· Detailed-oriented and results-driven buyer with more than 8 years of procurement experience in manufacturing field.
· Versed in sourcing, negotiating, material requirement planning & inventory control.
· Achieving cost saving of SGD20k from April-23 to March-24
· Successfully improved the inventory turnover ratio from 2.7 to 5.5 in year 2018 and continue to maintain the ratio within 5-6 in overall as per management KPI for year 2019 & 2020.
· Successfully lead the team to reduce production material wastage in year 2019 by 7% reduction compared to 2018, total material cost saving close to SGD250k.
· Issue PO based on PR raised and MRP driven.
· In-charge of standard parts purchasing for testing equipment’s assembly, i.e: sensors, connectors, circuit breakers, pulleys, valves, wires, etc.
· Keep track of Open PO and ensure of timely delivery.
· Liaise with suppliers for PO rescheduling (pull in & push out) based on the latest production’s plan.
· Perform RFQ, negotiate with supplier for purchasing matters like pricing, leadtime, incoterm, payment term and etc.
· Conduct alternative sourcing whenever there’s delivery issue & price increase from incumbent suppliers to mitigate disruption to production’s schedule & to minimize the cost impact.
· Working on cost down and leadtime reduction with suppliers to meet management KPI.
· Initiate ECN to engineers whenever suppliers inform for parts EOL or change of material. Following up thru the ECN process with engineers until ECN released.
· Coordinate with supplier and QA for RTV and materials quality issue.
· In-charge of procurement activities for indirect materials group, i.e building maintenance and services category related.
· Tender/Bidding management – Initiate tenders for Security Guards Service (for 2 Manufacturing Plants), Cleaning Services (for all 3 Sites) & Canteen Management. This including source for new vendors to participate in bidding, work out tender documents, liaise with stakeholders for scope of work & requirements, arrange & conduct site surveys with vendors, evaluate proposal submitted by vendors, negotiate prices and other terms & conditions, prepare Price Analysis report and C&E Matrix for Management review, Contract establishment with vendor and etc.
· Review and approve RFQ/PR raised by requesters - Understand the requirements from requesters, RFQ with existing vendors or source from new vendors, review quotations & negotiate with vendor for price, delivery and other terms whenever necessary.
· Supplier contract management – Monitor and review the existing contract status and decide whether renewal is necessary. Draft the contract to include latest scope of work / requirements, cost and other terms & conditions, then send to legal team for review.
· Supplier management – New supplier selection & qualification, Vendor’s performance monitoring and assessment, AVL maintenance in SAP (new vendor creation, vendor’s info update) and etc.
· Liaise with vendors for those performance / quality related issues that feedback from operation team.
· Generate material buy plan and plan for required materials based on latest forecast by weekly basis.
· In-charge for direct materials purchasing, i.e: Wafer, leadframe, substrates, mold compound, potting compound, epoxy, solder paste, gold wire, solder ball & etc.
· Monitor inventory turnover on monthly basis and ensure turnover rate meeting with management KPI.
· Follow up closely with suppliers to ensure on time delivery.
· Troubleshoot and ensure problems relating to delivery, quality or pricing are promptly conveyed to the supplier and resolved in a timely manner.
· Prepare supplier’s performance report, evaluate supplier based on criteria set. Work with suppliers for areas required for improvement, i.e: delivery leadtime, materials quality, pricing, services and etc.
· Collaborate with all stakeholders to ensure smooth cross-functional working relationships, such as 4M Change/ECN, quality issues, production issues, etc.
· Conduct and coordinate for materials stock take on half yearly basis. Prepare for stock take report and stock discrepancy report if there is.
· Drive continuous improvement such as cost reduction, procedure standardization, work systemization, production’s materials wastage reduction and etc.
· Ensure procurement activities and documentation comply with company & IATF16949 standard.
· In-charged of supplier’s qualification and contract establishment.
· Certified as internal auditor and conduct internal audit & supplier audit as required.
· Issue PO based on MRP driven.
· Prepare Open PO Rescheduling Reports to Suppliers to advise for any pull in or push out of material orders to meet with production’s demand.
· Prepare JIT(Just in time) delivery schedule to supplier according to production’s plan.
· Monitor both daily JIT materials stock level and production’s output. Review and revise delivery schedule from time to time based on actual production’s output or whenever production’s plan is changed.
· Liaise with forwarder for overseas shipment arrangement.
· In-charged of both direct materials & packaging materials purchasing.
· Liaise/negotiate with suppliers on matter relating to pricing, delivery and terms & conditions.
· Work with production team on materials planning & issue PO to supplier
· Initiate and execute sales activities like generate sales order and delivery order, key in pricing etc.
· Handling customer’s complaints and propose solutions for them.
· Issue sales order to production planner and ensure the delivery schedule meet with customer’s expectation.
· Attend to customer’s order and inquiry, prepare quotation to customer.
· Arrange shipments as per scheduled, liaise with forwarder for export shipment.
· To assist in daily operation which include monitoring the weighing system, keep track and keep record of all daily transactions (Sales and Purchase).
· Handling all the incoming calls, dealing with customers and palm oil refiners as well as maintaining good relationship with them.
· Apply and renew the smallholding license for all new and existing customers.
· Maintain filling system in a proper manner, to ensure all customers' profile are well maintain and up-to-date.
Familiar with ERP system: SAP MM Module, Infor Syteline, BPCS, Microsoft Dynamics
Proficient in Microsoft Office: Excel, Word, Power Point
Certified in Microsoft Office Specialist – Excel 2010
Certified in IATF16949:2016 Internal Auditor Training Course
Certified in SGS courses: FMEA, SPC & MSA, APQP & PPAP