Engineering - Material Management Associate (Purchasing)

Job Description

The successful candidate will be part of the Material Management Department, SIA Engineering Division. He/She will be handling duties related to Purchasing.

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Key Responsibilities

- Process outstanding purchase requisitions in SAP

- Source for most competitive pricing and availability

- Challenge vendors on price escalation beyond Purchase and Sale Agreement (PSAA), Supplier Support Conditions (SSC) or Buyer Furnished Equipment (BFE) contracts

- Place order to ensure spares availability via timely routine purchasing

- Evaluate chemicals, bulk materials, change kits and spares inventory levels, consumption, and reorder lead-time for optimum inventory stock level

- Track progress for delivery of spares in accordance with listed lead time and ensure completion of purchase orders

- Liaise with vendors to ensure delivery schedules meet operational requirements and after-sales support

- Ensure discrepancy reports arising from delivery of spares are investigated and resolved

- Review outstanding price variance to prevent holding up invoice payment

- Prevent aging price variance by constant monitoring

- Ensure availability of spares to prevent any task card withdrawals

- Review spares periodically for task card requirements

- Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) testing

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Requirements

- Possess a Diploma, preferably in Engineering

- Must be familiar with SAP e.g. able to use SQ01, MB51, MMBE

- Proficient in MS Office suite of products, especially Excel and Powerpoint e.g. able to use pivot table to perform trending and analysis and to prepare power point material

- Support in commercial negotiation for fixed price

- Knowledge and relevant experience of Material Management’s operations, administration and procedures would be preferred

- Able to engage directly with vendors and line engineers on the shop floor

- Good verbal and written communication skills

- Motivated and driven

- Team player and also be able to work independently

- Able to work under pressure

- Able to work on shift

We thank all candidates for your interest in Singapore Airlines, and regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.