Korean Bilingual Procurement Specialist

[Position]

Korean Bilingual Procurement Specialist

[About Our Client]

A Leading One Stop Purchasing Solution Partner

[Job Description]

• The duties and responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:
• 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

Requirements

The following skills and qualifications are required for this position:

• 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

Benefits

• Insurance: Medical insurance/ dental/ vision/ life insurance/ disability insurance, etc.
• Paid vacation days
• 401K(Up to 4% Match
• Relocation support