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With innovation, qualityandlogisticsas the backbone of the company, Sourceability’scutting-edgeproducts and services expeditethe procurement process across a wide range of industries, including communications/cellular, consumer electronics, and auto manufacturing. \nWe are looking for a commercially focused Buyer Assistant to become a vital part of our APAC Purchasing team.\nOur goal is to build a sophisticated team equipped with strong technical awareness, commercial judgement and business acumen. Each team member adds value to the business, the customer and the wider supply chain.\nInsight on your impact\nSupport buyers to upload vendor quotations into the system and validate AI-uploaded quotations to ensure accuracy.\nFollow up on designated late shipments with suppliers to improve delivery performance.\nCoordinate with Process Control, SDG, Finance, and Purchasing teams to resolve documentation and compliance issues.\nAssist the Purchasing Manager with reporting, data maintenance, and administrative tasks.\nAct as a junior buyer and support RFQ activities during periods of high workload\nExpected Benefits\nIncrease buyer productivity and sourcing capacity.\nMore accurate Vendor Quotation feeding to system for commercial team to review\nReduce delays in Quotation and PO processing\nImprove compliance tracking and document management , lower risk of supplier inactivation due to missing paperwork.\nSpeed up reaction time on late shipment\nYour qualifications, your influence\nTo be successful in the role, you must possess the following skills:\nStrong Skills in Excel\nProfessional English, Communication both written and verbal\n1+ years or relevant buyer experience preferably within the semiconductor industry\nBenefits\nCompetitive salary\nComprehensive health and wellness benefits\nOngoing training and professional development opportunities\nCollaborative and vibrant work culture\nPTO\nReferral bonus programme where applicable\nEQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. \nIt is our policy to abide by all federal, state and local laws prohibiting employment discrimination based on a person’s race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, pregnancy, childbirth, physical disability, mental and/or intellectual disability, age, military status, veteran status (including protected veterans), marital status, registered domestic partner or civil union status, familial status, gender (including sex stereotyping and gender identity or expression), medical condition (including, but not limited to, cancer related or HIV/AIDS related), genetic information, sexual orientation, or any other protected status.","description_format":"text","description_chars":2766,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":1,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"English","level":"Upper-Intermediate (B2)","optional":false}]},"benefits":["Professional development"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"China","iso":"CN","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Transportation & Logistics","Supply Chain","Electronic Components Distribution"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-26T12:39:37Z"}],"liveness":{"score":49,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.54,"p_room":0.9,"age_days":17,"expected_fill_days":30,"reasons":["conf:3","stale_co","win:mid","comp:junior"],"computed_at":"2026-09-28T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/sourceability-purchasing-assistant-china","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/sourceability-purchasing-assistant-china.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-29T04:03:14Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":3814,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":1186,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-09-30T00:00:00Z"}}}