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Position Summary:

Serves as a merchandising generalist for replenishment and procurement for a specified division. Responsible for maintaining accurate cost records product life-cycle management and managing fully landed product costs. Acts as the divisional resource for inventory and supplier related business needs (primary supplier contact).

Essential Functions:

• Executes product life cycle management (new product introduction through product discontinuance).

• Executes timely and accurate cost record management for stocked and special order items.

• Supports new supplier and item set-up process and system activities.

• Supports inventory management activities for all product conversions.

• Collaborates with suppliers to solve quality and/or service problems; expedites deliveries as necessary.

• Maintains an awareness of current market conditions causal factors (weather seasonality raw material etc) and product availability to properly maintain inventory for our customers while avoiding product loss.

• Responsible for releasing Purchase Orders and replenishing inventory.

• Responsible for primary and backup sourcing solutions.

• Assists in developing strategies and action plans to achieve desired fully landed product cost solutions.

• Aligns with and supports enterprise procurement philosophies while meeting divisional business objectives.

• Works closely with sales and marketing to meet all customer product needs.

• Responsible for the disposition of long outdated and obsolete inventory.

• Communicates with divisional merchandising teams as necessary.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:

• Human Relations - ability to work in teams interact with others across departments/roles develop relationships etc.

• Self Management - self directed with ability to deal with distraction repetition prioritization fluctuations in workload ambiguity etc.

• Mathematical - knowledge of basic math (addition subtraction multiply divide and percentages).

• Communication - excellent written verbal organizational and communication skills.

• Time Management - ability to multi-task prioritize and execute efficient work processes.

• Supply Chain Management - knowledge of principles and methods for moving goods by air rail sea or road including the relative costs and benefits

• Customer Service - knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer service. This includes customer needs assessment meeting quality standards for services and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

• Problem Solver - ability to problem solve and develop solutions to a variety of complex problems by comparing classifying innovating analyzing coordinating copying etc. May refer to established precedents and policies.

• Product and Category - advanced knowledge of supply chain principles and techniques.

Equipment / Tools / Technology:

• Knowledge of spreadsheet word processing presentation e-mail and Google applications.

• Standard office equipment including copy machine fax printer laptop/PC mobile technology teleconferencing and remote connectivity