Purchasing Assistant

Company And Job Overview

Major Japanese beverage corporation is seeking a Purchasing Assistant to join their team. The individual will be responsible for tracking material and/or product orders to ensure timely delivery, evaluating supplier performance, maintaining sufficient inventory levels on assigned materials, researching materials for assigned projects, assisting with production planning.

Job Responsibilities

• Obtain quotes from forwarders.
• Follow up on air shipments with forwarders, and alert appropriate teams on status until delivered.
• Receives invoice to confirm fees for accuracy.
• Creates proper documentation for shipments to Canada, Australia and other countries.
• Obtains items, prices, and freight costs of incoming shipment to verify information against bill of lading, invoices, orders, or other records and submits invoice.
• Maintain sufficient inventory of labels and packaging materials in Japan,.
• Assist with researching materials (materials, ingredients, flavors) needed; requests samples and follows up as needed.
• Maintains supplier and pricing lists on the server.
• Other projects and duties as assigned
  
  
  

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from a four-year College or university, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum 1 year in office support environment, preferably in purchasing department.
• Experience in food and/or beverage ingredient, value added ingredient, or nutraceutical ingredient a plus.
• Bilingual (read, write, speak) Japanese/English
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (e.g., Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
• Great communication skills.