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<ul><li>Drive and operate a 3-ton cargo pick-up vehicle</li><li>Load and unload goods while ensuring cargo is properly secured</li><li>Ensure timely delivery and collection of materials as per schedule</li><li>Conduct daily vehicle inspections and report any mechanical issues</li><li>Maintain accurate delivery records, invoices, and trip logs</li><li>Follow all traffic laws, company policies, and safety guidelines</li><li>Ensure cleanliness and basic upkeep of the assigned vehicle</li><li>Coordinate with the logistics/operations team for delivery instructions</li></ul>Job Type: Full-time

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<div>About the Role

The senior Buyer is not just responsible for purchasing materials &mdash; they are a strategic partner to Sales, Product Management, and Operations. This role ensures that procurement decisions directly support business growth, customer commitments, and product innovation.

We&rsquo;re looking for a best-in-class purchasing professional &mdash; someone who is disciplined, collaborative, data-driven, and solutions-focused. This Buyer will take ownership of supplier relationships, ensure operational continuity, and act as a bridge between procurement and the rest of the business.

This position requires a minimum of seven to ten years experience in a similar role.

Key Responsibilities

Collaboration &amp; Stakeholder Partnership
<ul>
<li>Collaborate with Sales, Product Management &amp; Supply Chain to ensure material availability for product launches, custom orders, and growth initiatives.</li>
<li>Partner with Sales to understand customer commitments and align supplier capacity accordingly.</li>
<li>Act as the procurement voice in cross-functional meetings &mdash; balancing supplier capability, cost, and lead times with business goals.</li>
</ul>
Supplier Management &amp; Sourcing
<ul>
<li>Develop and maintain a world-class supplier network &mdash; evaluating partners on cost, quality, delivery, responsiveness, and innovation.</li>
<li>Assist in negotiating contracts and enforce supplier accountability for price, service, and performance.</li>
<li>Proactively identify alternative sources and ensure supply chain resilience.</li>
</ul>
Purchasing Execution
<ul>
<li>Manage the full PO lifecycle in SAP with precision and discipline.</li>
<li>Respond to MRP exceptions and production shifts with speed and accuracy.</li>
<li>Ensure all purchasing data is clean, accurate, and audit-ready.</li>
</ul>
Inventory &amp; Production Support
<ul>
<li>Monitor inventory health to support both customer service levels and working capital targets.</li>
<li>Understand production lines, BOM dependencies, and raw material criticality &mdash; anticipating and resolving risks before they impact output.</li>
<li>Support Operations by preventing stockouts, line-downs, and excess inventory alike.</li>
</ul>
Supplier Performance &amp; Risk Control
<ul>
<li>Develop supplier scorecards with metrics on delivery, quality, responsiveness, and cost competitiveness.</li>
<li>Run quarterly business reviews with strategic suppliers.</li>
<li>Drive corrective actions (SCAR/8D) and escalate chronic underperformance.</li>
</ul>
Continuous Improvement
<ul>
<li>Lead cost savings and value engineering initiatives that improve margin without compromising quality or service.</li>
<li>Standardize processes, shorten purchasing cycle times, and enforce data discipline.</li>
<li>Benchmark KINA purchasing practices against industry leaders to ensure we operate as &ldquo;best in class.&rdquo;</li>
</ul>
Key Competencies &amp; Skills
<ul>
<li>Attention to detail</li>
<li>Results-oriented</li>
<li>Strong communication skills</li>
<li>Exceptional collaboration and relationship management (internal &amp; external)</li>
<li>Strong negotiation and supplier management</li>
<li>Analytical, data-driven decision-making</li>
<li>Clear and persuasive communicator</li>
<li>Organizational discipline with strong follow-through</li>
<li>Proficiency in SAP (MM module), Excel, and Microsoft Office Suite</li>
<li>Resilience under pressure, ability to manage competing priorities</li>
</ul>
Expectations
<ul>
<li>Reasonable knowledge of the production process, i.e. what raw materials are required for what production lines &amp; any intricacies involved</li>
<li>Communicate upwards where expectations will not be met</li>
<li>Data driven approach to buying, i.e. our actions must match what the data suggests</li>
<li>Work with Finance to proactively deal with invoicing variances</li>
<li>Thrive on collaboration &mdash; partnering daily with Sales, Product Management, Finance, and Operations.</li>
<li>Understand that procurement is about supporting business growth, not just pushing purchase orders.</li>
<li>Are customer-obsessed &mdash; ensuring suppliers deliver so Sales can keep promises to customers.</li>
<li>Are comfortable challenging suppliers and stakeholders when something doesn&rsquo;t add up.</li>
<li>Bring initiative and urgency to every task &mdash; proactively fixing problems, not waiting for direction.</li>
<li>Take ownership for supplier accountability, PO accuracy, and clean data</li>
</ul>
Performance Metrics
<ul>
<li>PO Accuracy/Cleanliness: Ensuring all purchase orders are updated regularly, closed out etc</li>
<li>Inventory Turnover Ratio: Measures how efficiently purchased goods move through inventory</li>
<li>Excess/Obsolete Inventory Value: Cost of unused or outdated materials</li></ul></div>

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