Purchasing Specialist (Bilingual in Korean)

Cesna Recruitment•Lebanon, TN

About The Position

The Purchasing Specialist will be responsible for identifying sources for products and services, making purchasing decisions based on various factors, negotiating with suppliers, and providing exceptional customer service. This role also involves maintaining and reporting purchasing results, managing supplier relationships, and communicating with headquarters abroad regarding imported items. The specialist will support team members with product and source inquiries and contribute to gross profit goals.

Requirements

Bilingual in Korean
Excellent negotiation skills
Excellent communication and customer service skills
Strong business acumen and decision making
Strong analytic and problem-solving skills
Ability to work independently and as part of a team environment
Solid grasp of MS Office, ERP
Bachelor's degree

Responsibilities

Identify sources for product/services in support of customer requests in a timely manner.
Ensure proper product selections, matches, and/or alternatives.
Make purchasing decisions based on customer need, market and competitor conditions, product specifications, supplier strategy, regulations, and business policy.
Negotiate cost, terms and conditions with suppliers.
Provide exceptional customer service by proactively contacting customer to resolve issues and to improve opportunity success rate.
Maintain and report purchasing results and productivity measurements including number of quotes completed per day, cycle time, average mark up and buy/quote ratio.
Communicate performance expectations and provide qualitative feedback regarding performance of suppliers.
Support gross profit goals by negotiating and controlling product costs, lead times, freight terms and purchase quantity requirements.
Maintain existing supplier relationships and initiate potential new supplier relationships.
Communicate with HQ abroad (Korea) regarding imported items.
Support team members on product and source inquiries.