Buyer - Bilingual (Mandarin / English)
About The Position
China Jushi USA is seeking a qualified Buyer, who is bilingual in Mandarin and English, for their manufacturing facility in Columbia, South Carolina. This role involves receiving purchase requests, processing them into purchase orders, and tracking activities to ensure timely and quality delivery using SAP/MRO items. The Buyer will procure equipment and machinery for a new manufacturing plant, as well as raw materials for producing fiberglass from existing vendors. Key responsibilities include ensuring suppliers adhere to schedules, utilizing negotiation and value analysis skills to reduce costs, working with project teams to ensure company requirements are met, processing orders, updating material delivery status, evaluating and negotiating with suppliers, developing new suppliers in North America, and maintaining accurate purchasing records.
Requirements
- Must be 18 years of age
- Bachelor’s degree (Required)
- Full professional proficiency in Mandarin (verbal and written). (Bilingual: English and Mandarin)
- 2-3 years of experience in a manufacturing environment
Responsibilities
- Receives purchase requests for processing into purchase orders and tracks the activity to ensure an on time quality delivery using SAP / MRO items
- Procures equipment and machinery for the new manufacturing plant
- Procures raw materials for producing fiberglass from existing vendors
- Ensures suppliers adhere to prescribed work and delivery schedules
- Utilizes sound negotiation and value analysis skills to reduce overall procurement costs
- Works directly with the project team (operations, engineering, program management) to ensure suppliers understand company requirements and can deliver as needed
- Reports status to the team and provides solutions to delivery and/or quality issues
- Processes orders and updates material delivery status
- Evaluates, selects and negotiates with appropriate suppliers based on supplier capacities, capabilities, cost and quality while developing new suppliers throughout North America
- Maintains accurate and complete records related to all purchasing and supporting activities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
