Senior Purchasing Specialist

Senior Purchasing Specialist

The Purchasing Senior Specialist coordinates with appropriate internal and external parties on all executive levels to facilitate the proper strategy for the purchase of material, equipment, and professional services. Coordination may include negotiation with suppliers and internal parties, developing recommendations on purchasing transactions, and taking appropriate actions to achieve team and company objectives.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Manages the purchasing transaction including, but not limited to, acquisition strategy, source selection, supplier negotiation and contract preparation.
• Develop and implement purchasing strategies
• Establish selling contract and pricing strategies
• Monitor and analyze market intelligence and price trends
• Monitors all aspects of the purchasing transaction to ensure appropriate financial, budgetary, legal and other cross-functional reviews and approvals, as required.
• Performs special projects requiring high levels of confidentiality and sensitivity. Coordinates raw materials and research studies, as well as development of long-range sourcing plans and strategies at the regional levels.
• Acts as an interdepartmental liaison, troubleshooter and mediator. This may include coordinating with Purchasing Team at headquarter, reallocation of assignments/commodities based on requirements, and involvement in specific client/vendor issues. Provides input and recommendations on department procedures, budgets and plans.
• Handles ERP program (SAP) related to purchasing, budgeting and spending.
• Prepare and report selling performance results

Understanding and knowledge of accounts payable, invoicing, inventory management procedures and front desk operation.

Other duties as assigned

Qualifications and Skills

• Exceptional Communication: Including active speaking/listening, reading/writing skills which can make communicate with all workers
• Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify problems as well as the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems
• Computer Skills: Advanced MS Office skills to include Word, Excel, Power Point, OneNote, Outlook, and SharePoint; the ability to learn other systems and programs used by the company
• Ethical Behavior: Must maintain the highest ethical standards in the conduct of company affairs; must conduct business with integrity and comply with all applicable laws in a manner that excludes considerations or personal advantage or gain
• Details: Must have attention to details for all area and all workers
• Active social interaction: Including active social interaction which can build good relationship with all workers

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Business or other related field preferred
• Five (5) years of administrative experience preferred
• Excellent written and spoken English skills
• Exceptional computer skills, including Microsoft office
• Multilingual Korean and English required

Required Competencies

• Customer service principles
• Bilingual
• Negotiation
• Market Analysis
• Administration & Management
• Advanced Clerical
• Social interaction
• Exceptional Organization Style

Work Environment/Physical Demands

Physical demands may include but not limited to the following:

• This job operates in a professional office environment.
• Must be able to frequently move about the manufacturing plant campus, general office environments, production areas, and occasionally ascend/descend stairs.
• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.
• Must be able to operate a computer and other office machinery.
• Must be able to position self to file documents including the top and bottom drawers of file cabinets.
• Must be able to occasionally move office equipment and supplies weighing up to 25 pounds.
• Must be able to wear all required PPE while in production area.

Less than 5% business travel required