Senior Procurement Engineer

DENSELIGHT SEMICONDUCTORS PTE LTD; Singapore; On-site; SGD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading semiconductor manufacturer in Singapore is seeking a Procurement Specialist to develop supplier relationships and manage procurement activities. The role involves creating purchase orders, coordinating with operations, and driving cost and inventory reductions. Candidates should have a diploma or degree in Engineering and at least 3-5 years of procurement experience, preferably in the semiconductor industry.

Qualifications

• At least 3 - 5 years’ experience in procurement in a manufacturing industry.
• Preference for semiconductor background and customer service abilities.
• Resourcefulness in solving problems within a matrix organization.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain supplier relationships focusing on procurement.
• Create and manage purchase orders, inventories, and supplier payments.
• Coordinate with operations teams to ensure raw material availability.

Skills

Proactively develop supplier relationships

Negotiation skills

Problem-solving skills

Team-oriented collaboration

Education

Diploma / Degree in Engineering

Job description

Job Objectives

• Develop and maintain potential supplier relationships with strong focus on a proactive approach to procurement by evaluating and negotiating quotes, proposals, vendor pre-qualifications and contracts.
• Technical interface between suppliers and cross functional stakeholders (Engineering, Operations, Subcon, Marketing and Sales, Quality, etc.) to drive improvements in quality, delivery and cost to meet business targets and initiatives prepare procurement data for management review.

Duties and Responsibilities

• PO creation and follow up goods receiving from ordering, receiving, managing inventory and authorizing supplier payments.
• Coordinate production material requirements with Merchandising / Operations teams to assure adequate inventory of raw materials and packaging components
• Arrange shipment to customer and other outbound shipment.
• To prepare purchase orders by verifying specifications and price; obtaining recommendations from suppliers for substitute items; obtaining approval from requisitioning department.
• Obtains purchased items by forwarding orders to suppliers; monitoring and expediting orders.
• Verifies receipt of items by comparing items received to items ordered; resolves shipments in error with suppliers.
• Keeps information accessible by sorting and filing documents. Produce and maintain all reports.
• Using the purchaser system collate purchase orders and purchase requisitions in order to order materials, goods and supplies and send them to the suppliers.
• Maintain approved Suppliers/Vendors List
• Interact with the suppliers and finance department for orders, delivery and payment.
• Ensure that any invoices are sent to accounts for payment.
• Initiate and drive cost, lead-time and inventory reduction in the commodities assigned.
• Participate in supplier performance review, selection and qualification to ensure that suppliers are conforming to organizational expectations and requirements.
• Support procurement projects in enhancing process and system.
• Initiate and drive cost, lead-time and inventory alert to ensure assigned.
• Ownership of supply base AVL (Approved Vendors List) and review frequently, especially before adding new suppliers.
• Work with matrix organization esp. Finance and Planning for best cost savings with ladder pricing proposal for management considerations.

Requirements

• Diploma / Degree in Engineering (or related field)
• At least 3 - 5 years’ experience in procurement in a manufacturing industry with preference for semiconductor background.
• Experienced administrator in a team-oriented matrix organization.
• Must have proven customer service abilities and resourcefulness in solving problems.