Procurement Specialist - Imports

Procurement Specialist

The Procurement Specialist is responsible for carrying out good purchasing practices. The Specialist ensures PAR levels, price accuracy, and lot traceability and collaborates with the Operations team members responsible for handling damages and shorts upon receipt.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintains consistent quantity on hand of all regular-stock items
• Increases turns per year to avoid over-stocking, ensure product shelf life, and lower inventory carrying cost
• Brings in special order items
• Tracks and verifies product costs
• Accounts for demand variances due to seasonal and other sales spikes
• Ensures product quality by collaborating with the Operations team to proactively address damages, shorts, and packaging errors upon receipt
• Minimizes carrying cost by collaborating with the Operations team to comply with special handling instructions, optimize storage space, and properly rotate product
• Helps to ensure vendors' and suppliers' compliance with agreements and contracts; reports instances of noncompliance to the Vendor Relations Director
• Works as a member of a team representing :
• Collaboration
• Professionalism
• Clear, proactive, and prompt communication
• Contributes to the team by performing other work as necessary

QUALIFICATIONS