Principal Buyer

City of Shakopee, MN; Bayan Lepas; On-site; MYR 72,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

APAC procurement role focusing on vendor contracts and supplier onboarding. Responsible for maintaining the contract database, monitoring expiry, and coordinating supplier onboarding for APAC region and manufacturing.

You will manage facilities-related purchases, act as the I-Procurement support liaison, and collaborate with Finance to resolve invoice discrepancies. Weekly to monthly reporting and budgeting duties are included, with coaching for team members.

Qualifications

• Experience in facilities management and project management is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage Vendor Contract Database for APAC region and manufacturing.
• Monitor contract uploads and trigger warnings for expiry.
• Coordinate onboarding of new suppliers for APAC region and manufacturing.
• Handle category purchases such as facilities and communications aids.
• Serve as contact window for I-Procurement support and resolve Inspyrus discrepancies.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure smooth P2P processes and best practices.
• Compile monthly APAC savings tracker and STSC system reports.
• Prepare quarterly budgets, forecasts, purchasing trends, and supplier performance reviews.

Skills

Vendor management

Contract management

Stakeholder communication

Data analysis

Job description

Execute and manage the Vendor Contract Database system for APAC region and manufacturing.

Need to monitor and ensure all contract are upload timely, trigger for the contract which going to expired.

Coordinates for new supplier on boarding process for APAC region and manufacturing to ensure all information well maintain.

In charge of category purchase like facilities to communication, recommending appropriate solution to stakeholder.

Contact window for I-Procurement related support and solution for stakeholder. Works on the Inspyrus discrepancy invoice with Finance AP team.

Responsible and collaborate with stakeholder to ensure smooth P2P process and best practice for the procurement of goods and services.

Compiling monthly reports for APAC saving tacker and STSC system.

Prepare quarterly budgets, forecasting, purchasing trends, supplier performance business review and analysis report for APAC region.

Undertake any ad hoc assignment task and actively mentor and coach other buyers to develop their procurement competencies and negotiation strategies.

Job Requirement

Ability to communicate and maintains the relationship with APAC region suppliers and stakeholders.

Ability to prioritize responsibilities and act with velocity and sense of urgency. High attention to details.

Able to work in a team and with litter supervision. Demonstrated tolerance of ambiguity, self -motivation and flexibility adapt to new and changing situations.

Ability to navigate conflicting priorities between operations and project teams, using persuasion and data to drive consensus

Experience in facilities management and project management skills.

Job Info

• Job Identification 26007216
• Posting Date 07/08/2026, 01:23 PM
• Job Schedule Full time