Materials Buyer

3 hours ago

Malaysia Flextronics - The Flex Company Full time

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world.

We believe in the power of diversity and inclusion and cultivate a workplace culture of belonging that views uniqueness as a competitive edge and builds a community that enables our people to push the limits of innovation to make great products that create value and improve people's lives.

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

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Materials Buyer located in Flex PTP.

Reporting to the Senior Materials Manager , the Materials Buyer role is to coordinate activities involved with procuring direct materials, components and equipment.

What a typical day looks like:

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Maintains procurement records, reports and metrics.

The experience we’re looking to add to our team:

  • Typically requires a Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent 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.

What you’ll receive for the great work you provide:

  • Full range of medical benefits, dental, vision
  • Life Insurance
  • PTO

Flex is an Equal Opportunity Employer and employment selection decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. We celebrate diversity and 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).

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