Senior Purchasing Leader — Supplier & Cost Optimization

CTI International; Johor Bahru; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

CTI International in Malaysia is seeking an experienced Purchasing Manager to lead the purchasing function, oversee supplier management, cost optimization, and ensure material availability to support production and business needs.

The role requires building strong supplier relationships, driving negotiations, managing inventory, and collaborating with Finance, Engineering, Operations, Planning, Quality, and Supply Chain to align purchasing with company goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, procurement, business, engineering, or related field.
• 8–10 years of experience in Purchasing, Procurement, Sourcing, or Supply Chain with managerial experience.
• Proven experience in purchasing team management and supplier relationship management.
• Strong experience in supplier negotiation, cost reduction, material planning, and supply continuity.
• Experience in manufacturing, semiconductor, electronics, or other high-volume production environments is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Purchasing team, including supervision, coaching, performance management, and resource planning.
• Oversee daily purchasing activities to ensure materials, components, and services are available according to production and business requirements.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers to ensure competitive pricing, quality, delivery, and supply continuity.
• Manage supplier sourcing, quotation evaluation, price negotiation, purchase orders, and supplier performance.
• Monitor supplier capacity, delivery performance, material readiness, and potential supply risks.
• Lead supplier shortage and delivery escalations, working with suppliers and internal teams to develop recovery and mitigation plans.
• Drive cost reduction and productivity improvement initiatives through negotiation, process improvement, and effective resource management.
• Monitor purchasing and inventory activities, including pull-in, push-out, cancellation, and early-receipt management, to maintain appropriate inventory levels.
• Support working capital and inventory objectives through effective purchasing and supplier payment-term management.
• Establish and monitor purchasing KPIs, including cost savings, supplier delivery performance, material availability, inventory levels, and purchase order management.
• Identify opportunities to improve purchasing processes, efficiency, and operational effectiveness.
• Collaborate with Finance, Engineering, Operations, Planning, Quality, and Supply Chain teams to align purchasing activities with production and business requirements.
• Ensure purchasing activities comply with company policies, procedures, and applicable requirements.
• Prepare purchasing reports and provide regular updates to management on supplier performance, cost, material availability, risks, and improvement initiatives.

Skills

Negotiation

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management or related field

Tools

ERP systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

CTI International in Malaysia is seeking an experienced Purchasing Manager to lead the purchasing function, oversee supplier management, cost optimization, and ensure material availability to support production and business needs.

The role requires building strong supplier relationships, driving negotiations, managing inventory, and collaborating with Finance, Engineering, Operations, Planning, Quality, and Supply Chain to align purchasing with company goals.