Business Development Specialist

4 days ago


Grand Rapids, Minnesota, United States Prinova Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Business Development Associate to join our team at Prinova. As a key member of our Ingredient distribution business, you will play a crucial role in supporting our Product Managers and assisting in the management of inventory and supply chain.

Key Responsibilities
  • Supplier Management: Identify, review, source, and recommend new suppliers of product while managing existing inventory. Provide additional support backing up the Purchasing Department.
  • Purchase Order Management: Issue purchase orders with approved suppliers for your categories or other PM's
  • Quality Control: Communicate with QA/Regulatory to ensure incoming products meet all specifications
  • Inventory Management: Manage inventory or relevant items based on sales projections including contracts, on file POs, sales history and forecast on product sales
  • Relationship Building: Build long term relationships with suppliers
  • Logistics Coordination: Coordinate requirements for Prinova sourced raw materials with appropriate product managers and regulatory
  • Order Management: Place orders; release orders, quote prices, manage and update price list to formulation
  • Vendor Issues: Address vendor issues
  • Inventory Obsolescence: Monitor potential loss due to obsolete or expired inventory
  • Location and Freight Decisions: Manage location/freight decisions
  • Return Goods Negotiation: Negotiate return good issues with vendors
  • PO Processing: PO processing: entry, submission, tracking, invoice approval, etc.
  • Sales Order Approvals: Sales Order approvals and dashboard management
  • Price Requests: Price requests and other customer inquiries
  • KPI Management: Management of KPI metrics
  • Presentation Preparation: Prepare presentations, as needed
Requirements
  • Education and Experience: 3+ years sourcing experience in a distribution/manufacturing environment, preferably in the international food, flavor and fragrance ingredients industry.
  • Skills and Abilities: Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills, Excellent sales skills, Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail, Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines, Strong analytical and problem solving-skills, Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate, Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment, Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software, Advanced skills in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), Familiarity or general aptitude for ERP systems is preferred.
Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

  • Ability to lift up to 25 lbs.
  • Work environment is normally in an office setting.
  • Ability to view a computer screen and type for extended hours.
  • Ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time.
  • Ability to adjust work schedule as business needs require.


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