Buyer

Purpose of Position

• Responsible for developing and communicating demand requirements, for authorizing them to execute a build plan in support of Business requirements.
• Develop capacity plans and manage inventory & purchasing strategies to ensure optimum material utilization.
• Build up and manage the Sales and Operating Plan (S&OP) process if necessary.
• Manage forwarder and Distribution Center for better performance.
• Manage and follow up new projects in plant for better execution.

Day to Day Responsibility

• Responsible for developing and communicating demand requirements for external suppliers, for authorizing them to execute a build plan in support of Business requirements.
• Follow up suppliers on order acknowledgement, delivery plan and shipping schedule to ensure materials and products ordered could arrive on schedule.
• Support planner to well control material inventory value and level.
• Drive the continuous improvement for better material management and cost control and support localize the qualified products/vendors for better supply
• Deal with supplier material quality problems and communicate with QA.
• Follow up and maintaining Key metrics, performance, report based on collected data.
• Additional duties as assigned by supervisor.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, computer science, purchasing management or relevant field of study, MBA is preferred.
• 5 years working experience as buyer, experience in planning is a plus.

Required Skills, Desired Skills and Soft Skills

• Required by Legal or QEHS:

  • Know EHS relevant law and regulations
  • Obey all company EHS rules (Include: Policy, Procedure, SOP and other requirements).

   

  Required skills:

  • Working experience in ERP system, SAP or other systems.
  • High sense of responsibility and initiatives, self-motivated, good team player and the ability to work with a wide cross-section of people in various locations.
  • Fluent oral and written English and mandarin
  • Computer skills, Word, Excel and PPT skills
  • Good communication and negotiation skill

   

  Desired Skills:

  • Ability to think strategically and execute methodically

   

  Soft Skills:

  • Good communication and negotiation skill.
  • Good understanding of culture different between different countries.