Procurement Engineer

Functional description

Reporting to Procurement & Sourcing HOD on day-to-day operations of assigned Procurement tasks and any other ad-hoc activities.

Tasks and responsibilities

• Responsible for planning, negotiation, improvement and implement the savings for all assigned activities and tasks

• Proposes new procurement programs and processes that will improve cost, quality, deliveries, and stakeholder responsiveness in all areas of responsibility and task assigned.

• Responsible for sgl. source material development for assigned commodities.

• Participating in the meeting, working together with all related departments, and report accordingly (e.g., DR - Design Review projects, Escalation updates, Daily Production meeting, and any other related meetings assigned by HOD) 

• Enforce internal controls and procedures to ensure purchasing activities are conducted in compliance with policies, regulations, and related legal requirements.

• Prepare Procurement related reports on any interval periods as required by HOD and company.

• Maintains procedures and record-keeping for all areas of responsibility.

• Take responsibility of any ad-hoc task assigned by HOD and coordination accordingly.

• Couching and guide members of team for the improvement process and participate in staff development programme
  

Authorization

• Interact, coordinate and negotiate with existing suppliers for the purpose of commercial terms and other relevant topics for further improvement.

• Contact open source for user requests or enquiries besides searching for an alternative source.

• Work together and coordinate with all relevant departments for Supplier Release and Material Release related topics.

• Create / review / approve PR / PO

• Visit supplier’s facilities for the purpose of assigned audits, review and negotiations.
  

Conditions of employment and interaction

• Required to work very closely with HOD and coordinate with all relevant project leaders and requestors in all assigned tasks and responsibilities.

• Required to establish and maintain effective communications and relationships with individuals and groups at all levels within and outside in relation to duties.
  

Requirements

Education:

• Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical / Material Science / Chemical
  

Experience:   

• Minimum 5 years of working experience in Procurement / Sourcing

Knowledge:

• Good work experience and knowledge in global sourcing and market strategies.

• Effective communication in English (spoken & written)

• Excellent knowledge of computer applications

• Hands-on in Power Point Presentation and SAP system

Personal attributes:

• A good team player with strong interpersonal skills, outgoing personality, good listener and ability works independently with minimum supervision.

• Able to work effectively under pressure and on strict deadlines and in a multicultural setting.

• Ability to analyze procurement problems and make appropriate recommendations.

• Ability to develop in-depth knowledge for any responsibilities or tasks assigned.

• Able to adapt and embarrassing of any technology change in the Procurement processes.

Physical condition:

• Healthy to perform assigned tasks

• Able to travel overseas when required