Buyer Direct

<p>Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world. </p><p></p><p>A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don&#39;t meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary.</p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><h2>Job Summary</h2><p>To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a <b>Buyer Direct</b> located in<i> </i><b>Prai, Penang</b>.</p><p></p><p>This role will be coordinating activities involved with procuring direct materials, components and equipment.<br /> </p><p><b>What a typical day looks like:</b></p><ul><li>Maintaining relations with the suppliers.</li><li>Placing orders for necessary raw materials and purchased parts according to the requirements of the production.</li><li>Receiving and handling the confirmations.</li><li>Checking the purchase orders and modifying them according to the changes in the production plan with the help of the Shortage List and the Open Purchase Order List.</li><li>Tracking shipments, urging them if needed.</li><li>Regular, weekly check of the stocks, avoiding overstock.</li><li>Minimizing the risk of obsolescence with the help of the weekly check of the obsolete report.</li><li>Correspondence with the freight forwarders, warehouses, and in case organizing the transportation.</li><li>Dealing with claims, settling debit and credit issues.</li><li>Filing and recording all necessary documents.</li><li>Checking the inventory of critical materials (personally if needed) according to the Shortage List.</li><li>Getting in touch with the right warehouse personnel and having the discrepancy modified if there is any inventory discrepancies.</li><li>Handling purchasing data privacy.</li><li>Assuring all active components according to production needs, in time, for the accord price in the request.</li><li>Reviews requisitions and MRP output.</li><li>Confers with vendors to obtain product information such as price, availability and delivery schedule.</li><li>Orders, reschedules and cancels material based on requisitions and MRP output.</li><li>Maintains procurement records such as items purchased, costs, delivery and inventories.</li><li>Manages supplier to price, delivery and quality expectations and escalates when appropriate.</li><li>Approves invoices for payment.</li><li>Investigation inventory levels.</li><li>Monitors the movement of materials through the production cycle.</li><li>Conducts quarterly supplier reviews.</li><li>Maintains procurement records, reports and metrics.<br /> </li></ul><p><b>The experience we’re looking to add to our team:</b></p><ul><li><p>Requires a Bachelor&#39;s Degree in related field or equivalent experience.</p></li><li><p>Requires a minimum of 3 years of procurement experience.</p></li></ul><p></p><p><b>What you’ll receive for the great work you provide: </b></p><ul><li><p>Full range of medical benefits, dental, vision</p></li><li><p>Life Insurance</p></li><li><p>Paid Time Off</p></li><li><p>Allowances &amp; Bonuses</p></li></ul><p></p><p>HH39</p><p></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><h2></h2><h2>Job Category</h2>Global Procurement &amp; Supply Chain<p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><span>Required Skills:</span></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left">Optional Skills:</p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p><span>Flex is an Equal Opportunity Employer and employment selection decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. We do not discriminate based on: age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, pregnancy status, or any other status protected by law. We&#39;re happy to provide reasonable accommodations to those with a disability for assistance in the application process. Please email </span><a href="mailto:accessibility&#64;flex.com" target="_blank"><span><span><span><span>accessibility&#64;flex.com</span></span></span></span></a><span> and we&#39;ll discuss your specific situation and next steps (NOTE: this email does not accept or consider resumes or applications. This is only for disability assistance. To be considered for a position at Flex, you must complete the application process first).</span></p>