Purchasing Manager

Responsibilities

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Textile Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration or related fields.
• 5–7 years in purchasing or procurement, including at least 2 years leading a purchasing function or team, with direct experience buying manufacturing raw materials.
• Purchasing experience in garment, textile, or printing manufacturing, with exposure to mill and converter sourcing, imported material procurement, and ERP-based purchasing.
• Translate production plans and material requirement forecasts into purchase requests and delivery schedules for fabric, ink, chemicals, and trims.
• Handle urgent and off-plan material requests from production without bypassing approval controls.
• Coordinate with PPC, warehouse, and production on material readiness, buffer stock, and delivery scheduling.
• Source, qualify, and evaluate ink and chemical suppliers, and trim vendors against quality, capacity, and delivery criteria.
• Maintain qualified dual sourcing for critical (Hero) material categories to reduce single-supplier exposure.
• Negotiate pricing, payment terms, and commercial conditions for raw material purchases without compromising agreed specification.
• Benchmark material prices against market movement and advise management on cost exposure and buying timing.
• Coordinate material sample approval with design and production prior to bulk ordering.
• Work with QC and warehouse on incoming inspection, rejection, return, and claim settlement with vendors.
• Report purchasing performance, negotiation savings, and raw material cost trends to management.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of textile and printing raw materials, fabric construction, ink and chemical types, trims, and their specification standards.
• Strong negotiation, cost analysis, and vendor evaluation capability.
• Command of end-to-end procurement process and compliance controls (PR/PO, quotation comparison, approval flow).
• Proficiency in ERP or procurement systems and advanced spreadsheet analysis for spend and price tracking.
• Strong cross-functional coordination with PPIC, production, QC, warehouse, and finance.
• High integrity and discipline in managing vendor relationships and confidential pricing information.
• Fluent Bahasa Indonesia; working English, written and verbal, for imported material sourcing