Indirect Commodity Buyer

SAFRAN SINGAPORE PTE. LTD; Singapore; On-site; SGD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Safran Singapore Pte. Ltd is seeking an experienced buyer to manage regional and national indirect commodities.

The role involves developing RFQs, analyzing supplier responses, negotiating terms, and implementing supplier contracts in line with the global purchasing strategy. The successful candidate will define local purchasing strategies, monitor spend, and drive cost reduction opportunities while coordinating with internal stakeholders to meet schedules and quality targets.

Qualifications

• Diploma or Bachelors Degree in Purchasing or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 3 years' experience in a buyer position.
• Detailed and possess organizational and prioritization skills to manage multiple tasks.

Responsibilities

• Develop requests for quotations, analyze supplier responses, negotiate according to overall strategy and implement supplier contracts.
• Collaborate with global purchasing teams to implement purchasing strategies.
• Define a Local Target Purchasing Strategy for the commodities in charge.
• Develop road map through analyzing spend and identifying cost reduction opportunities.
• Ensure productivity reporting (savings) in purchasing tools.
• Ensure all Purchase Orders are processed in a timely manner at the best price.
• Resolve issues regarding delivery delays, damaged goods, or billing problems as necessary.
• Coordinate delivery schedules with internal teams, including long lead purchases.
• Monitor supplier performance to ensure quality and timely shipments.
• Drive improvements on delivery, cost, and quality of materials from suppliers.
• Collaborate with Finance, Internal Control, Supply Chain, Planning, Quality, Production, Engineering to drive purchasing projects.
• Set up KPIs: productivity, OTD, RFQ lead time.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Negotiation

Problem solving

Teamwork

Self-started

Process-driven

Microsoft Office

Education

Diploma or Bachelor's in Purchasing

Tools

Excel

Word

Outlook

Job description

About the company

Safran is an international high-technology group operating in the aerospace (propulsion, equipment and interiors), space and defense sectors. Its mission is to contribute sustainably to a safer world, where air transport becomes increasingly environmentally friendly, more comfortable, and more accessible. Present on every continent, the Group employs 110,000 people and generated €31.3 billion in revenue in 2025. Safran holds leading global or European positions, either independently or through partnerships, across its markets. Safran was ranked the 2nd company in the Aerospace & Defense sector in TIME magazine's "World's Best Companies 2025" ranking.

About the role

Develop requests for quotations, analyze supplier responses, negotiate according to overall strategy and implement supplier business contracts for regional and national indirect commodities. Collaborate with Safran Purchasing (worldwide) teams to implement purchasing strategies. Define a Local Target Purchasing Strategy for the commodities in charge and develop road map through analyzing the spend and identifying cost reduction opportunities.

Key responsibilities

• Develop requests for quotations, analyze supplier responses, negotiate according to overall strategy and implement supplier business contracts for regional and national indirect commodities.

• Collaborate with Safran Purchasing (worldwide) teams to implement purchasing strategies.

• Define a Local Target Purchasing Strategy for the commodities in charge

• Develop road map through analyzing the spend and identifying cost reduction opportunities.

• Ensure productivity reporting (savings) in Safran Purchasing tools.

• Ensure all Purchase Orders are processed in a timely manner and at the best price available to meet the requester‘s time frames.

• Resolve issues concerning delivery delays, damaged goods, incorrect merchandise, or problems in billing and payment as necessary.

• Establish records and review documents for compliance with purchasing criteria.

• Coordinate delivery schedules with internal teams, including long lead purchases.

• Ensure that purchases are cost-effective and meet quality requirements.

• Monitor the performance of supplier to ensure continued quality and timely shipments.

• Drive improvements on delivery, cost, and quality of materials from suppliers.

• Collaborate and communicate with internal stakeholders such as Finance, Internal Control, Supply chain, Planning, Quality, Production, Engineering teams to drive successfully purchasing projects.

• Set up common tools for the departments KPIs : productivity, OTD, RFQs Lead time

KPIs:

• Targeted and achieved savings

• Completeness and accuracy of purchasing reporting in the common tool

• Turnaround time for RFQ, Purchase Requests, PO

• Internal customer satisfaction feedback

About you

• Diploma or Bachelors Degree in Purchasing or equivalent experience

• Minimum 3 years' experience in a buyer position

• Detailed and possess Organizational and prioritization skills to manage multiple tasks and concurrent projects simultaneously

• Strong interpersonal skills to develop good working relationships with suppliers and internal customers. Ability to adopt a win-win approach to negotiation

• Self-started individual able to work both independently and with a team, within a process driven environment

• Ability to adopt a corporate perspective

• Pro-active in problem solving and demonstrate knowledge of the procurement and supply chain industry

• Have computer skills in Microsoft Office: Excel, Word & Outlook

• Analyze a cost breakdown and Total Cost Ownership

• Seek to understand customer needs and expectations; understand and deliver customer value; promote open and frequent communications with management, suppliers and customers; and develop partnership