Purchasing Support Office Buyer I

LEAR CORPORATION; Shah Alam; On-site; MYR 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global automotive technology leader in Shah Alam is seeking a Tactical Buyer to enhance procurement processes. This role involves managing tactical buying activities, liaising with suppliers, and ensuring compliance with procurement standards. Candidates should possess a degree in Business or Supply Chain, with project management experience preferred. The work environment encourages innovation and collaboration.

Benefits

Inclusive work environment

Opportunities for career growth

Recognition as one of Fortune's Most Admired Companies

Qualifications

• At least 1 year of working experience preferred.
• Experience in large multinationals in related departments.
• Ability to work both autonomously and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Manage tactical buying activity for operational spend.
• Support strategic category management and raise purchase orders.
• Evaluate and renegotiate contracts with suppliers.

Skills

Attention to detail

Multilingual proficiency

Service orientation

Education

Degree in Business / Supply Chain

Job description

Overview

Lear, a global automotive technology leader in Seating and E-Systems, enables superior in-vehicle experiences for consumers around the world. Lear is Making Every Drive Better by providing the technology for safer, smarter, and more comfortable journeys. Lear, headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, serves every major automaker in the world and ranks #189 on the Fortune 500. Further information about Lear is available at lear.com or follow us on Twitter @LearCorporation.

Role

As a member of the Global Purchasing team, the Tactical Buyer focuses on tactical and transactional sourcing activities in relation to non-production spend, not covered by strategic category management teams. Based at UOA Business Park, Shah Alam, this role reports to the Manager.

Key Responsibilities

• Handling inbound and outbound requests, calls, and emails.
• Lead the delivery of tactical buying activity for operational planned spend opportunities within defined operational spend levels.
• Manage transactional buying desk activities and support wider strategic category management including raising purchase orders in line with Lear P2P system.
• Deliver additional value to operational buying on orders – interpreting and meeting operational requirements/specifications, demand and delivery of solutions.
• Support category sourcing that continuously improves suppliers’ and contractors’ compliance with Global, Category and Regional standards.
• Work closely with category managers and business units to establish and deliver procurement requirements, strategic benefits and compliance to existing procurement contracts.
• Ensure products and services are purchased in the most cost- and time-efficient manner, delivering agile solutions to implement and ensure purchasing best practices.
• Evaluate, re-tender, renegotiate or extend contracts and suppliers to facilitate tactical and strategic sourcing with relevant stakeholders.
• Engage with operational teams to review pipeline and track regional and national opportunities.
• Identify suppliers and engage them in buying activities, including quotation analysis and recommendations to assess suitability and reliability to meet operational requirements.
• Monitor and challenge non-compliant buying activities.
• Report on compliance, procurement and operational KPIs.
• Utilize eProcurement solutions, including eAuctions.

Qualifications / Requirements

• Degree in Business / Supply Chain or related studies.
• Applicants with at least 1 year of working experience are preferred.
• Experience gained within large multinationals in departments such as Finance, Logistics, HR, Procurement and/or IT.
• Enthusiastic and “can do” personality.
• Excellent attention to detail, able to work well as part of a team and autonomously.
• Highly service oriented and responsive to requests.
• Multilingual / Proficient in Chinese language is an advantage.
• Willing to work at UOA Business Park, Shah Alam.

Advantages Of Working At Lear

• Join the growing team at one of Fortune magazine’s World’s Most Admired Companies 2024.
• Be on the front end of multiple initiatives in Malaysia and building talents.
• Enjoy an inclusive work environment that encourages innovation and creativity.