Strategic Purchasing Assistant Singapore

 

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This is a fantastic opportunity to join a leading independent electronic components distributor to the world's leading contract manufacturers and OEMs. Built around the shared core values of Being amazing today, Demonstrating mutual respect and trust, Acting courageously and Owning our own outcomes, Velocity Electronics has experienced rapid growth and is looking to add to our talented global team. Our opportunity is massive! We offer career growth and development, and we want to talk to you!

WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING?

 

The Strategic Purchasing Assistant provides administrative and operational process improvement to ensure the efficient operation of the Purchasing Department in order to deliver exceptional experiences and outcomes

Area(s) of Responsibility

 

• Maintain and update purchasing processes and procedures
• Maintain vendor management and qualification
• Monitor, review and audit supplier’s reliability
• Generate reports
• Ensure accuracy and consistency of inventory records with suppliers’ reference data

 

Essential Functions

 

• Coordinate with purchasing team and update workflows and procedures
•  Assist and update vendor’s ratings (review/corrective actions, etc)
• Assist and update trade referencing checking
• Assist in generating specific supplier and internal reports
• Support the purchasing team with administration duties, where applicable
• Perform other duties as requested by management

 

Required skills & experience:

• 1+ years of office or purchasing experience
• Computer literate
• Able to communicate in English, written and oral 
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel

Preferred skills & experience:

• Familiar with complex ERP systems
• Fluent in English

Required Traits

• Outstanding customer service skills
• Attention to detail
• Strong communication skills
• Organized
• Flexible and adaptable
• Problem Solver
• Self-motivated
• Able to multitask

Company traits

• Is amazing
• Demonstrates mutual respect and trust
• Acts courageously
• Owns own outcomes