BlueSkySearch - Buyer - Import Sourcing

Job Description

Buyer - Import Sourcing Specialist

Job Summary:

To select quality suppliers in foreign countries and to negotiate pricing, delivery frameworks, and payment schedules in line with the company's purchasing policies.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1. Overviews present foreign suppliers of purchased items, analyzing performance for continuity of supply, pricing, delivery, and quality satisfaction.

2. Keeps abreast of import regulations, taxes, and political and economic situation in suppliers' countries to ensure reliability of source.

3. Develops prospects for supply of company material and finished items by visiting foreign locations, discussing price, quality levels, and delivery cycles. Obtains business and financial references of prospective suppliers.

4. Recommends prospective suppliers to purchasing director for approval.

5. Places trial orders with new supplier. Expedites import process as required. Monitors quality of production, delivery dates, and satisfaction. Provides supplier with feedback report.

6. Negotiates payment terms for cost of cutting dies and printing plates with new suppliers.

7. Determines most advantageous payment methods for imported items.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

May visit plant facilities of foreign suppliers during trial run to new items.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Bachelor's degree in business administration or similar field.

2. At least five years of purchasing experience, including trading and purchasing practices in foreign countries.

3. Familiarity with company's requirements for type of goods to be purchased.

4. Knowledge of several foreign languages and foreign travel experience helpful.

5. Willingness to spend about 25 percent of time in foreign travel.

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