Sourcing Specialist
Sourcing Specialist
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USD 60000 - 70000
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Job Description
NOA BRANDS is a global group of visual merchandising brands. Our Brands each have their own unique strengths but are all united by the same passion expertise and determination to advise our retail clients in designing retail spaces that optimize the visuality of their brand and the visibility of their product. Be it through catalog or custom solutions we build instore experiences that prompt shoppers to engage and Visualize Anything.
Headquartered in Barcelona Spain we have a worldwide footprint of production facilities showrooms and a commercial sales force across the world. With a strong heritage in the mannequin business in fact we are the largest mannequin manufacturer worldwide we provide a broad array of visual merchandising solutions with NOA Brands US headquarters based in Westminster Colorado.
Job Function/Purpose
NOA Brands America Inc. seeks an organized and selfmotivated Sourcing Specialist to keep NOA at the forefront of the visual merchandising industry by finding innovative products that push NOAs capabilities and inspires creativity. As the Sourcing Specialist you will be the point of contact for all the companys sourcing needs of raw materials and finished goods as well as looking for materials and vendors that fit within NOA Brands vision for using sustainable materials that are visually appealing.
General Responsibilities
Sourcing & Project Management 80
- Proactively present new materials that that are in line with company goals and vision
- Collaborate with the Development Team to source designed products or customer requests with new and existing vendors
- Create redundancies for finished goods and raw materials by thoroughly vetting new vendors
- Partner with Engineering to identify cost savings opportunities
- Identify and drive cost savings initiatives at all facilities
- Coordinate with other departments and teams to drive cost savings opportunities
- Keep detailed notes of meetings with other departments for reference and tracking progress on open projects.
Buying 20
- Create POs as required
- Manage POs including freight until goods are confirmed for delivery
- Handle dynamic internal requests
- Daily communication with team members at all facilities
- Partner with the accounting team to resolve any purchasing related inquiries
- Assist with other tasks as required by the Supply Chain Department
What it takes to succeed:
- Bachelors Degree in Business or related field; equivalent related knowledge and experience will also be considered
- Minimum 4 yrs experience of buying/sourcing raw materials / components
- History of driving cost savings initiatives
- Experience importing materials from various countries into the USA
- Technical background to understand processes and document processes/improvements
- Familiarity with a manufacturing environment
- Experience with new product development and going from design to production
- Selfstarter than can identify and investigate opportunities on their own
- Comfortable with the Microsoft Office Suite specifically Excel Word PowerPoint
- Experience with ERP systems
Bonus Points:
- Epicor ERP experience
- KPI/analysis experience
- Purchasing experience with China
- Purchasing experience with Mexico
- Understanding of import/export codes
- Bilingual Spanish
Job Type: Fulltime exempt
Reports to: Supply Chain Manager
Location: Onsite Westminster Colorado
Benefits:
- Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
- Company Paid Shortterm and Longterm Disability and Basic Life and AD&D Insurances
- 401K Matching Program
- Various Voluntary Benefits
- 12 Week Paid Parental Leave Policy
- Paid TimeOff and 10 Paid Holidays
- Dog Friendly Workplace
Pay Range: $6070K Annually DOE
In accordance with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act the approximate annual base compensation range is listed above. The actual offer reflecting the total compensation package and benefits will be determined by a number of factors including the applicants experience knowledge skills and abilities as well as internal equity among our team.
As part of our For Every Body. core pillar NOA Brands America Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race (including hair texture and hairstyles) color religion (including head coverings) age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
