Senior Purchasing Executive (Direct Material)

Armstrong Auto Parts Sdn Bhd; Seberang Perai; On-site; MYR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Jora Malaysia is seeking a Senior Purchasing Executive (Direct Material) to manage P/O issuance in SAP, coordinate deliveries for local and imported materials, and resolve supplier issues affecting quality or on-time delivery.

You will monitor shortages, liaise with planning, sales, and finance, and drive improvements in the direct material purchasing process while ensuring compliance with KPI targets and documentation.

Qualifications

• Academic Qualifications – Degree
• Experience - Min 5 years experience in purchasing/procurement within manufacturing
• Languages: Bahasa Melayu, English; Mandarin fluency required for Mandarin-speaking suppliers.

Responsibilities

• PIC for P/O issuance in SAP, delivery follow up for local/import direct material purchases.
• Involve in all issues related with suppliers with regards to quality and delivery.
• Follow up the shipping documents from suppliers and conduct yearly local suppliers audit.
• Shortage parts expediting, pull in and stock monitoring. Work closely with planner and sales to avoid any impact to Customer Delivery Inquiry. Escalating to managerial level and provide proposal on expediting part delivery.
• Follow up on shortage and reject parts replacement.
• Send monthly tentative forecast to suppliers.
• Follow up the shipment arrive with Shipping/Store and to ensure store chop sign the original shipping documents.
• Follow up payment with Finance – LC, TT before shipment and outstanding payment email from suppliers.
• Continues make improvement and lean the direct material purchasing process and close the gap if any.
• Liaise with Receiving Store and Finance on all the issues related to GPRO and invoicing.
• Follow up closely with Costing Team for part required which no pricing and stop supply from supplier.
• Provide clarification for monthly Purchase Price Variance (PPV) if any.
• Attending all meetings pertaining to purchasing if superior not available
• Open PO monitoring and reporting
• Ensure all MRP PO issued within 3 working days as per KPI set
• To undertake any other projects, tasks and duties as assigned by superiors from time to time

Skills

Leading the team

Data analysis

Multitasking

Computer competency

SAP

Education

Degree

Tools

SAP

MS Office

Job description

Jora Malaysia will close on 9th September 2026. Thank you for being with us, we are cheering you on as you continue your career journey.

Senior Purchasing Executive (Direct Material)

• 1. PIC for P/O issuance in SAP, delivery follow up for local/import direct material purchases
• 2. Involve in all issues related with suppliers with regards to quality and delivery
• 3. Follow up the shipping documents from suppliers and conduct yearly local suppliers audit
• 4. Shortage parts expediting, pull in and stock monitoring. Work closely with planner and sales to avoid any impact to Customer Delivery Inquiry. Escalating to managerial level and provide proposal on expediting part delivery
• 5. Follow up on shortage and reject parts replacement
• 6. Send monthly tentative forecast to suppliers
• 7. Follow up the shipment arrive with Shipping/Store and to ensure store chop sign the original shipping documents
• 8. Follow up payment with Finance – LC, TT before shipment and outstanding payment email from suppliers
• 9. Continues make improvement and lean the direct material purchasing process and close the gap if any
• 10. Liaise with Receiving Store and Finance on all the issues related to GPRO and invoicing
• 11. Follow up closely with Costing Team for part required which no pricing and stop supply from supplier
• 12. Provide clarification for monthly Purchase Price Variance (PPV) if any
• 13. Attending all meetings pertaining to purchasing if superior not available
• 14. Open PO monitoring and reporting
• 15. Ensure all MRP PO issued within 3 working days as per KPI set
• 16. To undertake any other projects, tasks and duties as assigned by superiors from time to time

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Academic Qualifications – Degree
• Experience - Min 5 years experience in manufacturing related to purchasing/procurement
• Key Skills/Knowledge – Leading the team, computer competency, able to perform data analysis and work under pressure and ability to manage multi tasks and work
• Preference Language: Bahasa Melayu, English, Mandarin (Fluency in Mandarin is required for communication with Mandarin-speaking suppliers.)