Purchasing Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for part & component sourcing, selecting and managing suppliers to achieve competitive cost, quality and delivery performance.
• Negotiate with suppliers on lead time, cost and quality so as to obtain the maximum benefit for the Company.
• To monitor & administer the performance of supplier during the contract term and prior to the expiry of the contract inclusive of conducting supplier performance evaluation, updating performance of suppliers & communicating feedback to suppliers for improvement.
• Secure and analyze market information to support purchasing decisions.
• Perform feasibility study of localization projects.
• Assist Engineering team on costing of new product development.
• Work closely with Suppliers, Engineering team and BDI Technical department in new product development, qualification, transition and production trial run.
• Perform technical inspection on new sample from local suppliers, when required.
• Provide technical support to local production including setting up new production line, maintenance of plant equipment and sourcing of spare parts.
• Adopt purchasing guideline from HQ.
• Establish strategic relationship with key suppliers who are aligned to the company’s needs & nature of business.
• Ensure commercial, legal and contractual compliances in all the procurement transactions.

Requirements:

• Bachelor of Degree in Mechanical/Automation Engineering or its equivalent.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in sourcing/procurement activity involving sheet metal part, wire mesh product & plastic parts.
• Able to work out costing for part cost & tooling cost estimation.
• A strong team player, excellent negotiation & effective communication skill in dealing within the supply chain is a must.
• Able to work under pressure with least supervision, self-motivated, customer & result oriented minded.
• Familiar in manufacturing of sheet metal part, wire mesh production, plastic injection & electrical control panel (enclosure) is an advantage.
• Experience in sourcing of raw material (steel coil, wire rod, plastic resin), price & stock movement monitoring will have added advantages.
• Experience in Quality Assurance/Quality Control will have added advantages