Tactical Buyer

ASML; Penang; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

ASML in Malaysia (Penang) is seeking a Tactical Buyer to manage the day-to-day procurement processes for multiple suppliers, from requisition to pay, ensuring material availability, on-time delivery, and cost efficiency. You will lead supplier negotiations, perform spend base analysis, and coordinate with account leads and engineers to translate business needs into executable sourcing plans.

Experience with R2P and SRM is valued.

Qualifications

• Ability to negotiate supplier contracts and drive cost savings.
• Strong stakeholder management across procurement, logistics and engineering.
• Experience with requisition-to-pay and supplier relationship management.
• Knowledge of price negotiation, TCO and supplier contracting.
• Experience with supplier onboarding and performance reporting.

Responsibilities

• Operationally manage suppliers and the requisition-to-pay cycle.
• Lead supplier negotiations and cost-reduction initiatives.
• Collaborate with account leads, engineers and procurement to align on plans.
• Analyze spend data and prepare negotiation strategies.
• Provide regular performance and planning reports.

Skills

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Supply chain

Cost optimization

Communication

Education

Master's or Bachelor's in Supply Chain Management

Tools

R2P

SRM

ERP

TCO

NPI

Job description

Introduction to the team

The Supplier Operations departments mission is to secure material availability at the right cost, right quality and right time for our customers. To realize this mission, we need to set ourselves up for success to navigate the volume ramp, while managing the growing installed base & supply chain complexity in a smarter way. This means that we need to drive both structural step changes and continuous improvements in our core processes at the same time. Your role as Tactical Buyer is to ensure effective and efficient execution of the (operational) procurement activities by for example arranging adequate material supply, resolving operational procurement issues, driving cost down / cost efficiency and ensuring master data control.

Job Description

You will independently manage the operational procurement (requisition to pay) process for multiple suppliers in close collaborating with account leads. To prepare and oversee supplier negotiations including tactics, spend base analysis, script, dry-run and orchestrating stakeholders involved as well as all contract details. Your focus is on operational execution and timely availability of required materials within boundary conditions. Next, is to manage day-to-day contact with our suppliers (including owning agenda of interactions) and track all communication for full transparency.

Role and responsibilities

• (Operationally) manage suppliers
• Actively manage your stakeholders at ASML
• Build, maintain and extend a sustainable relationship within Procurement, Logistics, Suppliers and Engineers
• Support in solving issues and development needs
• Translate business and improvements needs towards suppliers
• Provide reports on performance and planning Education A Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in the direction of Supply Chain Management,

Education and experience

A Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in the direction of Supply Chain Management, (International) Business, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Finance.

You have 2-5 years’ experience in a procurement / sourcing or commercial (related) role, ideally in a technology intensive industry. It is also considered a pre when affinity with one or more where technical affinity is key;

• Experience with R2P
• Experience in price negotiation
• Experience with TCO
• Experience with Supplier Relationship Management
• Experience with new product introduction
• Experience with supplier contracting
• Experience with supply chain processes
• Commercial experience (E.g. sales)

Personal Skills

General

• Ability to identify and structure opportunities independently
• Excellent professional communication in English

Result-oriented skills

• Assertive, proactive problem solving skills and driving improvements
• Ensuring accountability
• Strong planning and alignment skills
• Ability to deal with resistance and organizational changes Social and communication skills:
• Stakeholder management
• Customer focus
• Persuasion skills
• Collaboration; team player orientation
• Able to manage ambiguity
• Resilience
• Time / priority management skill

Diversity & Inclusion

ASML is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values and respects the importance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is the policy of the company to recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. We recognize that diversity and inclusion is a driving force in the success of our company.

Inclusion and diversity

ASML is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values and respects the importance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is the policy of the company to recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. We recognize that inclusion and diversity is a driving force in the success of our company.