About this role
Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world.
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't meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary.
Job Summary Summary: The “Buyer Direct” will be based in Senai Medical, reporting to Material Planning Manager. This role will be coordinating activities involved with procuring direct materials, components and equipment.
Responsibilities:
• Maintaining relations with the suppliers. • Placing orders for necessary raw materials and purchased parts according to the requirements of the production. • Receiving and handling the confirmations. • 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. • Tracking shipments, urging them if needed. • Regular, weekly check of the stocks, avoiding overstock. • Minimizing the risk of obsolescence with the help of the weekly check of the obsolete report. • Correspondence with the freight forwarders, warehouses, and in case organizing the transportation. • Dealing with claims, settling debit and credit issues. • Filing and recording all necessary documents. • Checking the inventory of critical materials (personally if needed) according to the Shortage List. • Getting in touch with the right warehouse personnel and having the discrepancy modified if there is any inventory discrepancies. • Handling purchasing data privacy. • Assuring all active components according to production needs, in time, for the accord price in the request. • Reviews requisitions and MRP output. • Confers with vendors to obtain product information such as price, availability and delivery schedule. • Orders, reschedules and cancels material based on requisitions and MRP output. • Maintains procurement records such as items purchased, costs, delivery and inventories. • Manages supplier to price, delivery and quality expectations and escalates when appropriate. • Approves invoices for payment. • Investigation inventory levels. • Monitors the movement of materials through the production cycle. • Conducts quarterly supplier reviews. • Maintains procurement records, reports and metrics.
Qualifications:
• Typically requires a minimum of 1 to 2 years of procurement experience. • Use of the following tools may be required: Working usage of Word, Excel and Power Point, English language knowledge, data entry, ten-key, spreadsheet (PC), ERP software. • Ability to read and comprehend instructions, correspondence and memos. • Ability to write simple correspondence. • Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients and other employees of the organization. • Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry. • Ability to apply common sense comprehension to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
AN06 #LI-AN1
Job Category Global Procurement & Supply Chain
Required Skills:
Optional Skills:
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're happy to provide reasonable accommodations to those with a disability for assistance in the application process. Please email accessibility@flex.com and we'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).