buyer - 6 mths contract

Overview

Who you'll be working for

What requirements you'll need to be eligible

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management or equivalent
• Minimum 3 years of purchasing, planning or supply chain management experience
• Strong sense of responsibility and results driven
• Experience in SAP system and proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, Powerpoint, SAP ECC, SAP PLM, SAP Ariba
• Strong and concise written and verbal communication skills
• Good analytical and negotiation skills
• Team player, self-driven and able to work under pressure with a sense of urgency
• Knowledge of supply chain and materials flow concepts
• Good conflict resolution skills
• Able to deal with ambiguity and critically think in a dynamic environment
• Singaporeans only

What you'll be doing on the job

• Responsible for Purchase Order (PO) administration with suppliers including but not limited to day-to-day PO placements, rescheduling, cancellation, return to vendor (RTV), rework and conversion PO
• Oversee and manage products delivery from suppliers
• Manage buy/sell and consignment material availability and shipment to suppliers and related monthly consignment inventory confirmation & reconciliation activities at suppliers, including annual on-site stock count requirement at supplier facilities
• Manage and follow-up with suppliers for shipment or backfill of components for products shipped to company on Supplier Product Deviation Authorization (SPDA) approval
• Responsible to generate nett demand signals to suppliers based on weekly Build Plan changes and to review and manage demand-supply and commitment from suppliers
• To rigorously drive, review and manage suppliers recovery plans and activities for changes that impact supplier deliveries to company and to drive improvement plans for recovery
• Ensure delivery of goods and services are in accordance to Factory requirement dates and comply to supplier contractual agreements
• Support & execute inventory sellback initiatives to suppliers as part of Inventory management & reduction activities
• Support inventory buyback activities from suppliers for excess inventory at suppliers based on engagement and approval from Commodity team
• Coordinate with Manufacturing Engineering and Manufacturing to review and assess option or requirement for product deliveries to company on Engineering Spec Waivers (ESW) or SMRA.
• Work closely with company cross-functional teams (Change Control, Manufacturing Engineering, Planning, Project Management, Commodity, BU) for design change or end-of-life (EOL) cut-in management at suppliers
• Support Commodity team to scrutinize potential inventory exposure impact due to design changes or EOL cut-in implementation to mitigate inventory, material liability & excess and obsolescence risks
• Monitor cost, schedule and performance aspects of suppliers
• Work on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors
• Demonstrate good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions
• Provide data and feedback on supplier performance and participate in supplier performance review
• Acting as interface between suppliers and business regarding tactical issues, maintaining continuity of supply by taking ownership of tactical issues, facilitating work through others, and driving the team to closure

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