1. Job title : Warehouse Operations Specialist
• Manages purchasing of food goods from overseas by container, communication w/Sales, Korea SCM/Purchasing Dept, and Logistics
• Analyzes and forecasts product purchasing volumes, and creates purchase orders based on sales volume, demand planning, and inventory level
• Reports to forecast future needs and manage purchasing and inventory
• Calculates product's supply costs to secure profit margin
• Frequently reviews inventory for discrepancies, in/outbound orders, slow selling items, and short life items and works with Sales, 3PL for resolutions
• Problem-solving with freight forwarder and Q/A Team if any customs issue raised
• Evaluates and assures the qualities of received items are consistent with purchase orders
• Keep track of daily shipments and receive and maintain accurate records and accurate distribution of products to customers and projects.
• Must be a team player with a positive attitude
• Other duties as required
QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS:
• Bachelor’s Degree(SCM, Business, Economics or related) required
• English/Korean bilingual speaking preferred
• 4+ years of purchasing, importing experience preferred
• Previous food service distribution and/or food importing experience preferred
• Have a sense of urgency and be able to work under pressure, be comfortable in a fast-paced, metrics-driven environment
• Willingness to travel in USA under 10%
• Possesses mathematical knowledge such as markups, discounts, counting inventory, weight and measurement conversions, combining, Container Cubic, etc.
• Strong follow-up, organizational and analytical skills
• Demonstrates Microsoft Office proficiency
• Knowledge of ERP systems, especially SAP preferred