Job Scope:

• Provide sales and purchasing support in terms of keying sales orders, preparing sales invoices and credit notes, ensuring paperwork is filed properly.
• Prepare monthly financial and operations reports and analysis.
• Process sales/purchase orders, tax invoices and coordinate on local deliveries and overseas shipments.
• Back up Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable / Treasury functions, as and when necessary.
• Assist on year-end audit and liaise with auditors.
• Ensure proper housekeeping and filing of all necessary financial records.
• Ad hoc accounts monitoring and other duties as and when required.

Requirement:

• Diploma / Degree in Accounting
• At least 2 years of experience in accounting
• Good understanding of local accounting standards and tax regulations
• Proficient with MS Office application and use of accounting software (knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics Navision will be added advantage)
• Good sense of responsibility and attentive to details
• Work under stress and tight deadlines

• Developing procurement workflows that are efficient and cost-effective.

• Communicating procurement policies to internal staff and ensuring compliance to procedures.

• Sourcing and engaging reliable suppliers and vendors.

• Negotiating with suppliers and vendors to secure advantageous terms.

• Reviewing existing contracts with suppliers and vendors to ensure on-going feasibility.

• Approving purchase orders and confirming delivery of goods and services.

• Performing risk assessments for potential contracts and agreements.

• Overseeing procurement budgets and cultivating a culture of cost saving within the company.

• Knowledge in inventory check

To be a good fit for this role, you would need to have:

• At least 1 year procurement experience

• Possess a NITEC certificate or equivalent

• Analytical, organizational, and communication skills Team player, meticulous, details-oriented

• Strong sourcing and negotiation skills

• Ability to multitask, prioritize, and manage time efficiently

• To achieve/meet cost saving target

• Ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines

• Ability to work independently

• Ability to speak in English and Mandarin

• 6 days Alt work week

Roles & Responsibilities

• Sourcing and purchasing of materials or equipment as per RFQ project requirements
• Ensure execution of purchases are in accordance to company polices and quality procedures.
• Conduct sourcing of materials and equipment locally and internationally for operation, production and project requirements in accordance to established policies and procedures.
• Analyse and evaluate quotations from vendors and conduct negotiation, where necessary, to achieve the best overall deal in terms of technical conformance, delivery compliance and commercial considerations
• Ensure proper logistics arrangements for the delivery of goods to meet project schedule and take recovery actions where necessary. To negotiate for the most cost-effective transport by bringing the order.
• Track and expedite orders and provide timely status report for project progress updates.
• Conduct supplier appraisals and audits.
• Ensure that all standard operating procedures comply with specifications, quality standards, statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Resolve supply, quality, and service issues with supplier
• Perform vendor evaluation and generating procurement analyse report as when required.
• To involve in logistics works and documentation as assigned.
• Any ad hoc duties as assigned

Job Requirements:

· At least 2~3 years procurement experience in engineering industry

· Strong math, analytical, organizational, and communication skills

· Team player, meticulous, details-oriented

· Good command of English in both writing and speaking

· Good understanding about contract language

· Advanced in MS office applications

Job Responsibilities:

• Handle day to day purchasing operation
• Coordinates with operations team and other internal department on stock availability and delivery schedules
• Monitor stock levels and identify purchasing needs
• Track orders and ensure timely delivery
• Update internal databases with order details (dates, vendors, quantities, discounts etc.)
• Generate purchase orders
• Evaluate offers from vendors and negotiate better prices
• Maintain updated records of invoices and contracts
• Follow up with suppliers, as needed, to confirm or change orders
• Maintain the filling system of purchasing records

Requirements:

• Proven working experience as a purchaser in the F&B industry.
• Minimum 1-2 years of purchasing experience.
• Effectively bilingual in English and Mandarin in order to liaise with Mandarin speaking clients/ vendor.
• Ability to work independently as well as within a team.
• Able to multi-task and work within tight deadlines.
• Good negotiation skills.
• Comfortable working with numbers.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Perform any other tasks as assigned when necessary.
• Liaise and coordinate with supplier and project teams.
• Maintain, source, and procurement of material.
• Issue purchase orders and data entry.
• Participate in strategic planning of procurement for the company.
• In charge of the centralized purchases for the company.
• In charge of the store and purchase of the materials.
• To do stock inventory within a year.
• In charge of creditor invoices, delivery orders, and pricing.
• ISO preparation for internal and external audits.
• Analyse, monitor, and forecast inventory levels.
• Initiate and lead cost-saving initiatives.
• Liaise with local suppliers.
• Maintain and update the approved supplier list.
• Monitor and keep optimal inventory levels.
• Source, evaluate, and qualify suppliers.

Requirements:

• Min GCE ‘O’ Level or related certificates in Procurement/Supply Chain
• Min 1-2 years of procurement experience in supply management
• Procurement experience in Marine & Process Company, with NDT knowledge will be an advantage
• An independent individual who works well under pressure
• A good team player able to interact with people from all levels

Roles & Responsibilities

• Perform any other tasks as assigned when necessary.
• Liaise and coordinate with supplier and project teams.
• Maintain, source, and procurement of material.
• Issue purchase orders and data entry.
• Participate in strategic planning of procurement for the company.
• In charge of the centralized purchases for the company.
• In charge of the store and purchase of the materials.
• To do stock inventory within a year.
• In charge of creditor invoices, delivery orders, and pricing.
• ISO preparation for internal and external audits.
• Analyse, monitor, and forecast inventory levels.
• Initiate and lead cost-saving initiatives.
• Liaise with local suppliers.
• Maintain and update the approved supplier list.
• Monitor and keep optimal inventory levels.
• Source, evaluate, and qualify suppliers Requirements:
• Min GCE ‘O’ Level or related certificates in Procurement/Supply Chain
• Min 1-2 years of procurement experience in supply management
• Procurement experience in Marine & Process Company, with NDT knowledge will be an advantage
• An independent individual who works well under pressure
• A good team player able to interact with people from all levels

The Ocean Freight Procurement Manager Asia assumes ownership for the whole freight negotiation process on all Asia lanes for HillebrandGori. With a footprint of over 15,000 TEUs, responsibilities include:

• Reporting to Group Ocean Freight Procurement, support all Asia offices (import & export) in securing their ocean transport needs; work with internal departments, sales, operations, across multiple business lines to anticipate requirements and implement procurement action accordingly.
• Analyze tradelanes supply & demand, services and preferred options per route, analyze freight indexes and anticipate market trends
• Manage and build relationship with key decision makers with the ocean carriers ;
• Run the actual freight procurement exercise, define optimum process, from actual tenders to spot buying, from mid to long term contracts with commitments, to spot and opportunistic terms.
• Proper internal communication and coordination of carrier policy adopted, of contracts negotiated, follow up on volume performances.
• Maintain buying ocean rates with QRS.
• Develop annual volume and spend analysis to measure freight spend, and identify opportunities for optimization.
• Provide pricing guidance to both locally and centrally managed accounts / tenders, in coordination with the actual account owner.
• Participation to Global Sales / Corporate Account tenders

Required competencies

The position demands:

• Communication skills and a very strong ability to analyze and synthetize information. An experience in the negotiation domain as well as an obvious likeness for numbers is recommended. Full command of the English language as well as basic Windows functions (Excel, Power Point) is a must. Likewise, existing experience with QRS is a plus.
• Ability to perform in a somewhat isolated environment, as whilst located at an existing JF Hillebrand office, he or she will be working essentially with outsiders.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills; ability to use data and metrics to back up assumptions, recommendations, and drive actions.
• Strengths in problem solving, issue-resolution, ability to work in a deadline-driven work environment, attention to detail, and ability to multitask.

Experience in freight procurement, including carrier relationship, is obviously beneficial ; likewise a strong experience in the HillebrandGori book of business and sales is welcome as will allow the candidate for a smooth transition and integration in the new position, with an immediate understanding of the business challenges that must be addressed.

Responsibilities

a) Sourcing and Purchasing:

1) Work with all departments on purchasing requirements including mainly on contractor works relating to maintenance/upgrading of plant facilities.

2) Evaluate job scope raised by Engineering department and analyze technical data and specifications needed for project/work. Review suitability, source comparable quotes in all fields on available information and ask the right question to stakeholders about the work.

3) Provide advice to company personnel/suppliers of nature and function of parts equipment when required.

4) Invite existing/new potential contractors for facility maintenance/upgrading works or new projects.

5) Liaise with contractor representatives regarding specifications, costs, inspection, and similar problems relating to parts equipment when required.

6) Effective sourcing and negotiate with vendors for best value, lead-time and terms at all times.

7) Review quotes receive are meeting requirements and send for verifications if required.

8) Monitor purchasing trend to avoid over purchase.

9) Raise Purchase Requisition (PR), Purchase Order (PO); follow up on the approval process and PO closure.

10) Monitor and close outstanding purchasing issues.

11) Identify, access and develop potential alternative vendors for various services.

12) Monitors vendors’ performance in terms of quality, delivery, price and services and taking corrective actions.

b) Procurement Records:

1) Create new vendor in system.

2) Create new item codes in system.

3) Maintain contract list and ensure timely renewal of term contract services.

4) Inform new vendors/contractors of company requirement.

5) Follow up on forms to be updated for new vendors/contractors.

6) Updating of Procurement status in Emaint software.

7) Update vendors/contractors of any change in company policies when required.

8) Prepare reports on purchases, including cost analyses when required.

9) Maintain and update other Procurement documentation in system.

c) Administrative and Coordination works:

1) Match Purchase Order, Delivery Order and Invoices; Check on accuracy and completeness and submit to Finance Department on a timely basis.

2) Verify invoice without PO is as per contract value and identify department costing before submit to Finance.

3) Follow up on invoicing on cash on delivery purchases.

4) Liaising with Centralised Store for self-collection arrangement.

Requirements

· Degree/Diploma Electrical / Mechanical Engineering with at least 2 years of relevant experience

· Procurement knowledge will be advantage

· ERP software. E.g. Microsoft Dynamics Navision will be advantage