Purchasing Supervisor, APAC

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage Sales Escalations.
• Ensure that buyers work opportunities through the system only.
• Ensure that buyers upload all vendor quotes into the system accurately.
• Ensure that buyers conform to the Service Level Agreement (SLA) to respond back to opportunities assigned within 24-48 hours.
• Review PPV opportunities with Market Intelligence / Business Analyst (MI / BA) Team before MI / BA team assign opportunity to buyer.
• Ensure that buyers’ workload is manageable and evenly distributed, if required, adjust accordingly.
• SO/PO management process
  • Ensure that we have the best global pricing.
    • Asset Management Group (AMG), Channel Partners.
  • Ensure that freight and tariff charges are put into consideration.
  • Ensure that supplier selected meets vendor rating requirement.
  • Ensure that all PO are placed promptly (within the same working day).
    • If not possible, ensure that reason / comment is updated in system and communicated to Sales.
  • Ensure that all SO that cannot be fulfilled will be followed up promptly with Sales and provide possible options to recover or close the SO.
  • Ensure that buyers open PO delivery status is updated timely, and parts are delivered as scheduled.
  • Ensure that all RTVs request are promptly completed and closed.
  • Work closely with Supplier Development Group (SDG) to ensure that the identified Channel Partners are utilized by all buyers.
  • Work closely with SDG on any suspect counterfeit cases or feedback from buyers towards Suppliers.
  • Work closely with AMG during the SO/PO management process.
  • Ensure that all buyers are actively interacting with their assigned sales rep to strengthen relationship and communication.
  • Work with People and Culture (P&C) team to maintain general office discipline.
    • Attendance / Punctuality
    • Professionalism
  • Talent Management
    • Actively observe and gauge the “Skill” / “Will” of individual team members.
      • Skill = Hard/soft skill: Communication, sourcing, negotiation, system/software proficiency, etc.
      • Will = Motivation / Drive / Determination.
    • Work closely with fellow Purchasing Manager to help, support and/or back each other up where required.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Diploma/ Bachelor’s degree, engineering, supply chain, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in sourcing, procurement, or supply chain roles (with 3+ years of experience managing a team).
• Strong sourcing experience in electronic components (such as integrated circuits, passives) and/or electronic parts (such as memory, CPU).
• Flexibility to occasionally adjust working hours for global coordination.
• Experience preparing reports or market insights to support business decisions.
• Proficient with standard office tools and basic analytics platforms.