Procurement

• Support assigned projects under the guidance of experienced mentors
• Analyze data and identify opportunities to improve procurement, sourcing, supplier, quality, or supply chain processes
• Participate in process improvement, automation, reporting, and operational excellence initiatives
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and suppliers to support business objectives
• Present project findings, recommendations, and outcomes to stakeholders
• Contribute to projects across procurement engineering, direct procurement, indirect procurement, and commodity management

Procurement Internship

• Lead indirect procurement strategy across APAC
• Drive value creation, standardization, supplier consolidation, and procurement governance
• Partner with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Finance leaders across the region
• Lead and develop a team of 5+ procurement professionals
• Drive adoption of regional strategies and ensure execution across sites and countries
• Own business outcomes, not just sourcing activities
• Transform a US$250M+ indirect spend portfolio across 13 countries and 11 manufacturing sites in APAC

Senior Manager, Indirect Procurement, APAC

• Assist the Purchasing HOD in maintaining smooth daily purchasing operations and achieving company objectives
• Generate purchase orders for common raw materials and indirect purchases after verifying purchase requisitions
• Coordinate material purchases with internal customers, warehouse teams, and suppliers for just-in-time delivery
• Source and purchase indirect materials, stationery, hardware, and services
• Support purchase requisitions, fixed assets, and petty cash purchases requested by internal teams
• Negotiate commercial terms for indirect purchasing, fixed-rate contracts, single-source materials, and other materials through RFQs
• Verify that purchase requisitions are properly issued, approved, costed, documented, and supported
• Convert purchase requisitions to purchase orders and send them to suppliers
• Analyze capacity and material availability to determine material schedules
• Communicate with planners and sales teams to understand demand
• Manage subcontracted material planning and semi-material delivery
• Maintain safety-stock inventory, practice prudent purchasing, and prevent overstocking
• Attend to production delivery complaints and follow up with suppliers and warehouse teams
• Request quotations, negotiate pricing and MOQs, and liaise with suppliers regarding samples, technical data sheets, safety data sheets, balance orders, damaged or incorrect deliveries, and rejected raw materials
• Create and maintain item codes and procurement information in the ERP system
• Handle import shipments and coordinate documentation for import clearance
• Prepare purchase reports, including cost analysis
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date, and properly filed records and documentation
• Review preferred supplier lists and add or remove suppliers
• Facilitate tenders for services and high-value orders
• Source new suppliers and products for new product development and supply-risk reduction
• Handle supplier quality issues with other departments for the company's commercial and technical benefit
• Work primarily in a manufacturing environment with moderate noise levels
• Travel required: 0%-10%

Purchasing Executive

• Provide input to regional category strategy based on market dynamics, supplier landscape, and business needs
• Develop and drive regional execution plans aligned to global category strategy
• Support and lead execution of regional and global category strategic initiatives
• Coordinate with regional business stakeholders on category needs and strategy
• Manage region-specific supplier relationships and resolve supplier continuity issues
• Manage, track, and report category costs, sourcing initiatives, and results
• Conduct market trend analyses and collect input to support category strategy development
• Create and maintain category knowledge and processes
• Monitor supplier performance indicators and initiate supplier reviews
• Build effective supplier relationships and drive results
• Maintain business relationships with suppliers and stakeholders through clear communication
• Manage Asia regional category reports for timely delivery to the Asia Lead Team
• Support Asia projects beyond chemical initiatives

Asia Chemicals Category Manager

• Support procurement assurance activities focused on testing, evaluating, and strengthening compliance with procurement policies, procedures, and controls
• Provide independent insight into the efficiency of procurement governance frameworks
• Execute assurance reviews, analyze findings, and identify themes, risks, and improvement opportunities
• Partner with the Manager – Procurement Assurance and team members on second-line assurance activities
• Work with procurement, Policy & Governance, Ethics & Compliance, Internal Audit, and Risk stakeholders
• Execute control testing, reviews, and policy-compliance validation
• Assess adherence to Procurement Authorities and Category Management Policy
• Develop reports, summaries, and insight packs for stakeholders
• Contribute to root cause analysis of non-conformance and control weaknesses
• Track and follow up on assurance actions and remediation
• Maintain documentation and audit trails for re-performance and governance
• Contribute to continuous improvement of assurance methodologies, tools, and processes

Procurement jobs in Malaysia

Procurement Internship

Senior Manager, Indirect Procurement, APAC

Purchasing Executive

Asia Chemicals Category Manager

Advisor, Assurance, Continuous Improvement – Procurement Assurance