Purchaser (Tactical Purchaser 3)

IQIP; Johor Bahru; On-site; MYR 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading firm in energy and infrastructure seeks a tactical purchaser to oversee the procurement of materials essential for projects. You will negotiate contracts, manage supplier relationships, and contribute to strategic planning. This role promises growth in a dynamic environment focused on global impact.

Benefits

Generous medical coverage

Performance bonus

Travel allowance

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of work experience in a design and engineering environment.
• Competency in procurement methodologies and supply chain management.
• Good command of English, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Manage purchasing of materials and services within procurement strategy.
• Negotiate with suppliers on price, quality, and delivery conditions.
• Maintain operational relations and evaluate supplier performance.

Skills

Negotiation strategies

Supplier management

Interpersonal skills

Process improvement

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

MS Visio

Job description

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Together, we plan, manage, and deliver complex international projects that shape the future of energy and infrastructure.

Wouldn't you like to work for a company whose equipment is used to install the foundations of 70% of all global offshore wind farms? IQIP offers a role with purpose, global reach, and tangible results—plus the opportunity to grow in a high-performance culture that values ownership, collaboration, and getting the job done.

Are you ready to build tomorrow’s world with us?

As a tactical purchaser, you are responsible for managing and ensuring the purchasing of materials, services and/or equipment for the assigned purchasing commodities and portfolio, within the Procurement Strategy, policies and framework agreements established on commodity level, to ensure an uninterrupted and timely supply at optimum cost within specifications.

Responsibility:

Commodity plan contribution: From the own experience and market insights, support the Purchaser 4 and provide input for the development of the procurement strategy and plan.

Commodity plan execution: Realize and execute commodity plan for assigned commodities, manage assigned portfolio.

Business/project execution: Buy goods/services within assigned commodity and framework agreements, based on business/project requirements as well as signal and mitigate risks.

Requirements and needs: Collect, assess and discuss business requirements and needs concerning goods/services to be purchased (quantities, specifications and services levels) within the assigned portfolio.

Negotiation: Determine a negotiation strategy together with the Purchaser 4 and negotiate with suppliers concerning the price, quality and delivery conditions for goods and/or services, within given boundaries.

Framework agreements: In consultation with the Purchaser 4 and/or Legal department, monitor and adjust (detailed) framework agreements and manage continuation of agreements for own portfolio.

Supplier management: Maintain operational relations with suppliers, as well as evaluate and optimize performance of suppliers and solve/discuss quality issues.

Management information: Provide insights regarding quantitative and qualitative developments, like input for budgets and forecasting, by means of periodical and ad hoc reports and/or analyses, based on reporting guidelines.

Projects and optimization: Develop a project procurement plan, providing input for the overall project planning, and the execution of the project procurement within OSBIT (on specifications, budget, in time) and acts as the single point of contact for the project manager for the duration of the project, for procurement related issues.

Change Order Management: Manage changes and demarcations in the procurement scope of the project, redefine project procurement scope and demarcations and negotiate the financial, timeliness and qualitative impact on the project with the suppliers.

SHEQ: Behave in line with safety rules, regulations, procedures, instructions, guidelines, and awareness, including addressing anomalies to others.

Supplier segment: Responsible for suppliers in Routine and Leverage Products segment.

Commodity: Operates in a portfolio with strategic and critical materials/products and/or services with high risk for business continuity within multiple commodities and/or disciplines in IQIP.

Stakeholder management: Has a network in the market and negotiates with suppliers on (sub)contracts based on defined framework agreements. Counterpart from the supplier is usually on routine/leverage level in the organization.

Autonomy: Works highly independently, in line with project plans, commodity plans and procedures.

Purchasing projects: Initiates, plans and leads purchasing projects. Impact on project budget of ~ €1 – 5 Million.

Contract complexity: Complex contracts for tailor made, innovative/ new products, including IP clauses. Manages several purchasing commodities, requiring a helicopter view.

Qualification:

A Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering or other Bachelor Degree with related experience

At least 5 (five) of years of work experience preferably in a design and engineering environment

Competency in computer applications, especially MS Excel, MS PowerPoint and MS Visio

Expertise in procurement methodologies or supply chain management and processes as well as negotiation tactics

Knowledge of industry best practices and ability to drive process improvement

Good interpersonal skills, self-motivated, gold oriented and result-driven.

Good command of English (written and spoken)

Remuneration package will be based on experience

Our Offer:

Being a member of IQIP’s team means working on tomorrow’s intelligent industrial equipment, with maximizing safety and minimizing ecological impact always as our first priority. You’ll have the opportunity to develop at full speed in a small, yet global work environment, with focus on your needs in career progression. Besides the opportunity to bring about large scale change in the world of offshore, civil and coastal infrastructure we also offer a competitive salary, generous medical coverage that cover you and your immediate family members (i.e. spouse and kids), performance bonus, travel allowance besides training and development along with ample possibilities to grow and learn.

Our Organization:

IQIP is a leading global supplier of intelligent equipment for foundation, installation and decommissioning in the offshore Wind & Renewables, offshore Oil & Gas and Coastal & Civil market that provides each customer an effective solution for their projects.

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The story of IQIP begins more than 30 years ago. Three companies, all specialised in installation and foundation projects, decide to work closely together to enable them to offer their customers total solutions. This successful collaboration is consolidated into the creation of IQIP.By consistently offering quality and customised solutions that optimise the operational efficiency of customers, IQIP acquires an international leading position as a supplier of total solutions for installation and foundation projects in the Offshore Wind & Renewables, Decommissoning, Oil & Gas and Coastal & Civil market.

PASSION AND CRAFTSMANSHIPIQIP’s international leading position is primarily due to our people. The core of our company consists of people who are obsessed with technology, combined with an enormous drive to help each other and our customers. Needless to say, safety always comes first. We listen, offer tailor-made solutions and deliver on our promises.

LEADING IN QUALITYAt IQIP we ensure that our equipment is of the best quality and guarantees high uptime and installation efficiency, which helps our customers to realise their ambitions and to operate in a sustainable way.

BUILDING WITH CARE FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAs part of those ambitions, we are continuously pushing the boundaries of technology.We are building wind farms further and further out to sea, with increasing volumes in both number and size of foundations. We build ports and infrastructure in environments where space is tight and conditions are complex.We continue to develop more efficient techniques for both installation and decommissioning of offshore structures. We use digital technology and data to optimise the lifespan and efficiency of equipment.And, above all, we build with care for our living environment, so that future generations can benefit from it.In short: we build for the future.

IQIP Malaysia Sdn Bhd

The story of IQIP begins more than 30 years ago. Three companies, all specialised in installation and foundation projects, decide to work closely together to enable them to offer their customers total solutions. This successful collaboration is consolidated into the creation of IQIP.By consistently offering quality and customised solutions that optimise the operational efficiency of customers, IQIP acquires an international leading position as a supplier of total solutions for installation and foundation projects in the Offshore Wind & Renewables, Decommissoning, Oil & Gas and Coastal & Civil market.

PASSION AND CRAFTSMANSHIPIQIP’s international leading position is primarily due to our people. The core of our company consists of people who are obsessed with technology, combined with an enormous drive to help each other and our customers. Needless to say, safety always comes first. We listen, offer tailor-made solutions and deliver on our promises.

LEADING IN QUALITYAt IQIP we ensure that our equipment is of the best quality and guarantees high uptime and installation efficiency, which helps our customers to realise their ambitions and to operate in a sustainable way.

BUILDING WITH CARE FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAs part of those ambitions, we are continuously pushing the boundaries of technology.We are building wind farms further and further out to sea, with increasing volumes in both number and size of foundations. We build ports and infrastructure in environments where space is tight and conditions are complex.We continue to develop more efficient techniques for both installation and decommissioning of offshore structures. We use digital technology and data to optimise the lifespan and efficiency of equipment.And, above all, we build with care for our living environment, so that future generations can benefit from it.In short: we build for the future.

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