Senior Procurement Buyer - East (SAP/ERP)

Recruit Express Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 65,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Recruit Express Pte Ltd is assisting a manufacturing client in Singapore to recruit an experienced Purchasing professional. You will manage material planning, supplier relationships, and procurement activities to ensure uninterrupted production.

You will generate POs, schedule material deliveries, monitor supplier performance, lead audits, and drive improvements in purchasing processes while maintaining data integrity and regulatory compliance (ISO 13485, SOX-like controls).

Qualifications

• Degree or Diploma in Engineering, Supply Chain Management or related discipline.
• Around 5–8 years in Purchasing, Procurement, or Material Planning within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong purchasing management and supplier relationship experience.
• Solid understanding of ERP/MRP concepts with hands-on SAP experience.
• Exposure to regulated manufacturing environments; ISO 13485 is an advantage.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Review and analyse material requirements based on production plans and MRP requirements to ensure continuity of supply.
• Generate Purchase Orders and manage scheduling and rescheduling of materials according to manufacturing requirements.
• Manage supplier relationships, proactively identify potential supply risks and resolve material availability issues.
• Develop and implement improvement plans for underperforming suppliers and monitor supplier performance.
• Drive supply chain system and process improvements while ensuring purchasing and material data integrity.
• Manage purchasing workflows within SAP and coordinate with relevant stakeholders to resolve system and invoice discrepancies.
• Review and resolve supplier-related NCRs and drive initiatives to reduce recurring quality issues.
• Participate in supplier audits and prepare relevant audit reports.
• Manage purchasing specification changes and initiate required document change activities.
• Represent Purchasing in cross-functional projects involving new product development and product transfers.
• Ensure purchasing processes comply with applicable SOX, ISO 9001, ISO 13485 and other regulatory requirements.

Skills

Purchasing management

Supplier relationship management

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Interpersonal communication

MRP concepts

ISO 13485

Education

Degree or Diploma in Engineering, Supply Chain Management

Tools

SAP

Job description

Recruit Express Pte Ltd is assisting a manufacturing client in Singapore to recruit an experienced Purchasing professional. You will manage material planning, supplier relationships, and procurement activities to ensure uninterrupted production.

You will generate POs, schedule material deliveries, monitor supplier performance, lead audits, and drive improvements in purchasing processes while maintaining data integrity and regulatory compliance (ISO 13485, SOX-like controls).