Responsibilities:
• Responsibility for the purchasing and supply management of the CapEx / MRO / Business Services.
• Initiate contact with the vendors to check on supply and equipment availability, issue purchase orders and follow-up invoices.
• Main focusing on cost saving, cost avoidance and working capital improvement through new project initiatives, current source & supply and contract negotiation while ensuring to maintain the high quality of products and services level.
• Create the continuous work improvement initiatives and drive for deliverables.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders to ensure clarity of the specifications and expectations of the customer/company.
• Lead team to create the continuous work improvement initiatives and drive the initiatives for deliverables as plan.
• Define and enforce the framework and process for proactive procurement policies, ensuring all compliances and good code of ethics are followed.
• Responsible to review and manage contract within existing frameworks and/or procurement policies.
• To involve and liaison with the corporate procurement stakeholders – CapEx, MRO and Business Services categories and suppliers.
• Support the business in undertaking special project assignment as well as ad-hoc request
Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Science, Business Admin. or related field. MBA is preferable.
• Minimum 5 – 8 years working experience in technical engineering purchasing items and business service purchasing.
• Experience in chemicals, energy, oil & gas, food and beverages industry is an advantage.
• Experience and knowledge of import process, competitive bidding statutes and purchasing procedures.
• Strategic development and implementation capability.
• Experience in Board of Investment (BOI).
• Strong interpersonal and people skill particularly team, key internal customers and supplier relationship management.
• Very good command of spoken and written English
• High proficiency in computer skill i.e., Microsoft Office, SAP, etc.