Senior Strategic Procurement Engineer

ASMPT; Pasir Gudang; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

ASMPT is seeking a seasoned procurement professional to oversee commodity strategies, supplier negotiations, and global alignment across regional and local markets. You will lead sourcing activities, drive cost optimization, and ensure supplier compliance through end-to-end lifecycle management.

The role emphasizes strategic planning, stakeholder collaboration, and continuous improvement in procurement processes to sustain competitive advantage and profitability.

Qualifications

• Minimum Degree or Diploma with 5 years experiences in Mechanical / Electrical /Electronic Engineering.
• Minimum 5 years of Supplier Commodity or Sourcing Management, with Engineering related experience >5 years of Procurement experiences.

Responsibilities

• Strategize and Support the Commodity organization, resource planning, training and coaching to new and Junior colleagues
• Should Costs Estimation of commodity in charge; in ensuring costs competiveness for NPI, Localisation and DTC
• Develop and implementation of the Commodity Strategy for Regional as well to align with Global Commodity lead on Global strategy
• Lead and ensure the enforcement on Commodity strategy implementation, from NPI and till product end of life Cycle
• Supply lead in maintaining Business relationship, supplier development and key liaison in representing the organization
• Develop and lead Cost initiative and responsible for negotiation with direct purchase and next tier suppliers where necessary, ensure competitiveness and contribution to the organization
• Contract negotiation and overall management with supplier to ensure supplier compliance on Warranty / Quality / Inventory / Supply commitment are legally binded.
• Monitor products drift costs and the effecting of cost optimizations in key procurement areas such as strategies, supplier selections, inquiries, negotiations, and knowledge management on potential new technologies.
• Ensure that procurement is compliant to pre-defined processes and required documentations, such as quality check related documents, are obtained and recorded.
• Oversee the promotion of material status from stages of manufacturing freeze until series. Driver in design to cost or cost reduction processes via structural cost analyses, ensuring that target costs are feasible between suppliers and project adaptions.
• Lead the Sourcing activity and supplier selection process, support R&D department on Technology scouting
• Close monitoring of industrial Market situation and Technology trend, scouting and introduce competitive suppliers, product innovations to enhance product portfolio
• Manage supplier base compliance and supply assurance and participate in problem solving Manage Commodity supply localization, liaison with Global site on stock balancing and allocation to ensure seamless supply transfer
• Responsible for Drift cost targets tracking and lead implementation on assigned Project Negotiate / Present negotiation results / coordinate with GCM / SP (goal setting and/or implementation or participation in negotiations)

Skills

Negotiation

Sourcing management

Supplier development

Cost optimization

Education

Degree or Diploma

Job description

ASMPT is seeking a seasoned procurement professional to oversee commodity strategies, supplier negotiations, and global alignment across regional and local markets. You will lead sourcing activities, drive cost optimization, and ensure supplier compliance through end-to-end lifecycle management.

The role emphasizes strategic planning, stakeholder collaboration, and continuous improvement in procurement processes to sustain competitive advantage and profitability.