[Hiring] International Purchasing Coordinator @1840 & Company

Role Description

We are currently seeking a remote International Purchasing Coordinator in Colombia. Responsibilities will include establishing positive relationships with our vendors and maintaining a detailed record of all purchase orders. To ensure success as an international purchasing coordinator, one must have excellent customer service skills and the ability to interact effectively with a variety of staff members in all departments. Ultimately, an outstanding purchasing coordinator should have strong business acumen, as well as a detailed, nuanced understanding of the buying and importing process.

• Identify and engage with engineering, operations, marketing, sales, and quality teams to understand commodity requirements and ensure supply base alignment.
• Understand commodities for supply chain operations, specifically finished goods and materials.
• Support the development and implementation of advantaged purchasing strategies for procurement of products and material supplies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, Accounting, or related field.
• Minimum 5-year experience in consumer products with potential for advancement in the international purchasing environment.
• Experience handling international shipments via ocean freight and air freight.
• Proven experience and success in leading major cost savings initiatives and cross-functional teams within consumer-packaged goods companies.
• Capable of thriving in a fast-paced, results-oriented matrix environment.
• Meticulous attention to detail and accuracy.
• Exceptional organizational and time-management skills.

Requirements

• Creating purchasing orders and procuring company goods and services based on an approved budget.
• Manage and maintain database of invoices, quote requests, vendor/supplier contracts, and update as needed.
• Review all purchase-related documents for errors before sending to the accounting department.
• Track and maintain the status of orders and report any delivery issues to affected supervisors.
• Analyze purchasing cycle to identify opportunities for operational efficiencies and cost reductions.
• Respond to emergency requests and expedite orders as needed.
• Adjust orders to optimize shipments.
• Coordinate inbound logistics of products, documents, duty, and delivery.
• Support Supplier Relationship Management and facilitate supplier commodity reviews for strategic suppliers.
• Ensure internal and external stakeholder compliance with international purchasing policies and controls.
• Manage lean end-to-end inbound supply chain across the company.
• Partner with the Quality team on resolution of quality/recall issues.
• Collaborate with production team, suppliers, design team, and marketing team on launch of new products.
• Partner with freight forwarder and Finance on supplier freight and pricing reconciliations and pricing submissions.
• Create monthly and annual purchase reports for management review.
• Liaise with product development, Sales, CSR, and marketing teams regarding availability and delivery dates of new products.
• Ensure that delivery dates on the system are accurate and updated where applicable.
• Ensure daily departmental reporting requirements are met.
• Oversee the daily workflow and schedules of the department.
• Handle factory drop-ship sales and private label sales from factory to customers.

Benefits

• $10 - $11 an hour

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Good time management skills.
• Skilled in planning and managing multiple tasks.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• ERP system, NetSuite.
• MS Office Suite, Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams.
• Capable of communication in Chinese is a bonus.
• Knowledge of Incoterms is preferred.