Your future job
The Tactical Buyer is responsible for all purchases of an assigned material (sub)group product and will be reporting to the Purchasing Manager. The lowest possible purchase prices are ensured by the Tactical Buyer through monitoring of market circumstances and price developments while strengthening quality service and our supply via vendor risk management. The Tactical Buyer plans and executes sourcing strategies in accordance with the predefined targets from the management e.g.: Group purchasing policy, targets on sustainability,...
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- Performs efficient strategic sourcing via implementing sourcing procedures and partnering with internal stakeholders to identify sourcing needs in order to manage the risk and optimize the value and resilience of materials as well as services sourcing.
- Suggests methods and risk minimizing techniques to decrease expenditure through cost analysis and calculation of the procurement costs.
- Establishes supplier relationship management processes and continuous improvement projects.
- Negotiates contracts and coordinates supplier intergration plans with internal customers
- Conducts reasearch and anticipates potential shifts of negotiation power from the suppliers.
- Monitors market dynamics and identifies marketplace trends with a possible impact on the availability of materials or services and/or pricing.
- Acts as a buddy for the purchasing assistant e.g.: problem-solving, understanding and application of procedures, etc...
- Provides support for vendor complaints and negotiates financial compensations to improve quality performance.
- Collaborates closely with internal stakeholders on matters related to the materials, services and other improvement projects.
Job Requirements
- Education & Experience
- Bachelor degree or diploma in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Engineering or any related field.
- Minimum 5 years of sourcing experience with 10 years working experience in a manufacturing environment
- Behavioral Skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in both Malaysian and English language.
- Good interpersonal skill and relationship-building with internal stakeholders
- Positive attitude with an ability to cooperate as a real team-player to work effciently together in order to achieve common goals
- Able to work independently with limited guidance.
- Vast project management and leadership skills
- Able to form sound judgments
- Good negotations skills
- Building ethical supplier network relationships
- Technical Skills
- Strong in Microsoft Office applications, especially in MS Excel
- Good negotiation skills
- SAP knowledge is an added advantage
- Costing knowledge (TCO, contract & volume basis
- Understanding of market dynamics
What can you expect
Unilin is a fast-growing, profitable and bustling group that is active internationally. Innovation is our driving force. Investing in people, technology and sustainable entrepreneurship is characteristic of our culture.
Unilin thrives thanks to a team of colleagues that pride themselves on professionalism and entrepreneurship.
In exchange for your expertise, creativity and dynamism, Unilin offers an attractive salary supplemented with fringe benefits, career opportunities, challenges abroad and a wide range of training options.
Who are we
Unilin Group is an international reference in interior design and construction industry solutions with a strong focus on sustainability and innovation. With our floors, panels, insulation materials and technologies we are present in the homes and workplaces of millions of people and in public spaces across the globe. Our brands Quick-Step, Pergo and Moduleo probably ring a bell. Every day, some 8,300 employees around the world dig deep to push boundaries and innovate. Want to learn more about us Then be sure to check out our website.
