What are the responsibilities and job description for the Procurement Specialist position at Kirk's Family of Natural Brands?
JOB DESCRIPTION
Kirk’s Family of Natural Brands seeks a highly organized individual to join our team as our Procurement Specialist. As a key developing role in a growing CPG business, this individual should be a self-motivated, adaptable critical thinker with a willingness to learn. This position involves a broad range of supply chain, product development and operations support related responsibilities. This individual will report into our Supply Chain Manager and work collaboratively with our Product Development Manager. The Procurement Specialist will support our Supply Chain Manager and Product Development Manager by building vendor relationships to secure the best prices on products for our company, as well as increase operational efficiencies by conducting these other responsibilities:
RESPONSIBILITIES/JOB DUTIES
- Inventory & Product Management
- Assist in systems, document, and data management
- Building standardized documents to support cross department needs
- Purchasing and quality control
- Generate sales, inventory, and KPI data for reporting
- Product development support
- Product certification and compliance
- Project management
- Work with team on demand planning and forecasting
- Tracking Supplier Metrics & Performance
- Evaluate components loss and recovery plan
- Inventory conversions for Amazon and DTC
- Other related Supply Chain & Product Development Functions
DETAILS
- Hours: 37.5 hours/week
- Directly Reports to: Supply Chain Manager
- Job Type: Full-time
- Salary: $50,000 - $60,000 per year
- Work Location: Erlanger, KY Work
- Remotely: No
- Ideal Start Date: ASAP
QUALIFICATIONS
- BA/BS in business, purchasing, operations, supply chain, related fields preferred, or equivalent related work experience
- Self-starter proficient working with cross-functional teams, including demonstrated motivation, influence, and the ability to drive change across all levels of the organization
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with effective interpersonal skills including negotiation, consultation, liaison, influencing, and conflict resolution skills
- Excellent supplier management skills including demonstrated ability to develop and manage business driven supplier executive relationships
- Understanding of basic business, accounting, and math principles • Proficient in Microsoft Office products. Strong Excel skills preferred.
- Strong attention to detail required as work prepared by this position is presented to executive management for use in decision making
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills • Enthusiasm for natural products and a healthy lifestyle is a plus.
ABOUT US:
Our business is family owned and operated by two second generation sisters, Molly & Katherine Oliver. With a growing portfolio of over 80 natural personal care products ranging in distribution at Walmart, Kroger, Publix, Amazon and more - we are just getting started! Come join us!
Salary : $50,000 - $60,000
