Senior Procurement Executive

AONIC SDN. BHD.; Subang Jaya; On-site; MYR 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading procurement firm in Malaysia is seeking a Procurement Lead to oversee procurement strategy and optimize costs across various verticals. You will be responsible for enhancing supply chain processes, managing supplier relationships, and analyzing market trends to maximize profitability. The ideal candidate has at least 5 years in merchandising and 2 years in a leadership role. Strong analytical skills and proficiency in tools like Excel and Power BI are essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in merchandising, buying, or category management.
• 2 years of experience leading a team.
• Knowledge of inventory planning and global shipping.

Responsibilities

• Enhance procurement strategy and ensure sustainability of purchasing.
• Improve goods shipping and transportation processes.
• Monitor competitor activity and adjust strategies.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication and collaboration

Team leadership

Market trend analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business or related field

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Job description

We are seeking a Procurement Lead to drive the procurement strategy, planning, and cost optimization across our verticals. This role is responsible for curating the procurement workflow, enhancing supply chain and managing supplier relationships to ensure an optimal product mix that aligns with business goals. The ideal candidate will have a keen eye for market trends, consumer behavior, and pricing strategies to maximize revenue and profitability.

Responsibilities

Procurement Strategy: Enhance the framework of procurement to ensure the sustainability of purchasing, pricing and competitiveness between product with supplier.

Supply Chain Strategy: Enhance the framework of goods shipping and transportation to improve the overall cost to product.

Inventory Management: Enhance the ratio measurement as proportional yardstick to sustainable purchasing and supply chain system.

Competitor Monitoring: Monitor competitor activity and adjust purchasing strategies accordingly with merchandising group.

People & Processes: Work actively with key stakeholders such as retail branches’ personnel, salesperson and product teams to understand possible gaps in their daily tasks relating to merchandising, and develop processes to boost overall supply chain efficiency and productivity.

Analysis: Conduct customer feedback survey and market research to ensure relevance of Aonic’s service and product offerings and build long-term rapport with customers. Analyze sales data and market trends to identify opportunities for growth and optimization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Marketing, Supply Chain, Procurement, Retail Management, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in merchandising, buying, or category management.
• 2 years of experience leading a team.
• Strong analytical skills with proficiency in data analysis tools (Excel, Power BI, or similar).
• Experience in eCommerce, retail, or lifestyle product merchandising is a plus.
• Knowledge of inventory planning, global shipping and logistic terms, pricing strategies, and supplier negotiation.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work across departments.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and adapt to market changes.

Application Questions

Your application will include the following questions:

• What's your expected monthly basic salary?
• How many years' experience do you have in a procurement role?
• Do you have experience with inventory management?
• How would you rate your Mandarin language skills?