Buyer (1 year/LIFE SCIENCE MNC) - East/up to $6k #HAO

Salary: up to $6000
Duration: 1 year

Working Days & Hours: Mon-Fri Office Hours

Location: Changi (islandwide pickup)

Job Description:

Purchasing –

- Manage quotation, prepare and process purchase orders and requisitions for materials, supplies, and equipment.

- Monitor and manage inventory levels to ensure timely replenishment and avoid stockouts.

- Maintain accurate records of purchases, pricing and supplier performance.

- Maintain purchase order health, including aging, past due, and open POs, to ensure compliance with approval policies.

- Materials include Direct and Regulated Indirect with supplier for both local and oversea vendors.

Supplier management and projects –

- Develop and maintain strong relationships with suppliers to ensure continuous supply and negotiate favorable terms to achieve cost savings.

- Handle projects to support localization, direct sourcing, and BCP initiatives, to mitigate supply risk.

Data Analysis and Reporting –

- Analyze purchasing data and generate reports to support decision-making and identify opportunities for improvement with digitalization tools.

- Implement PO Collaboration, Supplier Pull, VMI, MRP and/or historical usage to balance demand and supply against forecast, AOP and ROP targets.

Inventory Management –

- Apply good knowledge and determine the optimal inventory level to meet service, forecast, and AOP requirements while managing working capital/spend.

- Able to balance trade-offs between inventory, service level and cost.

- Drive actions to mitigate excess, slow movement and critical material shortages.

Logistics Coordination –

- Coordinate any urgent incoming shipments to warehouse, receiving and inspection.

- Track and expedite orders to ensure timely delivery and resolve any shipping, delivery, receiving or PO issues.

Quality Assurance –

- Ensure that purchased products meet the company’s quality standards and specifications.

- Collaborate with the quality control team to address any issues related to supplier performance or product quality.

- Supports Internal controls and regulatory requirements, including SOX, and internal/external audits.

Cross Functional Collaboration –

- Work closely with other departments, such as production, finance, engineering and quality, to align purchasing activities with overall business objectives.

- Participate in cross-functional teams to support new product development and other strategic initiatives.

- Support material transfers and/or regional plan/buy activities for the network when needed.

Job Requirements: Min Degree in Supply Chain/Logistics or similar w min 5 yrs of relevant experience

Interested candidates, please submit your resume to: [email protected]

Ally Audrey Lok Xin Woon

Recruit Express Pte Ltd (Healthcare & Lifescience)

Company EA Licence number : 99C4599

Personnel EA License: R21102307

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