Assistant Manager (Purchasing & Inventory Engineering)

Duties/ Responsibilities:

• To manage the day-to-day operations of the purchasing tasks. To support the purchase of raw materials, indirect materials and services.
• Receipt of purchase request, issuance of purchase orders and overall management of the ordering process related to the products and suppliers in-charge.
• To coordinate with the relevant departments on the need for materials prior to issuing purchase orders.
• To negotiate and achieve the highest quality goods and services at the lowest possible cost.
• Follow-up on delivery and ensure materials are received on time.
• To manage and follow through all discrepancies, i.e. documents, goods receipt etc. until closure.
• To source for alternate supply and establish an optimum supply base.
• Invoice verification and submission to accounts for payment.
• To support value creating activities, i.e. supplier management, process improvement, cost reduction, scouring etc.
• Identify and develop new suppliers to eliminate single sources of supply.
• Support development of new products, variants, and processes.
• Continues improvement and feedback from market trends and innovation in materials, processes, and designs.
• Management of Warehouse operations, resources, and materials handling activities for maximization of efficiency and productivity in the support of daily manufacturing and assembly requirements.
• To conduct daily and monthly monitoring of stock and material inventory.
• To liaise with planner regarding stock and material.
• To update information of all incoming material and issuing in ERP system.
• To submit weekly and monthly activity report to the COO.
• Support supplying of materials to production as and when they are required.
• Monitor that correct and sufficient details are entered in the ERP system
• Ensure materials in the related store are arranged in an orderly and safe manner.
• Identify opportunities for warehouse management improvement.
• Manage and maintain stock levels based on the Kan-ban & JIT system.

2. Requirements:

Qualification

• Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
• MBA International Business preferred.

Experience

• Tertiary education with 5 - 10 + years work experience in purchasing and store management & material control.

3. Skills:

• Industry knowledge about raw materials, commodities, good use in manufacturing.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, Chinese & Bahasa.
• Knowledge of purchase optimization techniques: 8 levers (Fact based negotiations, deep knowledge of logistics and terms, knowledge of local and global laws and taxation.
• Excellent negotiation skills and business acumen.
• Good knowledge of manufacturing processes and costing structure.
• Good network of supplier for goods, materials, processes related to electrical industry in Malaysia and Asia region relevant to Busways.
• Excellent skills in MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Knowledge of safety and security measures required for warehouse operations.