Strategic Direct Materials Purchasing Manager

FLEXTRONICS TECHNOLOGY (PENANG) SDN BHD; Johor; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Miscellaneous allowance

Dental

Sports (e.g. Gym)

Parking

Attractive Compensation Package, Paid 

Job summary

Flex is seeking a Purchasing Manager Direct to lead procurement of direct materials, parts, components and equipment at Flex PTP in Malaysia. You will oversee a team of buyers and expeditors, set goals, ensure on-time delivery, optimize supplier performance and drive cost improvements in alignment with production schedules.

Reporting to the Materials Manager, you will implement procurement strategies, manage supplier relationships, and ensure compliance with company policies while supporting

Qualifications

• Typically requires a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience and extensive knowledge of purchasing policies and practices.
• Typically requires a minimum of 6/8 years of related experience. Master’s degree preferred.
• Demonstrates advanced functional, technical and people and/or process management skills as well as supplier relationship skills.
• Demonstrates expert knowledge of the function and a thorough understanding of Flex and related business. Use of the following tools may be required: Office Skills: MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Prepares instructions regarding purchasing systems and procedures.
• Establishes goals for purchasing department.
• Follow-up policies and procedures for the operation of procurement activities.
• Manage and guide a team of buyers and expeditors to meet procurement and supplier management goals
• Interface with procurement groups in updating and maintaining company procurement strategies
• Implement processes with suppliers to improve on time delivery and Purchase Price Variance
• Helping implementation of Vendor Managed Inventory models
• Supervise the team in the management of the supply chain to achieve continuous timely supply of parts and services
• Approves purchase orders and change notices through subordinates.
• Reviews purchase order claims and contracts for conformance to company policy
• Ensures continuity of raw material supply to help production schedules and balances with achieving inventory level targets
• Investigates inventory levels. Helps process to manage excess and obsolete material
• Conduct supplier performance reviews and help the team to maintain supplier consistent on time delivery and implement processes with suppliers to ensure on time delivery and quality of product / service
• Keep senior management informed of present/future trends in availability and cost of materials, components and equipment
• Monitors on-time supplier deliveries, inventory turns, MRP execution, Purchase Price Variance, processing time reduction, supplier performance and cost investigation
• Act as first point of escalation with suppliers and communicate all unresolved issues to the Senior Purchasing Manager
• Work closely with the team to ensure purchasing compliance to corporate directives
• Implement appropriate HR strategies and actions to recruit and retain a qualified and motivated workforce

Skills

Purchasing policies

Supplier management

Team leadership

Procurement strategy

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Master’s degree

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Flex is seeking a Purchasing Manager Direct to lead procurement of direct materials, parts, components and equipment at Flex PTP in Malaysia. You will oversee a team of buyers and expeditors, set goals, ensure on-time delivery, optimize supplier performance and drive cost improvements in alignment with production schedules.

Reporting to the Materials Manager, you will implement procurement strategies, manage supplier relationships, and ensure compliance with company policies while supporting