Overall job objectives:
To ensure that procurements meet the Company’s requirement in terms of delivery timeline, quality and cost.
Core responsibilities:
- Responsible for sourcing, request quotations (minimum 3 quotes), and price negotiation with suppliers for tender and project assigned.
- To generate Purchase Order and send to Supplier (local purchase) or HQ (oversea purchase) for all items of the project, except paint, packing and maintenance.
- Monitor and follow up on supplier’s shipment or delivery to ensure that item purchased is delivered within the timeline.
- Feedback and follow up the issues regarding quality, shortage and warranty claim with suppliers.
- To observe factory direct cost to vendors.
- Co-ordinate with Project / Material Planning / Production team to understand and fulfill their needs for smooth operations.
- To initiate the sourcing of materials after the first kick-off meeting and follow up closely with the Material Planning team on PR.
- To plan and consolidate purchase orders for more competitive price from the suppliers.
- Ensure item purchase is within budget. Any over budget shall raise alert to project department, Management and HQ immediately.
- Ensure ERP system is updated with all procurement for month-end accounts formulation.
- Generate and submit on-going Summary Report and monthly Procurement reports on project basis to HQ and management and reply to HQ if any query raises.
- Develop and evaluate new vendors to ensure requirements and pricing objectives are met.
- To act as a back-up of the group members and assist in procurement of the project assigned in the absence of the other party.
- Carry out other ad-hoc tasks as assigned by Management from time to time.
Job specifications:
- At least Diploma in Business Administration or related fields.
- An analytical mind and meticulous nature.
- At least 3 years of relevant working experience with relevant exposure of procurement.
- Competent and accurate in handling procurement.
- Experience in furniture and fittings industry is an added advantage.
- Have great sense of urgency and able to handle multi tasks under pressure.
Key performance indicators:
- Periodical and good proposal of cost improvement.
- Good control of price information in factories.
- Timely and accurate completion of procurement documentation.
- Timely supplier delivery.
- Timely co-operation to vendors when issues arise.
- Systematic way of ERP item code maintenance.