Junior Buyer

Sealed Air; Silang; On-site; PHP 260,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Sealed Air Philippines is seeking a Junior Buyer to coordinate daily multi-site procurement operations, field-based sourcing, and contractor relations.

You will manage purchase requisitions, indirect purchase orders, supplier communications, and tracking to ensure on-time delivery while supporting supplier audits, invoice validation, and MIS data updates.

Qualifications

• Diploma/Bachelor's degree in any relevant discipline.
• 2-3 years experience in Procurement, particularly indirect purchase a plus.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Good communication and stakeholder management skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong attention to detail, organization, and problem-solving abilities.
• High level of integrity and professionalism.

Responsibilities

• PR Management: Assist across departments in creating and verifying Purchase Requisition for all purchases.
• PO Management: Prepare, validate, and issue approved Indirect Purchase Orders to vendors while handling all supplier communication.
• Order Tracking: Proactively monitor open orders and update suppliers' records to ensure on-time delivery and real-time status visibility.
• Strategic Sourcing and Canvassing: Lead market research, commercial canvassing, ocular inspection, and price benchmarking to discover economical suppliers, negotiate optimal pricing, and secure alternative channels for critical or hard-to-find items.
• Risk Management & Business Continuity Planning: Formulate and execute a dual-sourcing strategy for critical and single-source items to eliminate supply chain vulnerabilities and ensure business continuity for both sides.
• Contract renegotiation and value engineering: Review expiring high-value vendor contracts to proactively lead renegotiations for better payment terms, volume discounts, and SLA terms.
• Supplier Audit Support: Coordinate the selection of scheduling requirements for new vendor audit, while supporting the evaluation process.
• Financial Administrative Support: Validate supplier invoices against Purchase Orders and delivery receipts to resolve discrepancies for prompt payment processing.
• Inter-site Logistics: Package, track, and arrange safe transmittal of documents, materials, and supplies to/from Makati Office and Cavite Plant.
• Receiving Operation: Receive indirect purchases deliveries for ordered products, managing related transactions.
• Contract Archiving and Monitoring: Log, index, and secure all executed vendor agreements with expiration dates and renewals.
• Operational Agility: Execute workload support and perform other duties as assigned.
• CAPEX Procurement Planning: Collaborate with department heads during budgeting cycles to forecast indirect procurement needs.
• Internal Audit and Policy Compliance: Conduct bi-annual internal mock-audits of purchasing files and master data logs.

Job description

Sealed Air designs and delivers packaging solutions that protect essential goods transported worldwide, preserve food, enable e-commerce and digital connectivity, and help create a global supply chain that is touchless, safer, less wasteful, and more resilient. We strive to foster a caring, high-performance growth culture that will deliver consistent, sustainable profitable growth and accelerate our performance – a culture where accountability is clear and aligned, and where we reward business outcomes and impact. That culture guides everything we do, including how we partner with our customers and suppliers, how we attract and retain top talent, and how we create and deliver value to our stakeholders. In 2025, Sealed Air generated $5.4 billion in sales and has approximately 16,100 employees who serve customers in 119 countries/territories. To learn more, visit www.sealedair.com .

Position Purpose

Sealed Air Philippines is looking for a Junior Buyer! The Junior buyer will coordinate daily multi-site procurement operations, field-based material sourcing, and contractor relations.

What You'll Do

• PR Management: Assist across departments in creating and verifying Purchase Requisition for all purchases.
• PO Management: Prepare, validate, and issue approved Indirect Purchase Orders to vendors while handling all supplier communication.
• Order Tracking: Proactively monitor open orders and update suppliers' records to ensure on-time delivery and real-time status visibility.
• Strategic Sourcing and Canvassing: Lead market research, commercial canvassing, ocular inspection, and price benchmarking to discover economical suppliers, negotiate optimal pricing, and secure alternative channels for critical or hard-to-find items.
• Risk Management & Business Continuity Planning: Formulate and execute a dual-sourcing strategy for critical and single-source items to eliminate supply chain vulnerabilities and ensure business continuity for both sides.
• Contract renegotiation and value engineering: Review expiring high-value vendor contracts to proactively lead renegotiations for better payment terms, volume discounts, and service level agreements (SLAs).
• Supplier Audit Support: Coordinate the selection of scheduling requirements for new vendor audit, while supporting the evaluation process.
• Financial Administrative Support: Validate supplier invoices against Purchase Orders and delivery receipts to resolve discrepancies for prompt payment processing.
• SAP and ISAIAS Vendor Master Data Management: Execute and perform the complete Vendor and Item Code set-up/extension process. Conduct quarterly supplier information audits and monthly master list updates.
• Inter-site Logistics: Package, track, and arrange safe transmittal of documents, materials, and supplies to/from Makati Office and Cavite Plant.
• Receiving Operation: Physically or systematically receive indirect purchases deliveries for ordered products, specifically managing other capitalized and expense outright transactions.
• Contract Archiving and Monitoring: Systematically log, index, and secure all executed vendor agreements into the database while tracking expiration dates, warranties, and auto-renewal milestones for timely compliance review.
• Operational Agility: Execute specialised workload support and perform other duties as assigned and approved by the Department Head.
• CAPEX Procurement Planning: Partner with department heads during annual budgeting cycles to forecast indirect procurement needs, specifically structuring timelines for major Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) projects.
• Internal Audit and Policy Compliance: Conduct bi-annual internal mock-audits of purchasing files, three-way match records, and master data logs to guarantee 100% readiness for corporate or external financial audits.

Qualifications

Diploma/Bachelor's degree in any relevant discipline, 2-3 years experience in Procurement particularly indirect purchase a plus.

Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Good communication and stakeholder management skills, both written and verbal.

Strong attention to detail, organization, and problem-solving abilities.

High level of integrity and professionalism.

Requisition id:56315

Relocation:No

Sealed Air is committed to attracting, selecting, and developing talent that reflects the diversity of the communities and customers we serve. We take pride in our selection process to identify, infuse, and grow talent to align with our culture, values, and norms. Sealed Air prioritizes talent development, fostering a culture of continuous growth and career progression. The company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and to all employees, without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, protected disability, veteran status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

It is our responsibility to leverage what we have to affect positive and meaningful change for our communities and planet using Sealed Air's global resources and expertise.

Corporate sustainability -it's about improving the lives of people around the world by addressing pressing needs in the communities where we and our customers operate.

Customer Success -meeting our customers' needs. At Sealed Air it's more than a goal, it's an integral part of our business practices, our innovative solutions, and our values.

Leaving our communities better than we found them through dedication of time, talent and resources.