Procurement Manager (Metal/ CNC)

Reporting to : Director

Subordinates : 10+

Position : New

- Hands on handling procurement activities. Involved in contract agreement negotiation and to manage suppliers.

- To manage up to 3 manufacturing sites.

- Candidates must be familiar in metal commodity.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for ensuring seamless execution within the assigned area of organization’s supply chain.
• Participate in setting the strategic direction of the supply chain organization and passionately drive continuous improvements that exceed internal and external customer expectations.
• This versatile, broad based, highly matrixed, operations role is an opportunity to develop and own a supply chain that optimizes delivery, cash flow and the cost of goods sold for assigned commodities, products, or projects.

Supplier Management

• Drives alignment of supplier selection to global supply strategy and the approved supplier list.
• Manages key supplier and outsource integration partner relationships, cost optimization, product transfers / launches.
• Defines sourcing contracts / supply agreements and ensures appropriate contractual agreements are in place addressing flow down requirements, capacity, cost, and commercial requirements.
• Works with suppliers on improving Scorecards and KPIs.
• Ensures adequate capacity exists in the supply chain for components of assigned products, coordinates forecasts, ensures end of life requirements are flowed down.
• Maintain DDMRP (Demand Driven MRP) programs such as Kanban and safety stock and providing forecasts to suppliers and ensuring suppliers are performing to contractual service levels.

Supply Chain Project Management

• Drives process improvements and resolves complex supply chain issues.
• Ensure NPI BOM items are purchased at lead time through, coordinating demand load with Business Units and Planning (MRP, Independent demand or Indirect Purchase Requisitions).
• Drives cost reduction plans and actions with assigned suppliers.
• Derives plans and methods for optimizing the costs associated with a products value chain.
• Lead time and cost reduction / cost avoidance
• Supply base consolidation and optimization
• On time delivery and improved Clear-to-Built
• Contracts and Suppliers agreements coverage
• Measurable Improvements in operational efficiencies

Requirements:

• Bachelor degree in business or Engineering. MBA preferred.
• Minimum 8 years’ experience in supply chain, purchasing, commodity management or NPI related function.
• Strong understanding of contract manufacturing environment and management of global commodity strategies through a third-party provider.
• Proven record of managing and driving Continuous Process Improvement activities.
• Strong analytical skills, ability to identify root cause for action/resolution.
• Ability to concisely communicate escalations, requirements and issues to suppliers, stakeholders, peers and upper management with clarity.
• Experience working in ERP & PLM systems; SAP and Team Center preferred.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: RM12,000.00 - RM15,000.00 per month

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental Pay:

• Performance bonus

Application Question(s):

• Are you able to relocate or work in Shah Alam?

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• Direct materials procurement: 8 years (Preferred)
• metal commodity sourcing: 5 years (Preferred)