Purchasing Manager

We're Hiring : Purchasing Manager! 🌟

We are seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Purchasing Manager to lead our procurement efforts in Selangor, Malaysia. The ideal candidate will possess strong negotiation skills, a deep understanding of supply chain management, and the ability to optimize purchasing processes to achieve cost savings and efficiency.

Location : Balakong,,Selangor, Malaysia

Work Mode : Work From Office

Role : Purchasing Manager

What You'll Do : Role Summary

The incumbent is responsible to overall issues pertaining to Purchasing.

Role Responsibilities

Take charge of ordering / sourcing of raw materials for production use and local trading products to be available for the sales department.

Provide proper guidance for the Purchasing team and monitor the procurement plan being carried out.

Request quotations and negotiate on competitive price / payment terms / delivery schedule from suppliers by keeping competitive purchase cost.

Shipping and logistic planning for raw materials of import shipment and liaison with forwarding agent to meet Customs procedures and Sales Service Tax (SST) requirement.

Maintain sufficient supply of materials and monitor stocks levels to avoid idle time in production. Ensure deliveries of materials and all other items purchased are on schedule.

Actively communicate with suppliers to improve their overall performance in terms of delivery, pricing and material quality.

Ensure purchased materials conform to the specific requirements of the requester, including safety aspects.

Request and review the data attached with the purchased chemical base items to ensure the ability to meet (future) the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) European Union Directive and other requirements.

Conduct existing and new suppliers’ performance, by ranking and selecting based on the services provided based on the internal Vendor Rating System.

Additional responsibilities as and when instructed by the management. EMS and OHSMS Responsibilities :

Understand, implement, and uphold Legrand's Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety Policies and Management Systems.

Communicate and report environmental and occupational health & safety matters to the Superior / MR / EHS Officer.

Know actions to be taken in any normal, abnormal, and emergency situations related to Legrand's environmental and health & safety situation.

Attend, participate, and give support for activities related to environmental, health & safety such as training, environmental and health & safety program, and audits.

Maintain good environmental, health and safety (including housekeeping) aspects at own work area and ensure compliance with known standard Regulatory Laws and Acts of the Government and other requirements.

Participate in the company's QMS, EMS and OHSMS activities as and when required.

Role Requirements

Job Description

Degree in manufacturing, business administration or any related field

Over five years of work experience as Manager in a procurement function in the manufacturing industry

Fluent written and spoken English language

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Good interpersonal and communication skills

Knowledge with SIRIM audit and certification process will be an added advantage

Ability to work independently whilst still being a team player

Well verse in Microsoft Office, Excel and reportings

Well verse in importation processes

Authority :

Purchase Order management to suppliers, Supplier Master & Material Master management

Manage filing of business correspondences and purchase orders

Liaison with Customs & MIDA authorities