PROCUREMENT

Integrated Cold Chain Logistics; Seberang Perai; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Integrated Cold Chain Logistics is seeking a procurement professional to execute purchasing activities in line with policies and approved budgets, ensuring timely procurement to support operations.

You will source and evaluate suppliers, obtain quotations, negotiate terms, monitor supplier performance, and collaborate with Warehouse, Operations, Logistics, and Sales to maintain supply continuity.

Responsibilities

• Execute procurement activities in accordance with company requirements, purchasing policies, and approved budgets.
• Source, evaluate, and recommend suitable suppliers based on price, quality, reliability, lead time, and service capability.
• Conduct market research and supplier benchmarking to identify competitive pricing and cost-saving opportunities.
• Support sourcing activities for refrigerated and frozen products while ensuring product quality, availability, and continuity of supply.
• Review purchasing requirements and ensure timely procurement to support business and operational needs.
• Develop and maintain good working relationships with suppliers and business partners.
• Obtain and compare quotations, negotiate pricing, payment terms, delivery schedules, and other commercial terms.
• Monitor supplier performance in terms of quality, pricing, delivery, responsiveness, and service level.
• Follow up with suppliers on delivery delays, quality issues, shortages, and other procurement-related matters.
• Assist in supplier evaluation, qualification, and performance review processes.
• Monitor purchasing costs and ensure procurement activities are within approved budgets.
• Identify opportunities for cost reduction through price negotiation, supplier comparison, alternative sourcing, and process improvements.
• Monitor market trends such as raw material, fuel, freight, packaging, and cold storage costs that may impact procurement decisions.
• Prepare cost comparison, purchasing analysis, and cost-saving reports for management review.
• Ensure purchases are made at competitive prices without compromising quality and service requirements.
• Coordinate closely with Warehouse, Operations, Logistics, and Sales teams to understand purchasing and stock requirements.
• Monitor stock availability and initiate replenishment based on demand, inventory levels, and operational requirements.
• Follow up on purchase orders and delivery schedules to ensure timely availability of required goods and materials.
• Assist in minimizing stock shortages, excess inventory, product expiry, and wastage.
• Support demand forecasting and inventory planning to improve procurement efficiency.
• Ensure procurement activities comply with company policies, purchasing procedures, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Verify supplier documentation, certifications, and quality requirements where applicable.
• Coordinate with relevant departments on supplier quality issues, product specifications, and compliance matters.
• Identify potential procurement risks such as supply shortages, delivery delays, supplier dependency, and price fluctuations.
• Assist in developing appropriate actions to minimize procurement and supply chain disruptions.
• Process and monitor Purchase Requisitions (PR), Purchase Orders (PO), quotations, and other procurement documentation.
• Ensure procurement records are complete, accurate, and properly maintained.
• Follow up on outstanding PRs, POs, deliveries, invoices, and supplier documentation.
• Ensure procurement activities are carried out in accordance with established procedures and approval requirements.
• Identify opportunities to improve purchasing processes, workflows, and internal controls.
• Monitor procurement performance indicators such as purchasing costs, supplier performance, delivery lead time, price variance, and order fulfillment.
• Analyse purchasing data and trends to support procurement planning and decision-making.
• Prepare regular procurement reports, cost comparisons, supplier performance reports, and other management reports.
• Highlight procurement issues and recommend appropriate corrective actions to improve performance.
• Provide guidance and support to Procurement Executives and Purchasing Assistants on daily procurement activities when required.
• Coordinate and follow up on procurement-related tasks to ensure smooth departmental operations.
• Share knowledge and provide support to team members on procurement procedures and supplier-related matters.
• Work closely with internal departments to resolve procurement issues and ensure business requirements are met.
• Perform any other duties and responsibilities assigned by Management from time to time.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, ethical procurement practices, and health, safety, and environmental requirements.

Job description

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Execute procurement activities in accordance with company requirements, purchasing policies, and approved budgets.

Source, evaluate, and recommend suitable suppliers based on price, quality, reliability, lead time, and service capability.

Conduct market research and supplier benchmarking to identify competitive pricing and cost‑saving opportunities.

Support sourcing activities for refrigerated and frozen products while ensuring product quality, availability, and continuity of supply.

Review purchasing requirements and ensure timely procurement to support business and operational needs.

Develop and maintain good working relationships with suppliers and business partners.

Obtain and compare quotations, negotiate pricing, payment terms, delivery schedules, and other commercial terms.

Monitor supplier performance in terms of quality, pricing, delivery, responsiveness, and service level.

Follow up with suppliers on delivery delays, quality issues, shortages, and other procurement‑related matters.

Assist in supplier evaluation, qualification, and performance review processes.

3. Cost Control & Purchasing Analysis

Monitor purchasing costs and ensure procurement activities are within approved budgets.

Identify opportunities for cost reduction through price negotiation, supplier comparison, alternative sourcing, and process improvements.

Monitor market trends such as raw material, fuel, freight, packaging, and cold storage costs that may impact procurement decisions.

Prepare cost comparison, purchasing analysis, and cost‑saving reports for management review.

Ensure purchases are made at competitive prices without compromising quality and service requirements.

4. Inventory & Supply Chain Coordination

Coordinate closely with Warehouse, Operations, Logistics, and Sales teams to understand purchasing and stock requirements.

Monitor stock availability and initiate replenishment based on demand, inventory levels, and operational requirements.

Follow up on purchase orders and delivery schedules to ensure timely availability of required goods and materials.

Assist in minimizing stock shortages, excess inventory, product expiry, and wastage.

Support demand forecasting and inventory planning to improve procurement efficiency.

5. Quality, Compliance & Risk Management

Ensure procurement activities comply with company policies, purchasing procedures, and applicable regulatory requirements.

Verify supplier documentation, certifications, and quality requirements where applicable.

Coordinate with relevant departments on supplier quality issues, product specifications, and compliance matters.

Identify potential procurement risks such as supply shortages, delivery delays, supplier dependency, and price fluctuations.

Assist in developing appropriate actions to minimize procurement and supply chain disruptions.

6. Procurement Operations & Documentation

Process and monitor Purchase Requisitions (PR), Purchase Orders (PO), quotations, and other procurement documentation.

Ensure procurement records are complete, accurate, and properly maintained.

Follow up on outstanding PRs, POs, deliveries, invoices, and supplier documentation.

Ensure procurement activities are carried out in accordance with established procedures and approval requirements.

Identify opportunities to improve purchasing processes, workflows, and internal controls.

7. Data Analysis & Reporting

Monitor procurement performance indicators such as purchasing costs, supplier performance, delivery lead time, price variance, and order fulfillment.

Analyse purchasing data and trends to support procurement planning and decision‑making.

Prepare regular procurement reports, cost comparisons, supplier performance reports, and other management reports.

Highlight procurement issues and recommend appropriate corrective actions to improve performance.

8. Team Coordination & Support

Provide guidance and support to Procurement Executives and Purchasing Assistants on daily procurement activities when required.

Coordinate and follow up on procurement‑related tasks to ensure smooth departmental operations.

Share knowledge and provide support to team members on procurement procedures and supplier‑related matters.

Work closely with internal departments to resolve procurement issues and ensure business requirements are met.

9. Other Responsibilities

Perform any other duties and responsibilities assigned by Management from time to time.

Ensure compliance with company policies, ethical procurement practices, and health, safety, and environmental requirements.

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