Total 27 buyer job vacancies in Business Management / Project / Planning category in Singapore

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Dedicated to the energy sector, Semco Maritime is an international contracting and engineering company. For more than 30 years, we have been facilitating design, fabrication, service and maintenance of our customers’ assets, providing comprehensive project management across all phases of energy projects. From turnkey engineering solutions to operation support and delivery of components, systems and solutions – we make sure our customers and partners in the energy sector experience safe, cost-efficient operations. Semco Maritime is an international company with branches in Denmark, Norway, UK, UAE, Singapore, Vietnam, Central America and USA. For further information please see www.semcomartime.com.

Our Procurement department consists of teams of buyers, working with both Strategic and Operational procurement in Denmark and Singapore. The position will be based in Singapore and supporting the operational purchasing in Denmark. If you have the right experience and qualifications, come join us in our journey to become the Energy sector’s first choice!

The Job:

In this position you will be part of the Products and Technology division working with the project teams. You will be taking the responsibility for negotiating the commercial terms with the suppliers, and through a disciplined and organized approach, highlight and manage any risks to the projects that may arise from the supply base. You will also get the opportunity to take the responsibility for the procurement activities on small / medium scale projects as well as supporting the management on larger scale projects.

Responsibilities and tasks:

• Involved in supply chain activities like sourcing, request for quotation, purchase order creation, logistic arrangement and payment process in the project execution stage.
• To work closely with the project managers and support them in their acquisition demands for projects.
• Interact and cooperate with the Project teams by negotiate best pricing, payment terms and conditions with suppliers, create PO’s, ensure delivery on time and minimize potential risks in the supply chain.
• Issue Purchase Orders in a timely manner to suppliers and ensure that POs are raised correctly in IFS (quantities and specifications) and necessary approvals are obtained within timelines before purchases.
• To work closely with Global procurement team to achieve coordinated effort in securing the best offer from suppliers in the global market.
• To initiate shipment (import & export), raise commercial Invoice and packing list, arrange Warehouse for pick & pack and coordinate with Supplier for logistics arrangements.
• Work with forwarding agents for quotations, monitoring import and export shipment, verify import & export permit declaration and engage local delivery and overseas shipment
• Support Project & Tender team for freight cost and logistics planning.
• Focus on Total cost of ownership (TCO) though-out the supply chain
• To facilitate and coordinate the discussion between engineers and suppliers to achieve a common agreement and understanding of supply requirement.
• To mediate issues and problems between internal stakeholders and suppliers.

Job Requirements

You are ambitious, results-oriented, a great negotiator and enjoy working in a dynamic international environment. It is likely that you have 3 years + of Procurement experience and it is key that you are capable, confident and experienced in Project Procurement Management.

You must have the tact and ability to work in a large industrial corporation along with a global mind-set and strong relationship building skills, as a key task will be to align the local supplier strategy with the overall group supplier strategy. You possess a degree in Business Administration or Engineering and whilst experience of the Energy / Offshore / Oil & Gas industry or its products is an advantage, it is not a requirement.

Your profile:

• Strong focus on delivering quality work

• Self-motivated with high drive

• Team player

• Ability to work with minimum supervision

• Possess good interpersonal, communication and technical writing skills

We offer you:

Attractive remuneration and benefits scheme, with annual increment and target-based bonus scheme will apply for the right candidate.

Semco Maritime is a global company and is an attractive place to work with initiative and dedication in an informal environment. At Semco Maritime we focus on work life balance in the form of flexi-work arrangements, health promotion and well-being for staff. Our motto “Towards First Choice 2027”.

Please state your expected salary, required time for notification and reasons for leaving your present position, if applicable.

Job Description

- responsible for the disposition of material according given demand in CIP’s (Continuous Improvement Project) and CSR’s (Customer Specific Requirement) and NPI (New Product Introduction), achieving lowest possible cost with shortest possible lead time, OTD (On Time Delivery) and up to our quality standards.

Task :

Generic

· Proactive improvement of the quality along the entire supply chain in close cooperation with all involved departments (Product Group, Research & Development, Material Management, Finance).

· Control and verify invoices with price deviations referring to PO

· Make sure that all necessary SCM parameters (vendor data, contracts, warehouse, IQC) are given and stored properly and take appropriate actions whenever necessary.

· Monitor the supplier performance and conduct proper supplier assessments as well. Prepare analysis.

· Work with the supplier to agree on corrective actions to resolve escalated issues (e.g. chasing supplier for OTD) or look for alternative suppliers when necessary.

· Issuing PO’s (Purchase Orders) or Call Off’s of QC’s related to quotations.

· Handling ICPO

CIP’s & CSR’s (fast lane)

· Disposing and ordering material for CIP’s and CSR’s according demand in the ERP system (SAP)

· Close team work with local production planning

· Request and analyze quotations (fast)

Accountability

· Execution of total daily business of material purchasing

· Establishment of timely availability of all ordered materials and services

· Optimization of material flow and of inventory level

· Implementation of supplier contracts in purchasing (NDA, GPC,..)

· Achieve defined cost targets and shortest lead times

Education

· Degree holder

· Mechanical Engineering background is preferred

Work experience

· 5 years’ experience in global sourcing
(Asia focused, Asian supply market knowledge)

· Experience in supplier qualification, auditing and corrective action processes

Expertise and methodology

· English Language (fluent in written and speech), preferably Mandarin

· Experience in SAP/R3

· Excellent negotiation skills

· Able to optimize the supplier relationship by combining supplier’s and internal processes, building trust, measuring and developing suppliers

· Good understanding of the supply chain and of the critical production and assembly processes

· MS-Office packages (Word, Power-Point, Excel)

Other requirement criteria

· Constructive and productive thinking in cost terms

· Good interpersonal and communication skills

· Team spirit

· High independence in working and distinct ability to accomplish

· High flexibility and positive reaction on „moving targets“