Jobs at Oracle in Singapore

Job Summary

The Material Planner / Buyer is responsible for managing procurement of materials and products necessary for the company’s operations. This role involves planning to improve productivity, quality, and efficiency of operations. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills, be detail-oriented, and have experience in inventory management and supplier negotiation. Develop and execute purchasing strategies to maintain optimal inventory levels and ensure on-time delivery of materials.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that all procedures relating to PO approvals/LOA/ documentation/archiving are followed.
• Expedite deliveries to meet and exceed scheduled critical requirements.
• Maintain material plan at the time fence to ensure continuity of supply.
• Coordinate with planners for solutions when parts cannot be delivered as promised.
• Maintain and continuously evaluate supplier performance and escalate to Procurement when issues occur.
• Resolve invoicing discrepancies with suppliers and accounting.
• Analyze material and capacity availability to provide customer promise dates for sales orders.
• Maintain item master lead time information based upon process improvements, current constraints, and total current demand by product family, and priority information.
• Review open requirements, monitor vendor performance and expedite where necessary. Ensure that problems relating to delivery, quality or pricing are promptly conveyed to the supplier and resolved in a timely manner.

Basic Qualifications

• Degree or Diploma with at least 3 years of experience in a fast-paced environment
• Candidate with 1+ year of purchasing experience in manufacturing environment is preferred

• Strong interpersonal skills, analytical skills, attention to detail, and continuous improvement mindset
• Advanced knowledge of Excel, Access, Office 365
• Oracle experience is a plus