Senior Materials Buyer: Strategic Sourcing & Inventory

Recruit Express Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Recruit Express Pte Ltd is seeking a procurement professional in Singapore to manage quotations, purchase orders, and requisitions for materials, supplies, and equipment. You will monitor inventory levels, maintain accurate records, and ensure supplier performance aligns with company standards.

In this role, you will build strong supplier partnerships, negotiate favorable terms, and support localization, direct sourcing, and continuity initiatives to mitigate supply risk.

Qualifications

• Hands-on procurement/buying experience is required.
• Experience with vendor/supplier management and performance.
• Strong preference for manufacturing and raw-material procurement.
• Experience with direct and indirect materials is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Handle quotations, process purchase orders and requisitions for materials, supplies and equipment.
• Maintain inventory levels to prevent stockouts and ensure timely replenishment.
• Record purchases, pricing and supplier performance accurately.
• Monitor PO health (aging, past due, open POs) to align with approval policies.
• Manage direct and indirect materials for local and overseas vendors.
• Develop supplier relationships and negotiate favorable terms to reduce costs.
• Support localization, direct sourcing, and continuity planning projects.
• Analyze purchasing data and generate reports to support decision-making and identify improvements with digital tools.
• Balance inventory levels with service goals and forecast/AOP/ROP targets.
• Coordinate urgent shipments to warehouse and resolve PO/shipping issues.
• Ensure purchased products meet quality standards and collaborate with QA on supplier performance.

Skills

Vendor management

Procurement/buying

Supplier relationships

Manufacturing procurement

Raw-material procurement

Job description

Recruit Express Pte Ltd is seeking a procurement professional in Singapore to manage quotations, purchase orders, and requisitions for materials, supplies, and equipment. You will monitor inventory levels, maintain accurate records, and ensure supplier performance aligns with company standards.

In this role, you will build strong supplier partnerships, negotiate favorable terms, and support localization, direct sourcing, and continuity initiatives to mitigate supply risk.