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Purchasing Associate

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Position

Purchasing Associate

About Our Client

Our Client is a Global leading Chemical Manufacturer, specializes in Building & Interior materials, Automotive materials and Industrial Film backed by approx 4,270 employees across the world.

Job Summary

Our Client is now hiring a Purchasing Associate who is able to handle order placement, price negotiation, and cost management.

Job Description

• - Order placement for raw/sub materials & manage shipping, storage and expected time arrival
• - Compare the cost & negotiate price with vendors and other charges
• - Confer and correspond with establishment representatives to rectify problems, such as damages, shortages, and nonconformance specification
• - Contact carrier representative to make arrangements and to issue instructions for shipping and delivery of materials
• - Determine shipping method for materials, using knowledge of shipping procedures, routes, and rates
• - Examine contents and compare with records, such as manifests, invoices, or orders, to verify accuracy of incoming or outgoing shipment
• - Prepare documents, such as work orders, bill of lading, international documents and shipping orders to route materials
• - Record shipment data, such as weight, charges, space availability, and damages and discrepancies, for reporting, accounting, and recordkeeping purposes
• - Requisition stocks, materials, supplies or equipments & manage inventories and supplies
• - Contact point for product certification institutes including NSF, GEI, etc.
• - Manage outsourced warehouse (NOTS) including inventory management, schedule deliveries
• - Participate in monthly closing activities including physical inventory check, data entry, administrative tasks, analytic reports reflecting manufacturing cost, inventory amount, sales record, etc.
• - Effectively communicate both written and verbal language skills in Korean and English. Must be able to negotiate, report and purchase from US and foreign vendors

Qualifications

• Qualifications: Listed below are the minimum and/or desired qualifications of the position including education, work experience and knowledge & skills that are required to perform satisfactorily in the position:
• Education and Work Experience:
• - At least 1 Years of experience in related field
• - Undergraduate degree in business or related field preferred but not required.
• - Experience with ERP/SAP is preferred
• - Other relevant experience will be considered. (Chemical / Raw Material Purchasing Background)
• Knowledge and Skills:
• - Computer and MS Office skills
• - Excel skills (Pivot table, V-Lookup,..)
• - Basic knowledge of economics and accounting
• - Mathematics
• - Complex problem solving & Critical thinking
• - Judgment and decision making
• - Management of Financial resources
• - Time management
• - Intermediate Communication
• Physical Demands:
• - Position requires sitting at a desk working on a computer for at least 2/3 of time.
• - Position requires minimal lifting up to 25 lbs.
• - Position requires regular and reliable attendance.
• - Position requires domestic/international travel up to 10% of time.

What's On Offer

• - Medical/Rx, Dental, Vision, Life/ AD&D, STD and LTD
• - 401K

Apply online or feel free to contact us directly for more information about the opportunity. Due to the high volume of applicant, we regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified. Thank you for your understanding.


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