Responsibilities

• Assisting in global sourcing and procurement of materials, to provide uninterrupted supply for instrument manufacturing with the best cost, optimal quality and desired lead time
• Managing inventory by implementing programs such as PAC (Pay-At-Consumption), JIF or VMI with our worldwide vendor network
• Material planning, using SAP, to provide demand forecast to our vendors and ensure supply continuity
• Generating reports on outstanding delivery and subsequently expediting outstanding orders with vendors
• Resolving payment-related issues to maintain good vendor relationships
• Screening of purchase requisitions raised by end-users before the requisitions are routed to the Purchasing team
• Document preparation and justification for Finance to initiate advance payment/COD payment
• Maintenance of contract documentation and working with end-users to ensure expiring contracts are renewed in a timely manner
• Investigating non-conformance materials and doing necessary paperwork/follow-up with vendors to arrange for rework
• Generation of weekly On-Time Delivery / Purchase Price Variance / Pay-At-Consumption / Vendor-Managed Inventory / PO Ageing reports, to support Purchasers on monitoring vendor performance
• Physical stock check at Warehouse on consignment items, against VMI inventory list published from SAP

Requirements:

• Proficiency in MS Office suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
• Good communication skills (spoken and written English)
• SAP knowledge would be an advantage but is not compulsory as training will be provided.

Learning outcome :

• Knowledge of widely-used quality and ERP systems
• In-depth understanding of production processes and engineering commodities
• Analytical and problem-solving abilities
• ‘Soft’ skills (communication, interpersonal, best workplace practices)