Production Buyer

Advanced  Energy Industries (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd is Hiring!!

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NYSE: AEIS), headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado, USA, enables design breakthroughs and drives growth for leading semiconductor and industrial customers. Our precision power and control technologies, along with our applications know-how, inspire close partnerships and innovation in thin-film and industrial manufacturing. We are proud of our rich heritage, award-winning technologies, and we value the talents and contributions of all Advanced Energy’s employees worldwide.

Production Buyer

POSITION SUMMARY:

Responsible for on time delivery per request to make sure the supply continuity and at the same time inventory control under a reasonable level.  The position is required to monitor and drive improving suppliers’ performance within the discipline, maintain communication internally and externally to keep it efficient and effective and strength the core competence of AE’s business relationship with the suppliers, duties include but not limited to get favourable results and maintain system correctly and timely and finish tasks and assignments within required time period, provides assistance in the performance of various purchasing assignments and planning of lower to medium value production materials under limited supervision.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Reviews Business Requirements Planning (BRP) Report and analyzes the suggested orders, and/or alterations;
2. Educate suppliers of performance measurements and continuous improvements;
3. Evaluates and monitor supplier quality and delivery performance against corporate zero defects and on time delivery objectives together with smooth logistic requirements and work with related team to improve the performance;
4. Develops a good working knowledge of materials and sources of supply to make purchases at prices   consistent with quantity and qulity requirements and within established standard costs;
5. Develop in-depth knowledge of assigned commodities/suppliers of any  technologies, manufacturing process and related industries, so to be skillful and experienced enough when expediting for an results;
6. Purchases parts/materials using Requests for Quotes (RFQ) and Request for Information (RFI) negotiation, contracts, cost analysis, price analysis and internal/external technical expertise;
7. Establishes and strengthen good business relationships with suppliers and internal customers; Work closely with planning team and demand team to learn about the real demand and its fluctuation and proactively work on any change; Be effective and efficient in communication;
8. It’s a MUST to keep good communication with suppliers via daily emails and phone calls or conference-calls when there being delivery issue, DMR issue, GR issue, quality issue, payment issue or others till it’s resolved properly;
9. Responsible for maintain system correctly and timely in a proper manner; Finish purchasing assignments within time period on top level;
10. Keep inventory at a reasonable level per requirements through negotiation with suppliers by push out, reschedule or even cancelingl the open orders;
11. Follow up purchasing process requirements closely, give suggestion in process modifying and improvement;
12. Result-oriented;
13. Clear idea of TCO idea, go through the most economic way in finishing the purchasing assignments;
14. Energetically work with enthusiasm, enjoy the purchasing activities;
15. Raise reasonable suggestion or solutions to purchasing manager;
16. Notify purchasing manager of any risk and potential risk or difficulties on the early stage, come up with solutions to the problems and follow up closely and update the status timely even daily ;
17. Other duties assigned.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Works in standard office environment and uses general office equipment (phone, PC copier, fax machine etc.,)

Travel may be required infrequently; Overtime work may be required; Can work under pressure.

SKILLS:

1. Excellent organizational and negotiation skills;
2. Flexibility to handle changing conditions;
3. Excellent self motivation skills;
4. Excellent analytical skills;
5. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

EXPERIENCE:

Essential:

1-5 years or above in purchasing/planning environment.

EDUCATION:

Essential:

Junior college, or above.

Bachelor degree in Business Administration, purchasing/ logistic/ Material Management or equivalent education and/or experience.

Desirable:

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