Buyer (1 year/PHARMA MNC) - East/up to $6k #HAO

Salary: up to $6000 Duration: 1 year Working Days & Hours: Mon-Fri Office Hours Location: Changi (islandwide pickup) Job Description: Purchasing –

• Manage quotation, prepare and process purchase orders and requisitions for materials, supplies, and equipment.
• Monitor and manage inventory levels to ensure timely replenishment and avoid stockouts.
• Maintain accurate records of purchases, pricing and supplier performance.
• Maintain purchase order health, including aging, past due, and open POs, to ensure compliance with approval policies.
• Materials include Direct and Regulated Indirect with supplier for both local and oversea vendors.

Supplier management and projects –

• Develop and maintain strong relationships with suppliers to ensure continuous supply and negotiate favorable terms to achieve cost savings.
• Handle projects to support localization, direct sourcing, and BCP initiatives, to mitigate supply risk.

Data Analysis and Reporting –

• Analyze purchasing data and generate reports to support decision-making and identify opportunities for improvement with digitalization tools.
• Implement PO Collaboration, Supplier Pull, VMI, MRP and/or historical usage to balance demand and supply against forecast, AOP and ROP targets.

Inventory Management –

• Apply good knowledge and determine the optimal inventory level to meet service, forecast, and AOP requirements while managing working capital/spend.
• Able to balance trade-offs between inventory, service level and cost.
• Drive actions to mitigate excess, slow movement and critical material shortages.

Logistics Coordination –

• Coordinate any urgent incoming shipments to warehouse, receiving and inspection.
• Track and expedite orders to ensure timely delivery and resolve any shipping, delivery, receiving or PO issues.

Quality Assurance –

• Ensure that purchased products meet the company’s quality standards and specifications.
• Collaborate with the quality control team to address any issues related to supplier performance or product quality.
• Supports Edwards Internal controls and regulatory requirements, including SOX, and internal/external audits.

Cross Functional Collaboration –

• Work closely with other departments, such as production, finance, engineering and quality, to align purchasing activities with overall business objectives.
• Participate in cross-functional teams to support new product development and other strategic initiatives.
• Support material transfers and/or regional plan/buy activities for the network when needed.

Job Requirements: Min Degree in Supply Chain/Logistics or similar w min 3 yrs of relevant experience in pharma/life science/manufacturing industries. - Vendor/supplier management and building strong supplier partnerships.

Interested candidates, please submit your resume to: allylok@recruitexpress.com.sg Ally Audrey Lok Xin Woon Recruit Express Pte Ltd (Healthcare & Lifescience) Company EA Licence number : 99C4599 Personnel EA License: R21102307 allylok@recruitexpress.com.sg