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Engineering - Material Management Associate (Purchasing)

Singapore Airlines • SG • 6h ago

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.

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

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