier accounts with the finance department.
• Collaborate with internal teams to manage returns and secure credit for defective materials
• Work with Accounts Payable to resolve supplier invoice payment issues.
• Plan and schedule material requirements based on customer forecasts and manufacturing production goals.
• Analyze factors such as capacity, board cycle times, urgency, and material availability to determine schedules.
• Assess the internal impact of customer scheduling on various departments like line scheduling, procurement, logistics, and shipping, and adjust orders as needed.
• Ensure the quality and integrity of information used for material requirements planning.
• Revise plans based on actual performance versus planned targets.
• Act as a customer liaison for new product introductions.

Detailed Description 2

• Oversee new product introduction from manufacturing to shipping, aligning with customer requirements, and attend weekly change meetings with customers.
• Review and submit new costs associated with engineering changes.
• Perform purchase order cleanup and confirmations as necessary.
• Resolve critical clear-to-build shortages.
• Directly contact suppliers when required.
• Participate in morning huddles with planners for updates on critical part issues.
• Conduct weekly clear-to-build reviews with Planning to share material status.
• Highlight Bill of Material issues to the EC team for correction.
• For product transfers, ensure continuous order book transfer between sites (Celestica or external).
• Collaborate with site and global logistics to reduce freight costs.
• Provide engineering change order feedback to the ECO Coordinator for cut-ins or revisions.
• Handle cash in advance payment requests.
• Resolve receiving and invoice referrals promptly.
• Update the Cross-Functional Team (CFT) on commodity supply market conditions that may affect material supply.
• Assist with special customer audits, projects, and purchasing-related issues as needed
• Hold at least a Diploma, Advanced/Higher/Graduate Diploma, or Bachelor's Degree in Business Studies/Administration/Management, Economics, Commerce, or a related field.
• Possess a minimum of 5-10 years of experience in a related position.
• Fluency in Mandarin is preferred due to interactions with Mandarin-speaking clients.
• Knowledge of manufacturing environments, types of materials purchased by departments, and the engineering change process is preferred.
• Basic understanding of production planning fundamentals, scheduling, material requirements planning techniques, and manufacturing control systems is required.
• Knowledge of procurement processes, inventory management, and supplier management is essential.
• Proficiency in basic computer applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and multiple business applications is necessary.
• Ability to strategically plan for the coordinated build and delivery of products.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks with attention to detail, accuracy, and under tight deadlines.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills for interacting with diverse internal and external customers.
• Relevant experience with ERP/MRP systems, especially SAP, is an advantage.
• Candidates from Johor are preferred due to the need for bi-weekly supplier visits or visits to the Celestica office in Senai.

Notes

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.

Celestica is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on any protected status (including race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran or disability status or other characteristics protected by law).
At Celestica we are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. Special arrangements can be made for candidates who need it throughout the hiring process. Please indicate your needs and we will work with you to meet them.

COMPANY OVERVIEW:
Celestica (NYSE, TSX: CLS) enables the world’s best brands. Through our recognized customer-centric approach, we partner with leading companies in Aerospace and Defense, Communications, Enterprise, HealthTech, Industrial, Capital Equipment and Energy to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges. As a leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform and supply chain solutions, Celestica brings global expertise and insight at every stage of product development – from drawing board to full-scale production and after-market services for products from advanced medical devices, to highly engineered aviation systems, to next-generation hardware platform solutions for the Cloud.Headquartered in Toronto, with talented teams spanning 40+ locations in 13 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia, we imagine, develop and deliver a better future with our customers.

Celestica would like to thank all applicants, however, only qualified applicants will be contacted.
Celestica does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services.