Procurement Specialists

Teleperformance; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global customer service company is seeking a detail-oriented Procurement Specialist to manage purchasing activities and payment processing. The ideal candidate will ensure timely procurement of goods and services while maintaining vendor relationships. Responsibilities include reviewing purchase requests, creating purchase orders, and coordinating supplier interactions. A Bachelor's degree and 2+ years of relevant experience are required, along with fluency in English and strong problem-solving skills. Competitive compensation provided.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in procurement, accounts payable, or purchasing.
• Proficiency in additional languages is highly preferred.
• Strong understanding of procurement best practices and payment processing.

Responsibilities

• Manage purchasing activities and accounts payable functions.
• Ensure timely procurement of goods and services.
• Maintain vendor relationships and optimize procurement processes.

Skills

Detail-oriented

Fluency in English

Problem-solving skills

Attention to detail

Ability to multitask

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Finance, or a related field

Job description

Procurement Specialists (English Speaker)

We are seeking a detail-oriented Procurement Specialist to manage purchasing activities, payment processing, and accounts payable functions. The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring the timely procurement of goods and services, maintaining vendor relationships, and optimizing procurement processes while ensuring compliance with company policies.

Key Responsibilities:

• PR Review: Pick up internal low-value (such as below 10k USD) purchase request PR) or PR which can be covered by the framework in procurement system
• Review PR to ensure the purchasing items/services and the budget are reasonable and all the necessary information, including supplier onboarding status, no need signing contract, category, unit price, total amount, region address and etc are correct within 2Days Remarks: PR needs supplier onboarding and signing contracts are out of the BPO work scope and transfer the PR to corresponding FTE.
• According to the PR content, BPO should verify if the request can be made through the key supplier (there will be a provided key supplier list) and inviting the supplier to reply to the quotation (only for below 10k USD and cannot be covered by the framework)
• Supplier selection and cost Evaluation: For Below 10k BCL, buyers need to confirm that the quote is authentic, and the price is not out of (or beyond) common sense and record in the system.
• Initiate PO: Create and submit Purchase Order using the approved PR within 5 days since PR first arrives in procurement system
• Verify all the PO information including entity, supplier info, related tract, product/service info, unit price, tax, total amount, purchase order type, payment terms and etc are correct.
• Release Child PO from a Blanket PO(a budget PO with estimated amount) after the service is provided and the settlement is done and review the unit price in the settlement bill is equivalent to the BPO or related contract.
• Coordinate the P2P related issues: Follow up the delivery efficiency and quality and deal with any issues that occur during the process
• Assist in resolving any other payment problems

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Finance, or a related field.
• 2+ years of experience in procurement, accounts payable, or purchasing.
• Fluency in English is required. Proficiency in one or more additional languages (e.g., Spanish, Mandarin, French, Japanese or other widely spoken business languages) is highly preferred.
• Strong understanding of procurement best practices, payment processing, and financial reporting.
• Ability to multitask, prioritize, and work in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills.