Procurement Specialist

Job Description Summary

We are looking for a Procurement Specialist to place orders with vendors and manage inventories to ensure materials are delivered on time and in the right quantities to support production schedules. This role is responsible for maintaining lean, cost-effective, and high-quality material inventories by determining material specifications, building and maintaining inventory plans, coordinating with internal stakeholders, and managing external supplier relationships.

A successful Procurement Specialist ensures a reliable, cost-efficient supply of materials that supports steady, uninterrupted production.

Job Description

Company Overview:

Are you ready to see your career take flight? At GE Aerospace, we believe the world works better when it flies. We are a world-leading provider of jet engines, components, and integrated systems for commercial and military aircraft. We have a relentless dedication to the future of safe and more sustainable flight and believe in our talented people to make it happen.

Site Overview:

GE Aerospace Engine Services Malaysia (GEESM) in Subang plays a vital role in ensuring the safety and performance of aviation fleets every day. Established in 1997 as a Center of Excellence for CFM56 engines, GEESM has grown into a key hub of our global operations. It now services commercial aircraft engines, components, and accessories.

Employing more than 700 highly skilled local professionals and providing MRO services to more than 50 airlines worldwide, GEESM continues to exceed our customers’ expectations. With our technical expertise and pioneering spirit, we elevate the flying experience to new heights.

Work location: Subang and will be stationed at Sepang from Q4 2027

Role Overview:

• •Plan, develop, implement, and evaluate processes for material delivery to point of fit to ensure continuous supply to production.
• •Tracking production volume and monitoring customer demand patterns and purchasing trends.
• •Liaise with vendors and OEMs to follow up on delivery status of spares purchases and to expedite deliveries via phone calls outside working hours, where necessary.
• •Utilize Material Requirements Planning system (MRP) in SAP.
• •Monitor materials flow to identify bottlenecks and forecast problems.
• •Ensuring materials meet specifications, quality standards, and are cost-efficient by vendor selection.
• •Understand and manage risks to minimize impact on production schedule. Take follow up actions in relation to material shortages that affect production.
• •Oversee the effective delivery of end-to-end service globally ensuring the proper execution of the P2P process: from requisition handling to PO placement and tracking, to PO changes, to PO close.
• •Preparing and generating weekly report of inventory status, stock requisition analysis, and forecasting.
• •Liaise with customer representative team for part fulfilment approvals.

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Ideal Candidate:

Has at least 3 years of experience in similar roles and familiar with excel functions.

Required Qualifications:

• •Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Finance, Mathematic, Statistics, Engineering or closely related field required.
• •Minimum 3 years working experience in material planning, purchasing or relevant supply chain preferably in aviation/manufacturing.
• •Proficient in Microsoft Excel and SAP. VBA and programming skill is an advantage.
• •Strong analytical concept.

Preferred Qualifications:

• •Humble: respectful, receptive, agile, eager to learn.
• •Transparent: shares critical information, speaks with candor, contributes constructively.
• •Focused: quick learner, strategically prioritizes work, committed.
• •Leadership ability: strong communicator, decision-maker, collaborative
• •Problem solver: analytical-minded, challenges existing processes, critical thinker.

Additional Information:

At GE Aerospace, we have a relentless dedication to the future of safe and more sustainable flight and believe in our talented people to make it happen. Here, you will have the opportunity to work on really cool things with really smart and collaborative people. Together, we will mobilize a new era of growth in aerospace and defense. Where others stop, we accelerate.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No