Purchasing Specialist

7 days ago


Grants Pass, United States Fire Mountain Gems and Beads Full time

Essential Functions:

Develop and maintain vendor relationships.Participate in vendor meetings, conference calls and events. Sales analysis and monitoring of assigned accounts.Tracking inbound shipments, maintaining product data, and keeping management informed of any product and supply chain issues. Generate purchase orders as needed based on sales run rates and projected marketing activities. Ordering with a goal of keeping items in stock with minimal excess inventory. Negotiate product costs, packaging, ship methods and business terms Address and resolve vendor issues and product issues in a timely manner Maintain the company’s high product quality standards Regularly communicate with vendors, providing ordering forecasts, sales history, product status updates, negotiations, and issue resolution.Communication with International vendors is often necessary outside of the normal business hours. Monitor sales activities and identify trends that may affect products in stock rates. Jewelry making product knowledge or the desire to learn about products and a variety of materials including metals and gemstones. Other duties and projects to be assigned as needed.

Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and, Experience

College degree or equivalent experience required Purchasing and negotiation experience with domestic and/or international vendors Import and export knowledge beneficial Excellent MS Excel skills including the ability to generate complex spreadsheets including advanced calculations Strong communication skills, both verbal and written. Ability to thrive in a fast paced, constantly changing environment Strong mathematic skills Ability to handle multiple priorities regarding various responsibilities with minimal supervision Strong analytical/problem solving skills Thorough organizational and documentation skills Foreign language skills a plus. (Preferably Mandarin, Hindi or Thai)

Core Competencies: Drive, Active Listening, Initiative, Functional/Technical Expertise, Communicativeness, Learning Agility, Assertiveness, Change Mastery, Creativity, Problem Solving and Decision Making

Physical Demands: Ability to remain in a stationary position 90% of the time with extensive computer use.Occasional lifting typically between 5 and 25 pounds.Daily movement between buildings.

Work Environment: Normal office environment



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