Buyer

About the role

Develop and implement strategic sourcing and procurement strategies for food and beverage raw materials, imported materials, food packaging materials, supplies, and other requirements essential to plant operations. Process, review, and monitor Purchase Requests (PRs) and Purchase Orders (POs) to ensure the timely and cost-effective procurement of materials in accordance with production requirements, approved specifications, quality standards, and company policies. Identify, source, evaluate, qualify, and maintain reliable local and international suppliers to ensure consistent material availability and compliance with the company's quality, cost, delivery, and service requirements.

Key responsibilities

• Negotiate pricing, payment terms, lead times, minimum order quantities, delivery schedules, and other commercial terms with suppliers
• Coordinate closely with Production, Planning, Warehouse, QA, R&D, Finance, and other end-users to ensure the availability of required materials
• Monitor supplier performance, including quality, delivery, responsiveness, and compliance with agreed terms and company requirements
• Manage and monitor imported materials, ensuring that orders are placed according to production requirements and within the required lead time
• Coordinate with foreign suppliers, freight forwarders, customs brokers, and other third-party providers regarding shipment schedules, shipping documents, and delivery status
• Ensure the completeness and accuracy of importation and shipping documents, such as commercial invoices, packing lists, bills of lading/airway bills, certificates of origin, and other applicable documents
• Monitor the status and movement of imported shipments, including vessel/flight schedules, estimated time of arrival, port arrival, customs clearance, and delivery to the plant
• Ensure that imported materials comply with applicable regulatory, customs, food safety, and company requirements, particularly for raw materials used in food manufacturing
• Prepare and maintain procurement and importation reports, including purchasing status, spend analysis, supplier performance, open POs, shipment status, and inventory-related reports
• Identify opportunities for cost reduction, supplier consolidation, alternative sourcing, and process improvement without compromising quality and supply continuity

About you

• Preferably Graduate of Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Purchasing/Procurement, Logistics, Industrial Engineering, or related field
• Preferably with at least 2–3 years of relevant experience in purchasing/procurement, preferably in a food manufacturing or FMCG environment
• Experience in raw materials, packaging materials, supplies, and imported materials procurement