LOCATION: Bandar Enstek, Nilai
REPORTS TO: Procurement Operations Manager
WORKPLACE TYPE: On-Site
The Senior Procurement Operations Specialist will collaborate with Country Leadership, Regional Category and COE teams to assure supply of raw materials, chemicals, packaging and MRO (goods and services) & CAPEX for the plant.
Core Responsibilities:
- Assure supply of raw materials, chemicals, packaging and MRO for our manufacturing facilities through demand planning activities to properly allocate volume with our supplier mix.
- Partner with S&OP to analyze and share forecast, scheduling with preferred vendors to guarantee demand visibility and set up actions towards risk mitigation of supply.
- Leverage cost efficiency through long term strategy agreements and deliver cost savings/avoidance within plants.
- Develop and maintain Supplier Relationship Management programs to assure supply and guarantee vendor service levels.
- Partner with operations and supply chain stakeholders to set specific scope of works and item specifications in order to fully align procurement processes and guarantee procurement best practices. (RFI, RFP, competitive value-added analysis).
- Participate on plant’s leadership activities, such as projects and staff meetings to identify needs and properly communicate risks and opportunities from the procurement standpoint.
- Partner with APAC COE to identify, execute and consolidate standardization opportunities to leverage cost efficiency among plants.
- Ensure company policies and procedures are being adhered to as they pertain to the Procurement Process.
- Develop work plans, identify data needs, and successfully interpret analytic insights.
Qualified candidates will have:
- General procurement background, preferably professional in business, supply chain, engineering, economics or related.
- Ability to organize, schedule and successfully manage multiple priorities.
- Strong SAP background on the Materials Management Module.
- Strong MRP/Demand Planning background.
- Sound knowledge in RFI, RFP and cost/benefit analysis.
- Sound knowledge in cost breakdown and data management.
- Sound knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, especially Microsoft Excel.
- Sound knowledge of SAP. Ariba and Power Steering are desirable.
- Able to manage intercultural teams stakeholders.
Relocation Available:
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What We Do
Ingredion Incorporated (NYSE: INGR) headquartered in the suburbs of Chicago, is a leading global ingredient solutions provider serving customers in more than 120 countries. With 2022 annual net sales of nearly $8 billion, we turn grains, fruits, vegetables and other plant-based materials into value-added ingredient solutions for the food, beverage, animal nutrition, brewing and industrial markets. With Ingredion Idea Labs® innovation centers located worldwide and approximately 12,000 employees, we co-create with customers and fulfill our purpose of bringing the potential of people, nature and technology together to make life better.
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