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We are currently seeking a Procurement Engineer for our office in Singapore. If you're ready to take your career to the next level, we welcome your application.

Job Description:

• Raise purchase order for sales order with job number.
• Ensure timely PO execution by follow up the lead time to meet sales and production needs.
• Ability to analyze bills of material and drawings to understand key requirements for procurement.
• Ensuring technical information in accordance with datasheet for new item prior to PO issuance.
• Consolidate calibration certificate and software license information.
• Support internal coordination between different departments.
• Liaison with vendors for timely delivery and monitor all purchases to avoid any shortages, overcharges and defects of materials
• Lead in conducting periodic price negotiation with suppliers to ensure competency in cost for materials/services.
• Conduct supplier performance review on a regular basis to ensure that suppliers are conforming to organizational expectations and requirements.
• Source new suppliers for materials and services, expanding the supplier base for current and future needs.
• Obtain competitive quotes and drive cost-reduction initiatives.
• Any duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Diploma or bachelor’s degree in engineering.
• At least 3 years’ experience in procurement engineering.
• Possess strong sourcing and negotiation skills.
• Meticulous and strong in numbers.
• Accountable team player, proactive, problem solving, resourceful and analytical abilities.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to work productively and collaboratively with multi-functional teams to achieve business goals.
• Able to work independently and multitask.

The purchasing trainee will be responsible for:

• Administrative work
• Suppliers panel management
• Launch of social audit and follow up on the corrective actions plans
• Some purchasing projects => Biddings, negotiations and awarding projects (under direct responsibility of the Purchasing Manager)
• Possibly some contracts settlement and negotiations (under direct responsibility of the Purchasing Manager)
• Prepare reports – Analysis

The purchasing portfolios (segments/families) covered will be depending on the workload at the given moments.

In parallel, he/she could possibly participate in the long-run strategic projects such as :

• Regional biddings on key items
• Sourcing

Value analysis studies

• Liaise with project team on material specification.

• Material sourcing, price negotiation and order fulfilment.

• Preparation and execution of purchase requisition.

• Arrange timely delivery of material.

• Manage material / inventory level at sites and ensure the target level is met but not overstock.

• Manage the Company’s material, assets and equipment / machinery rental at sites and ensure within budget.

• Perform cost analysis and generate reports.

• Meet subcontractors and suppliers onsite as necessary.

• Manage equipment and/or machinery rental.

• Other administrative duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Purchase raw materials that are to be utilized by the factory and for project use.
• In charge of compiling and constant updating of supplier list.
• Liaise and negotiate with suppliers.
• Responsible for sourcing new and cost effective suppliers.
• Liaise with internal departments on product type, price and quantity of materials to be purchased.
• Ensure that all invoices are certified accordingly.
• Responsible for maintaining a library of catalogues and samples of raw materials for future reference.

Requirements

• Experience in construction/manufacturing industry will be an added advantage;
• Diploma/Degree in any field.

The Procurement Coordinator/Executive is responsible for participating in routine sourcing and purchasing activities to obtain the materials, equipment and services to deliver on projects involving ships, rigs and/or conversions. He/She able to translate project requirements into specifications for materials, equipment and services to procure.

• Sourcing new products/vendors/suppliers and get their support to provide quotations
• Comparison and negotiation of price
• Ensuring products and supplies are high quality
• Purchasing of materials for operations and ensuring sufficient stock for projects
• Liaising with vendors to ensure deliveries lead on time and in proper condition
• Coordinate logistics and movement of overseas orders
• Liaising with freight forwarders and managing freight costs and timing
• Estimating and establishing cost parameters and budgets for purchases
• Maintaining record of purchases, pricing and other important data
• Following up with vendors/suppliers on orders
• Matching of vendor/supplier’s invoices with supporting documents (MRF, RFA, PO & DO)
• Creating and maintaining good relationships with vendors/suppliers
• Generation of purchase order, data entry for the application of ITQ on GeBIZ, creation of contacts, etc.
• Facilitate other procurement related administrative activities as required by purchasing supervisors.
• Responding to emails, phone enquiries, and handling walk-in vendors/suppliers and recommending products

Other ad hoc duties as assigned

He/She should be comfortable engaging and interacting with vendors and other external parties, to fulfil his/her responsibilities in coordinating vendor selection processes, maintaining vendor contract records and databases, and following up on vendors' deliverables.

• Minimum Diploma in business administration certifications.
• Minimum 2 year(s) relevant working experience in F & B Industry.
• Solid knowledge and understanding of procurement processes, policy, and systems.
• Good communications and work independently.
• Ability to multitask, hardworking and meticulous with positive attitude.
• Demonstrates basic functional, technical and people and/or process management skills as well as customer (external and internal) relationship skills.

Required Skill(s): Proficient in computer skills (MS Office), excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Coordinate procurement operations with vendors and stakeholders.
• Gather feedback on the effectiveness and efficiency of current sourcing strategies.
• Highlight sourcing issues for management's action.
• Maintain procurement database and documentation.
• Maintain sourcing documentationin the procurement management system.

Required Language(s): English and CN (to liaise with chinese speaking associates)

Full time position available.

Able to start work immediate.