Senior Buyer

PEN S J Electronics Sdn Bhd; Seberang Perai; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

PEN S J Electronics Sdn Bhd is seeking a results-driven Procurement professional to lead sourcing activities across assigned commodities. You will evaluate suppliers, negotiate terms and support NPI sourcing to ensure material availability.

With 3–6 years in procurement or supply chain, you will maintain supplier relationships, monitor performance and drive continuous improvement in governance, cost optimization and digital procurement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline as stated.
• Professional certification such as CIPS, CPSM or CPM is an advantage.
• Minimum 3-6 years of Procurement, Purchasing or Supply Chain experience.

Responsibilities

• Execute sourcing activities, supplier evaluation and purchasing processes for assigned commodities.
• Support supplier selection, commercial negotiations and New Product Introduction (NPI) sourcing.
• Accountable for sourcing execution, purchasing effectiveness and material availability.
• Maintain supplier relationships, monitor supplier performance and support supplier development initiatives.
• Coordinate supplier qualification, onboarding and compliance activities.
• Accountable for supplier performance, supply continuity and supplier compliance.
• Manage RFQ, PR, PO and order fulfilment activities while ensuring procurement process compliance.
• Support cost optimization, procurement analytics and digital procurement initiatives.
• Accountable for procurement performance, documentation accuracy and operational efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with procurement policies, procedures and audit requirements.
• Maintain procurement documentation, supplier records and master data accuracy.
• Accountable for governance compliance, audit readiness and documentation integrity.
• Participate in procurement improvement, Lean, Kaizen and digital transformation initiatives.
• Coach and mentor Procurement Executive II and Procurement Executive I while sharing procurement best practices.
• Accountable for continuous improvement, knowledge sharing and team capability development.
• Collaborate with Planning, Warehouse, Engineering, Production, Quality, Finance and Operations to support business requirements.
• Build effective stakeholder relationships and resolve procurement issues promptly.
• Accountable for stakeholder collaboration, service responsiveness and business support.
• Perform other duties, responsibilities and projects assigned by Management from time to time.

Skills

Strategic procurement

Strategic sourcing

Supplier relationship management

Supplier qualification & onboarding

Commercial negotiation

Contract management

Total cost of ownership (TCO)

Procurement analytics

Supply risk management

ERP / MRP systems

Digital procurement

Supplier performance management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management

CIPS, CPSM or CPM certification (advantage)

Tools

ERP / MRP systems

Job description

· Execute sourcing activities, supplier evaluation and purchasing processes for assigned commodities.

· Support supplier selection, commercial negotiations and New Product Introduction (NPI) sourcing.

· Accountable for sourcing execution, purchasing effectiveness and material availability.

· Maintain supplier relationships, monitor supplier performance and support supplier development initiatives.

· Coordinate supplier qualification, onboarding and compliance activities.

· Accountable for supplier performance, supply continuity and supplier compliance.

Procurement Operations

· Manage RFQ, PR, PO and order fulfilment activities while ensuring procurement process compliance.

· Support cost optimization, procurement analytics and digital procurement initiatives.

· Accountable for procurement performance, documentation accuracy and operational efficiency.

Governance & Compliance

· Ensure compliance with procurement policies, procedures and audit requirements.

· Maintain procurement documentation, supplier records and master data accuracy.

· Accountable for governance compliance, audit readiness and documentation integrity.

· Participate in procurement improvement, Lean, Kaizen and digital transformation initiatives.

· Coach and mentor Procurement Executive II and Procurement Executive I while sharing procurement best practices.

· Accountable for continuous improvement, knowledge sharing and team capability development.

Cross Functional Collaboration

· Collaborate with Planning, Warehouse, Engineering, Production, Quality, Finance and Operations to support business requirements.

· Build effective stakeholder relationships and resolve procurement issues promptly.

· Accountable for stakeholder collaboration, service responsiveness and business support.

Others

· Perform other duties, responsibilities and projects assigned by Management from time to time.

Key Requirements:

Education

· Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Business Administration, Engineering or related discipline.

· Professional certification such as CIPS, CPSM or CPM is an advantage.

Experience

· Minimum 3-6 years of Procurement, Purchasing or Supply Chain experience.

· Experience in Semiconductor, EMS, Advanced Manufacturing or related industries is preferred.

Technical Knowledge

· Strategic Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Relationship Management, Supplier Qualification & Onboarding, Commercial Negotiation, Contract Management, Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), Procurement Governance, Procurement Analytics, Supply Risk Management, ERP / MRP Systems, Digital Procurement, Supplier Performance Management.

Additional Requirements

· Strong procurement knowledge, negotiation skills, analytical thinking, problem-solving ability, stakeholder management, coaching capability, integrity and professionalism.