Associate Sourcing Specialist
Are you ready for a career where fun means business? Join us at Oriental Trading Company, a Berkshire Hathaway Company!
Essential Functions
- Maximize sales and customer satisfaction by managing New Item Sourcing process utilizing Departmental Vendor/Maker Matrix to achieve Quality, Delivery and First Cost goals.
- Ensure New Item Sourcing supports First Cost goals.
- Prepare analysis of categories as requested by Strategic Sourcing Lead to identify opportunities to improve Quality, Delivery or First Cost.
- Support Assistant Sourcing Specialist during sample review meetings
- Support Merchants in finding sources for new products
- Communicate new vendor offers to Merchants and follow up
- Suggest and share best practices, process/procedure improvements
- Escalate sourcing issues to Strategic Sourcing Lead in a timely manner
- Abides by all policies and procedures of Oriental Trading Company
- Maintains regular and predictable attendance
- Must be able to attend face to face meetings on short or little advance notice
- Work requires in-person collaboration among colleagues and contractors
Marginal Functions
- Perform other duties and projects as assigned.
Here’s what you need to join the fun:
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment and independently
- Strong interpersonal skills; ability to partner effectively both internally and externally
- Ability to negotiate
- Strong problem solving and analytical skills
- Pro-active, organized, self-motivated, results oriented
- Knowledge of MSOffice (Excel, Word, Outlook)
- Ability to manage stress and handle difficult situations in a professional manner
- Ability to communicate in a clear, concise manner
- Strong desire to learn and grow
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience
Experience
- 1 – 3 years of experience in off shore sourcing, buying/merchandising in a retail or manufacturing organization.
All work and no play just isn’t our style. Join us today!
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Oriental Trading Company (www.orientaltrading.com), is the nation’s largest direct retailer of value-priced party supplies, arts and crafts, toys and novelties, and a leading provider of teaching supplies and affordable home décor and giftware. Founded in 1932 by a Japanese American, the Oriental Trading' history of fun spans the better part of the last century. Today, Oriental Trading offers more than 60,000 products to individuals, teachers, schools, churches, businesses and nonprofits. With a corporate vision to “Make Life More Fun,” Oriental Trading (a Berkshire Hathaway company) spreads joy and smiles to millions each year through a robust family of brands; Oriental Trading, Fun Express, MindWare, SmileMakers, Morris Costumes and halloweenexpress.com.
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