Purchasing Coordinator

ABOUT CLIENT

FKA Brands is a privately held global consumer products company specializing in health and wellness, personal care, home environment, and consumer electronics solutions. Founded in 1987 and headquartered in Commerce Township, Michigan, the company develops and distributes innovative products through a portfolio of well-known brands, including HoMedics, House of Marley, JAM Audio, and SOL Republic. FKA Brands serves customers in more than 60 countries worldwide and is recognized for combining product innovation, quality, and consumer-focused design. As a family-owned organization, the company fosters a collaborative and entrepreneurial culture while maintaining a strong global supply chain and retail presence.

Description

Reporting to the Purchasing Manager this position is responsible for managing all the purchasing activities. It is responsible for maintaining effective and cost-efficient purchasing systems as well as positive supplier relationships; will summarize and report progress and/or roadblocks to management and will also be responsible for balancing supply and demand; will work on special projects and monitoring purchase orders to ensure on time delivery.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Purchase finished goods and parts based on the balance of supply and demand in an

ERP/MRP environment

• Develop and maintain daily capacity information on factories, determine shipping

schedules, follow up with factory issues, manage shipping dates, maintain factory

forecasts.

• Coordinate point of entry (POE) and direct import (DI) orders

• Work with and balance needs of multiple departments on all purchasing related

issues (Sales, Marketing, Inventory Control, Supply Chain, Logistics, Warehousing,

etc.)

• Support decision making functions of planning and procurement

• Participate in project teams involving business processes implementation,

documentation, and analysis

Other duties as assigned

Skills

 

What We’re Looking For

• Strong analytical skills, including utilization of Microsoft Excel

• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines under pressure in fast-paced environment

• Strong organizational & communication skills with high attention to detail.

• Strong desire for increased responsibility

• Strong knowledge of PeopleSoft/JD Edwards or other leading ERP/MRP system

• Experience with Chinese sourcing preferred

• Experience with point of entry orders (POE)

Nice to Have

  • Experience with print-on-demand or on-demand production models
  • Familiarity with major marketplaces (Amazon, Zalando, etc.)
  • Exposure to international shipping and multi-carrier setups
competences

 

• Adaptable and able to work under pressure – is flexible, maintains effectiveness by

adjusting behavior, work routines, and habits to meet a goal and/or changing

circumstances. It is seen as balanced despite the conflicting demands of the situation

• Analytical and problem-solving skills – work systematically and logically to resolve

technical and non-technical problems, identify causation, and anticipate unexpected

results. Manages issues by drawing on own experience and knowledge and calls on

other resources, as necessary

• Attention to detail – directs attention to the task at hand to avoid making mistakes.

Prepares and carefully reviews figures, computations, reports, etc., to identify any

errors or problems; ensures consistency and that information can be understood by

all who read it. Show concern for all aspects of the job no matter how small

• Business ethics – demonstrates a high level of personal integrity to be in alignment

with the ethical standards of the company including but not limited to integrity in

management practices, delivering what is promised, being financial honest and

transparent, and ensuring a great customer experience

• Communication skills – shares and receives information using clear oral, written, and

interpersonal communication skills. Actively listens, provides constructive feedback,

and demonstrates respect for differing views. Share information with others

• Critical thinking – the ability to look at situations from multiple perspectives. Breaks

problems into component parts. Tendency or ability of individual to do something or

create something new. Considers and organizes parts in a systematic way. Creates

solutions to problems using novel methods and processes. Looks for underlying

causes or thoughts through the consequences of different courses of action

• Judgment and decision making – upon a mixture of analysis, knowledge, experience,

and judgement in a timely manner. Apply both rational and creative processes to

identify unknown root causes of problems. Based on the situation, decides the best

course of action, implements the solution, and follows up to see how it works.

Calculates and evaluates the long-term consequences of a decision

• Leadership skills – the ability to influence, which maximizes the efforts of others,

towards the achievement of a goal

• Planning and organizing – the ability to organize, prioritize and work on multiple

projects simultaneously, manage project schedules, and act with urgency

• Project management – effectively uses the company’s systematic approach to

planning, organizing, directing, supervising, and accomplishing the goals of a

project(s) requirements and activities to meet objectives. Includes balancing the task

requirements within the constraints of schedules and budgets

• Strategic agility – is a catalyst for generating new solutions, effectively manages

productive change, elevates what works well with meaningful improvements, assesses

risk, its impact, and strategies to mitigate adverse outcomes, assesses available

information and selects best solutions among options, accurately scopes out the

length and difficulty of projects and tasks

• Troubleshooting, problem solving/analysis – asks good questions and probes all

sources for answers; sees underlying or hidden patterns; looks beyond the obvious

and does not stop at the first answers. Uses rigorous logic and methods to analyze

and understand why problems occur; generates and implements creative, cost

effective and realistic solutions

Skills

 

• 1-3 years of Purchasing or Planning experience

• Associate degree or equivalent work experience

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