Procurement Executive

Private Advertiser; Johor; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Private Advertiser is seeking a procurement specialist in Malaysia to manage end-to-end sourcing, vendor evaluation, and logistics coordination for export-oriented manufacturing operations. You will prepare POs, liaise with suppliers, and ensure compliance with customs and MITI requirements.

The role requires 3+ years of relevant experience, strong MS Office skills, and excellent teamwork and planning abilities to adapt to a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, logistics, or a related field may be required.

Responsibilities

• Source vendors, request quotations, and make recommendations to operation department.
• Evaluate vendor quotations against product requirements.
• Assess supplier performance and quality standards.
• Prepare purchase requisitions and purchase orders.
• Liaise with suppliers to resolve quality or quantity discrepancies.
• Update purchasing records, data, and pricing in the system.
• Undertake ad-hoc duties as assigned.
• Understand Malaysia customs act and attend to customs and MITI matters (duty, sales tax, HS code, exemptions, CO, import licenses, etc.).
• Coordinate with suppliers on delivery schedules and forwarders for import/export documentation.
• Check and verify documents to ensure legal compliance.
• Seek freight quotations and recommend competitive forwarders or carriers for shipments.

Skills

Procurement

Vendor evaluation

Logistics coordination

Documentation

MS Office

Communication

Teamwork

Planning

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/logistics

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Source for vendors, request for quotations and make recommendations to operation department

Evaluate vendor’s quotation based on products requirements

Evaluate supplier’s performance and quality standard

Prepare purchase requisition and purchase orders

Liaise with suppliers to resolve issues such as quality or quantity discrepancies

Update purchasing records, data, and pricing into the system

Undertake other ad-hoc duties as assigned

Understand of Malaysia custom act and able to attend to custom and MITI matters, eg. duty, sales tax, HS code, Duty exemption, application of Certificate Of Origin , Import License, LMW, PCA & others.

Liaise with supplier on delivery schedule

Liaise with forwarder permit and delivery, for both import and export

Liaise with forwarder on documentation

Check and verify documents to ensure legal compliance

Seek freight quotations and make recommendations on competitive forwarder or agent, carrier and insurer for shipment

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in business, logistics, or a related field may be required

Preferred working experience in procurement or purchasing field.

Minimum 3 years above relevant working experience in an export oriented manufacturing environment.

Well verse in Microsoft Office (word, excel and power point).

Good teamwork skill, communication skills, adaptability, good organization and planning skill

Effective problem-solving abilities.