Officer, Direct Materials Buyer

Responsibilities

•    Ensure Material Requirement Plans to meet with accuracy and smooth execution
•    Ensure effective and efficient direct materials inventory allocation for each site
•    Monitor inventory level to ensure sufficient inventory for production and define inventory parameters while maintaining cost balance and reducing SLOB
•    Collaborate effectively and build strong relationships with stakeholders in Production, Master Planning, Scheduling, Procurement, Contract Manufacturing, Logistics & Warehouse, Quality, and Suppliers
•    Proactively learning of materials management concept and working collaboratively with cross functions in Pandora.
•    Execute PO issuing process for direct raw materials and manage suppliers on the delivery plan and tracking status.
•    Work in close coordination with Logistics & Warehouse and Quality team if there are any issues with PO, documentation, or quality problem with the direct raw materials coming in.
•    Working closely with materials planner for shortage or critical orders. Communicate and negotiate with suppliers to expedite direct materials shipment based on the priorities and requests.
•    Proactively provide feedback or information from suppliers to material planners on any foreseeing risks or delays of the delivery plan from suppliers. 
•    Provide feedback and support Procurement team in continuously improving supplier assessment criteria, capacity, and performance.
•    Executing PO and working closely with quality, receiving, Import/Export team to return out of standard materials back to suppliers.
•    Be able to analyse & provide inventory overview.
•    Understand & be able to analyse material shortage overview.
•    Analyse and create overview for short, medium, long-term risks on raw materials.
•    Monitor & Improve supplier performance.
•    Support team with tools and any other process improvement to help reduce workload or process steps (Power BI, Think-cell, advance excel).

Qualifications
•    Bachelor’s degree or master’s degree from any fields.
•    3-5 years of working experience in planning/procurement related area is preferable (Knowledge related to jewellery production is a plus).
•    Knowledge in MRP (SAP) is a plus.
•    Ability to work with data and information.
•    Demonstrate ability to provide suggestion or options.
•    Ability to deliver work while handling both volume and details.
•    Is self-motivated, hungry for development, and able to adapt to change.
•    Able to communicate the information and handle conflicts in a collaborative way.
•    Fair to good English Communication skills.