Sourcing & Product Development Executive

HMT Industries Sdn. Bhd.; Seri Medan; On-site; MYR 67,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

EPF

SOCSO

Annual Leave

Medical Leave

Health Insurance

Compassionate Leave

Company Activities

Fun Entertainment Environment

Marriage Leave

Mental Health Support

Maternity Leave

Parental Leave

Performance Bonus

Professional Career Development

Salary Increment

Job summary

HMT Industries Sdn. Bhd. in Malaysia is seeking a Sourcing & Product Development Executive to manage end-to-end sourcing, supplier qualification, costings, and product lifecycle from concept to mass production.

You will build landed costs, negotiate with vendors, and coordinate with sales and engineering to deliver compliant, high-quality packaging and FMCG products.

Qualifications

• Diploma in a relevant field (e.g., Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering).
• Minimum 3 years in sourcing, purchasing, merchandising or trading. Packaging, disposables, FMCG or food-related industry preferred.
• Comfortable building costings in Excel and calculating gross margin and landed cost without supervision.
• Working knowledge of import documentation, Incoterms and freight forwarding.
• Strong negotiator with disciplined follow-through.
• Fully transparent with cost and supplier information. This role handles confidential pricing and must be trustworthy.
• Proven ability to manage the end-to-end product development lifecycle, from concept generation and design to prototyping, testing, and mass production.
• Strong negotiation skills with a track record of securing favorable terms and conditions with vendors and suppliers.
• Proficiency in conducting thorough market research to identify new product opportunities, assess competitive landscapes, and understand market trends.
• Solid understanding of quality control processes and standards within manufacturing, ensuring products meet required specifications.

Responsibilities

• Sourcing and supplier management with local and overseas suppliers.
• Request quotations, samples and specifications; negotiate price, minimum order quantity, lead time and payment terms.
• Verify supplier documentation for food-contact packaging (food grade certificates, test reports, material declarations).
• Build and maintain an approved supplier list, with at least two qualified sources for each key product.
• Build the full landed cost for every product: product cost, freight, duty, handling, packing and any local charges.
• Set selling prices in line with the company minimum gross margin guidelines.
• Escalate any deal below the minimum margin to the Managing Director for approval before quoting.
• Review pricing at least quarterly, and immediately whenever supplier cost or exchange rates move.
• Respond to sales enquiries for non-manufactured products within 2 working days.
• Provide the sales team with specifications, images, minimum order quantity, lead time and selling price.
• Support sample requests, first orders and any technical questions from customers, through the sales team.
• Decide, for each product, whether we hold stock or order against confirmed customer orders.
• Keep trading inventory within the agreed value limit and monitor slow-moving stock monthly.
• Follow up shipments, documents and delivery dates with suppliers and forwarders.
• Keep all supplier contacts, quotations and cost records in the company system, not in personal files.
• Submit a one-page weekly report (format below).
• Attend a 30-minute weekly review with the Managing Director and the Sales Assistant Manager.

Skills

Sourcing

Negotiation

Market research

Product development

Costing in Excel

Vendor management

Forecasting

Education

Diploma in relevant field

Tools

Excel

Incoterms

Freight forwarding

Job description

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Sourcing & Product Development Executive

• Minimum of a Diploma in a relevant field (e.g., Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related discipline).
• At least 3 years in sourcing, purchasing, merchandising or trading. Packaging, disposables, FMCG or food-related industry preferred.
• Comfortable building costings in Excel and calculating gross margin and landed cost without supervision.
• Working knowledge of import documentation, Incoterms and freight forwarding.
• Strong negotiator with disciplined follow-through.
• Fully transparent with cost and supplier information. This role handles confidential pricing and must be trustworthy.
• Proven ability to manage the end-to-end product development lifecycle, from concept generation and design to prototyping, testing, and mass production.
• Strong negotiation skills with a track record of securing favorable terms and conditions with vendors and suppliers.
• Proficiency in conducting thorough market research to identify new product opportunities, assess competitive landscapes, and understand market trends.
• Solid understanding of quality control processes and standards within manufacturing, ensuring products meet required specifications.

Requirement

• Minimum of a Diploma in a relevant field (e.g., Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related discipline).
• At least 3 years in sourcing, purchasing, merchandising or trading. Packaging, disposables, FMCG or food-related industry preferred.
• Comfortable building costings in Excel and calculating gross margin and landed cost without supervision.
• Working knowledge of import documentation, Incoterms and freight forwarding.
• Strong negotiator with disciplined follow-through.
• Fully transparent with cost and supplier information. This role handles confidential pricing and must be trustworthy.
• Proven ability to manage the end-to-end product development lifecycle, from concept generation and design to prototyping, testing, and mass production.
• Strong negotiation skills with a track record of securing favorable terms and conditions with vendors and suppliers.
• Proficiency in conducting thorough market research to identify new product opportunities, assess competitive landscapes, and understand market trends.
• Solid understanding of quality control processes and standards within manufacturing, ensuring products meet required specifications.

Responsibility

1. Sourcing and supplier management

• Work with the sales team to identify products customers are asking for that HMT does not manufacture.
• Search for, shortlist and qualify suppliers, both local and overseas.
• Request quotations, samples and specifications; negotiate price, minimum order quantity, lead time and payment terms.
• Verify supplier documentation for food-contact packaging (food grade certificates, test reports, material declarations).
• Build and maintain an approved supplier list, with at least two qualified sources for each key product.

2. Costing and pricing

• Build the full landed cost for every product: product cost, freight, duty, handling, packing and any local charges.
• Set selling prices in line with the company minimum gross margin guidelines.
• Escalate any deal below the minimum margin to the Managing Director for approval before quoting.
• Review pricing at least quarterly, and immediately whenever supplier cost or exchange rates move.

3. Working with the sales team

• Respond to sales enquiries for non-manufactured products within 2 working days.
• Provide the sales team with specifications, images, minimum order quantity, lead time and selling price.
• Support sample requests, first orders and any technical questions from customers, through the sales team.

4. Inventory and order follow-through

• Decide, for each product, whether we hold stock or order against confirmed customer orders.
• Keep trading inventory within the agreed value limit and monitor slow-moving stock monthly.
• Follow up shipments, documents and delivery dates with suppliers and forwarders.
• Keep all supplier contacts, quotations and cost records in the company system, not in personal files.

5. Reporting

• Submit a one-page weekly report (format below).
• Attend a 30-minute weekly review with the Managing Director and the Sales Assistant Manager.

Benefits

• EPF
• SOCSO
• Annual Leave
• Medical Leave
• Health Insurance
• Compassionate Leave
• Company Activities
• Fun Entertainment Environment
• Marriage Leave
• Mental Health Support
• Maternity Leave
• Parental Leave
• Performance Bonus
• Professional Career Development
• Salary Increment