Strategic Procurement Lead: Material & Supply Assurance

VDL ETG Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

VDL ETG Singapore is seeking a procurement professional to translate demand and production plans into proactive purchasing actions in a fast-moving manufacturing environment. You will own PO execution, supplier commitment management, material expediting, shortage recovery and escalation of supply risks to protect production and delivery commitments.

You will collaborate with Planning, Operations, Quality, Engineering, Warehouse and suppliers, maintaining accurate ERP data, timely communications,

Qualifications

• Diploma or Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Business, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 2-5 years of relevant experience in purchasing, materials planning, production planning, inventory management, or supply chain operations.
• Experience using ERP systems, preferably Baan or Infor LN.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Power BI, or equivalent data analytics and reporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Release and maintain purchase orders based on approved MRP requirements, production priorities and authorised purchasing arrangements.
• Take primary accountability for purchase-order execution, supplier expediting, shortage recovery, open-purchase-order control and inventory support for assigned materials and suppliers.
• Obtain and confirm supplier delivery commitments and maintain accurate purchase-order quantities, dates, lead times, confirmations and other relevant purchasing information in the ERP system.
• Manage material shortages, expediting priorities and supplier commitments, ensuring recovery actions, accountable owners and expected delivery dates are clearly documented and followed through to closure.
• Monitor supplier capacity, lead-time constraints and delivery performance, and escalate de-commitments, capacity limitations and other supply risks that may affect production or customer commitments.
• Support improvement of supplier on-time delivery, lead time, minimum order quantity and safety-stock parameters through data analysis, supplier follow-up and coordination with Planning and relevant stakeholders.
• Coordinate rejected-material recovery, Supplier Corrective Action Requests, reverse logistics, replacement, rework and replenishment activities with Quality, Warehouse and suppliers.
• Participate in operational supplier-performance reviews and drive assigned delivery, responsiveness and recovery actions through to effective closure.
• Provide accurate operational data and execution support for approved alternate-source qualification, supplier-development activities and digital supply-chain visibility initiatives.
• Identify recurring purchasing, delivery, supplier and material-management issues; lead root-cause analysis, implement sustainable corrective actions and verify that improvements remain effective.
• Maintain clear and timely communication with Planning, Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering, Warehouse, Finance and suppliers regarding open orders, shortages, delivery risks and required recovery actions.
• Ensure purchasing transactions, supplier commitments and supporting records are current, accurate, traceable and compliant with approved procedures and delegated authority.

Skills

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

Education

Diploma or Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Business, Engineering, or related discipline

Tools

Baan ERP

Infor LN

Job description

VDL ETG Singapore is seeking a procurement professional to translate demand and production plans into proactive purchasing actions in a fast-moving manufacturing environment. You will own PO execution, supplier commitment management, material expediting, shortage recovery and escalation of supply risks to protect production and delivery commitments.

You will collaborate with Planning, Operations, Quality, Engineering, Warehouse and suppliers, maintaining accurate ERP data, timely communications,