Procurement Associate
Petron Malaysia
- Kuala Lumpur
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Oversee daily transactions using SAP tools for procurement of commodities, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to policies and regulations.
- Cultivate ethical and mutually beneficial relationships with accredited vendors, maintaining a reliable vendor list for all bids.
- Develop alternate supply sources, implement procurement strategies for optimal profitability, and establish longer-term alliances with key vendors.
- Review contract awards, negotiate with vendors, and conduct vendor performance evaluations.
- Monitor and report on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) while adhering to controls and procurement policies.
- Act as a liaison between the company and vendors, resolving inquiries and providing procurement support to business units.
- Steward value generation, execute positive supplier relationship management, and support strategic implementations, especially for fast-track executions.
- Lead coordination with the Tax team for duty/tax exemptions on imported materials.
- Act as Project Lead for Supply Chain Management coordination with Project teams.
- Monitor Total Cost of Ownership practices, reinforce benchmarking, and ensure supplier performance.
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, marketing or engineering with CGPA above 3.00.
- Possesses 3-5 years working experience in Procurement with contracting knowledge or related supply chain functions.
- Candidates with a certified procurement and/or supply chain accreditation is highly preferred.
- Having knowledge in Purchase-to-Pay process will be an added advantage.
- Must have strong negotiation and communication skills and able to write convincingly.