Purchasing Order Technician

Air Products; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 20,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A world-leading Industrial Gases company is seeking a Procurement Specialist in Kuala Lumpur. The role involves managing transactional purchases and discrepancies within the procurement process, requiring strong organizational skills and relevant experience. Applicants should hold a relevant bachelor’s degree and possess collaborative and communication skills. This position offers a competitive salary and the opportunity to contribute to a leading global company.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of relevant experience in Procurement/Supply Chain.
• Strong understanding of procurement processes.
• Fluency in English required; other languages preferred.

Responsibilities

• Handle transactional purchases and resolve discrepancies.
• Create purchase orders and manage invoice discrepancies.
• Collaborate with vendors and internal teams.

Skills

Procurement governance

Order processing

Vendor resolution

Collaboration

Planning and prioritizing

Fluency in English

SAP knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, administration, or finance

Tools

SAP

Ariba

Job description

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The incumbent is responsible for handling transactional purchases and discrepancies resolution activities associated with Requisition To Pay (RTP) activities for the assigned country or country cluster.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

This position has the authority to make purchases and commitments up to their prescribed authority limits. Within the framework of corporate policy, procedures, and authority limits, the incumbent can determine the following:

1. Personally plan and prioritize their own work to meet the team’s deadlines.
2. Assess whether a requisition is properly approved and ready to be processed.
3. Decide whether a requisition should be referred to a buyer.
4. Order processing
5. Create Purchase Orders (POs) against existing agreements.
6. Create low-value POs from sourced requisitions.
7. Track and chase order confirmations.
8. Raise PO amendments as required.
9. Support automation and system enhancement initiatives.
10. Handle transactional purchases and discrepancies resolution activities related to Requisition To Pay (RtP).
11. Execute low-value purchase orders where requisitions are sourced.
12. Manage invoice discrepancy chasing, resolution, and reporting utilizing ZMRBR reports.
13. Utilize ZMR11 for GR/IR, ensuring queries are received, disseminated for resolution, processed, and in accordance with the monthly Finance cycles.
14. Resolve vendor data issues related to invoice and discrepancy resolution.

Others

• Maintain outline agreements in support of the Buyers.
• Liaise with Vendor master technicians to update and correct vendor master data as required.
• Perform any ad hoc tasks or activities assigned by the manager.
• Attend to internal audit, external audit, or internal control requests promptly.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, administration, finance, or relevant majors.
• 2-3 years’ relevant experience in Procurement/Supply Chain.
• Strong understanding of procurement governance and processes is an advantage.
• Preferred SAP knowledge and skills.
• Experience with Ariba (SAP Business Network) or relevant ERP systems is an advantage.
• Fluent in English; proficiency in the languages of the supported country clusters is preferred. Spanish is an added advantage.
• Experience in migration/transition projects is a plus.
• Ability to plan and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines.
• Work effectively under pressure and collaborate within a team.

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• Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Malaysia?
• What's your expected monthly basic salary?
• Which of the following types of qualifications do you have?
• How many years' experience do you have in a Purchasing Role?
• Which of the following languages are you fluent in?
• Do you have order processing experience?

Chemicals & Plastics Manufacturing, 101-1,000 employees

Air Products (NYSE:APD) is a world-leading Industrial Gases company celebrating 75 years of operation. The company provides atmospheric and process gases and related equipment to manufacturing markets, including refining, petrochemical, metals, electronics, and food and beverage. It is also the leading supplier of liquefied natural gas process technology and equipment.

The company had fiscal 2015 sales of $9.9 billion and a market cap of approximately $30 billion. About 17,000 employees in 50 countries strive to make Air Products the safest and best performing Industrial Gases company, offering sustainable solutions and excellent service.

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