Procurement & Purchasing Assistant #HDC1

Recruit Express Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 36,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Recruit Express Pte Ltd in Singapore is seeking a hands‑on procurement professional to support end‑to‑end purchasing, ensure accurate PO processing in SAP, and coordinate with internal stakeholders and vendors.

You will review requisitions, identify vendors, benchmark prices, manage vendor onboarding, and assist with stock‑taking in a structured, fast‑paced environment. The role offers opportunities to develop procurement skills and contribute to timely deliveries.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in procurement, purchasing, order processing or purchase order administration.
• Familiarity with SAP or similar procurement systems will be advantageous.
• Good attention to detail with strong organisational and follow‑up skills.
• Able to communicate effectively with vendors and internal stakeholders.
• Comfortable handling multiple orders and priorities in a structured work environment.

Responsibilities

• Review purchase requisitions for completeness and accuracy, following up on discrepancies with stakeholders.
• Identify and liaise with suitable vendors on pricing, product availability and delivery schedules.
• Review vendor quotations and benchmark prices against historical purchasing records.
• Maintain and update relevant price lists.
• Create new items and process purchase‑related information in SAP.
• Support new vendor onboarding, including vendor and SAP account creation processes.
• Assist with EHS assessments for new vendors where required.
• Communicate and negotiate with vendors to achieve competitive pricing and favourable purchasing terms.
• Process purchase requisitions into Purchase Orders (POs) and manage change orders within turnaround time.
• Ensure POs receive appropriate approvals and are issued to vendors and requesting users promptly.
• Follow up with vendors on order fulfilment, shipment and delivery timelines, including expediting urgent orders.
• Respond to stakeholder enquiries regarding order status, changes and cancellations.
• Support quarterly stock‑taking activities.
• Provide backup support to team members during planned and unplanned leave.
• Perform other procurement and administrative duties as assigned.

Skills

Procurement

Order processing

Vendor communication

Attention to detail

Time management

Tools

SAP

Job description

About the Role

Join a dynamic procurement team where you’ll support the end-to-end purchasing process and work closely with internal stakeholders and vendors to ensure orders are processed accurately and delivered on time.

This is a hands‑on opportunity for someone with experience inpurchase order processing, purchasing or order administrationwho enjoys working in a structured and fast‑paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Review purchase requisitions for completeness and accuracy, following up on any discrepancies with the relevant stakeholders.

• Identify and liaise with suitable vendors on pricing, product availability and delivery schedules.

• Review vendor quotations and benchmark prices against historical purchasing records.

• Maintain and update relevant price lists.

• Create new items and process purchase‑related information in SAP.

• Support new vendor onboarding, including vendor and SAP account creation processes.

• Assist with EHS assessments for new vendors where required.

• Communicate and negotiate with vendors to achieve competitive pricing and favourable purchasing terms.

• Process purchase requisitions into Purchase Orders (POs) and manage change orders within the required turnaround time.

• Ensure POs receive the appropriate approvals and are issued to vendors and requesting users promptly.

• Follow up with vendors on order fulfilment, shipment and delivery timelines, including expediting urgent orders when required.

• Respond to stakeholder enquiries regarding order status, changes and cancellations.

• Support quarterly stock‑taking activities.

• Provide backup support to team members during planned and unplanned leave.

• Perform other procurement and administrative duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Relevant experience inprocurement, purchasing, order processing or purchase order administration.

• Familiarity with SAP or similar procurement systems will be advantageous.

• Good attention to detail with strong organisational and follow‑up skills.

• Able to communicate effectively with vendors and internal stakeholders.

• Comfortable handling multiple orders and priorities in a structured work environment.