Senior Buyer - Indirect Spend

Barry Callebaut Services Asia Pacific Sdn Bhd; Pasir Gudang; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Restaurant benefits

Performance bonus

Job summary

Barry Callebaut Services Asia Pacific Sdn Bhd in Pasir Gudang is seeking a Senior Buyer Indirect Spend to manage a broad portfolio of indirect categories and drive value. You will analyze spend, negotiate contracts, and lead supplier performance reviews, while collaborating with internal stakeholders to optimize total cost of ownership.

English fluency is required; SAP/Maximo experience is a plus. 5–10 years in indirect spend with international exposure is preferred.

Qualifications

• English fluency in writing and speaking.
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite required.
• Experience with SAP and/or Maximo is a plus.
• Engineering/Bachelor's degree in a technical field is a plus.
• Minimum 5–10 years in indirect spend purchasing in an international company (food/pharma/chemical preferred).
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team.
• Leadership and management capabilities.
• Autonomy and result orientation.
• Change management and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Analyze historical spend data and budgets for assigned categories; define strategies.
• Manage contracts related to Indirect Spend; ensure compliance with processes.
• Research and evaluate vendors; monitor market forces.
• Negotiate proposals and finalize contracts; drive value through supplier innovation.
• Support supplier relationship management and drive cost and service improvements.
• Develop and implement sourcing strategies to achieve best TCO.
• Create action plans to continuously reduce category costs.
• Maintain documentation and perform supplier performance reviews.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure effective purchasing.

Skills

English fluency

MS Office

SAP

Maximo

Leadership

Analytical skills

Autonomy

Change management

Education

Bachelor in Engineering / technical field

Tools

SAP

Maximo

Job description

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This position has responsibility for the indirect spend portfolio of categories assigned. The Indirect Spend covers all technical, non-technical and service spend (beside categories managed at Regional or Group level) such as Capex and MRO, Packaging, Energy, Facility Management, lab consumables/services/equipment, G&A related spend, and in general any spend beside the direct spend.The Senior Buyer Indirect Spend will report with a solid line to the Purchasing Manager Indirect Spend located in Pasir Gudang.

Key responsibilities include

• Analyze historical spend data and budget for the categories assigned, and define strategies - Yearly
• Manage contracts (Pos) related to Indirect Spend in the categories assigned - daily
• Understand market forces, research and evaluate vendors - daily
• Apply the purchasing process flows in line with the category strategy - daily
• Define particular terms and conditions - daily
• Negotiate proposals and finalize contracts - daily, monthly, yearly
• Support supplier relationship management and drive value creation through supplier innovation - weekly, monthly
• Drive continuous improvements (cost and service) of assigned sourcing categories - daily
• Monitor and report savings results - monthly
• Manage contracts related to wastes sales - annually, on request
• Develop and implement sourcing strategies to ensure the most efficient procurement of the spend categories assigned, at the best TCO.
• Create and manage ongoing action plans to continuously reduce categories costs according to the targets assigned.
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders and work closely with them to ensure good collaboration with Purchasing.
• Ensure the relevant purchasing practices are applied for the categories in scope (strategic, tactical, spot buy) and manage "hands-on" the categories assigned.
• Ensure compliance with the Group purchasing processes.
• Generate reports on regular and ad-hoc basis.
• Maintain up-to-date documentation of all purchases and perform supplier performance reviews.
• Manage performance and relationships with the suppliers, to ensure that the facilities have the right supplier base, delivering the right performance (service, quality, TCO).
• Ensure a strict "house-keeping" for the categories assigned (compliance on controls, open POs, etc.)
• Support and/or lead issues resolution between suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Support on ad-hoc basis other projects for the country/region

About you

• Language: English written and spoken fluently.
• Knowledge in Ms Office Suite is a must.
• Knowledge in SAP and/or Maximo is a plus.
• Engineer / Bachelor degree in technical field is a plus.
• Solid experience of minimum 5/10 years in indirect spend purchasing in an international company (preferably in food / pharmaceutical / chemical industries).
• High interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively in team environment.
• Leadership and management
• Autonomy
• Result orientation
• Change management
• Analytical skills