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Responsibilities: Sourcing To support sourcing all supplier, goods and services to be in line with production process and project. Sourcing suppliers and maintaining long-lasting relationships with them as well as existing suppliers. Implementing inventory optimization strategies within the company. Obtaining quotes from different suppliers. Negotiating price, minimum quantity, payment term, incoterms, delivery schedules, and warranty with suppliers. Working with legal counsel to ensure that all contracts relating to product procurement contain all details of the negotiation. Assessing quotes and compiling a detailed assessment of cost breakdowns and negotiating. Analysis offer price from BOQ (Bill of Quantity) and negotiating. Generating quote comparisons and contributing to supplier selection based on the quotes. Providing solutions to improve company spending and outsourcing. Procurement Co-ordinate with engineer on project material specification, scope of work, drawing before request for quotation (RFQ) from suppliers Request for quotation (RFQ) from suppliers & review specification to ensure that they meet requestor/company requirements Support engineering in project pursuit and select the most suitable supplier that meet the budget and requirements. Process purchase requisition (PR) and create PO to vendor in according to company requirement Ensure timely execution of MRP activities Manage purchase orders, delivery confirmation, scheduling and on time delivery to meet master production plan per MRP Monitor, follow-up and expedite to ensure timely delivery of materials to meet production schedules and prevent production stoppages Monitor and ensure all goods received fully meet the functional and quality specification set forth, arrange replacement from vendors shall there be any defective products or parts found. Drive cost saving practices, negotiate savings, ensuring all purchasing activities and decisions are aligned with customer expectations & internal procurement policies. Responsible for SAP vendor setup and maintenance (Area related to purchasing). Qualifications: Over 5 years of experience in purchasing/sourcing/supply chain management and at least 3 years in a warehouse. Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering. Experience in sourcing and purchasing mechanical parts Able to read and understand engineering drawings and BOM (Bill of Materials) Internal contact with cross-functional departments, external contacts with suppliers and relative government departments Proficiency in Microsoft Office and SAP Good command in English.
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Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore account for 642 of the open purchasing roles on WorkMundi. If you're looking in those regions, you have real volume to work with. The US has 130 open positions. Check where your target employers are hiring before you apply.
About 59% of purchasing ads are written in English on our board. That's a useful signal: it tells you which postings to prioritize if English is your working language, but it says nothing about whether the job itself requires you to speak it. Read the full job description.
When you interview for purchasing, expect to explain how you've managed a vendor relationship that went wrong. Hiring managers want to hear a concrete example: which vendor, what broke down, and what you did to fix it or end it. They're testing whether you can handle conflict without burning bridges.
The employers posting most are Private Advertiser (43 jobs), Veterans Health Administration (16), zffriedric (11), and avnet (10). These names tell you where volume hiring is happening—worth researching their interview style and culture before you apply.