Purchasing Associate (Korean Bilingual Preferred)

Description

Description

LX Hausys America, Inc. a subsidiary of LX Hausys Ltd in South Korea is looking for a Purchasing Associate at our Georgia Plant in Adairsville, GA. Listed below is a detailed description of the roles and responsibilities for this position. If you feel that you meet the qualifications and are interested please submit your resume.

Requirements

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Order placement for raw/sub materials & manage shipping, storage and expected time arrival

• Compare the cost & negotiate price with vendors and other charges

• Confer and correspond with establishment representatives to rectify problems, such as damages, shortages, and nonconformance specification

• Contact carrier representative to make arrangements and to issue instructions for shipping and delivery of materials

• Determine shipping method for materials, using knowledge of shipping procedures, routes, and rates

• Examine contents and compare with records, such as manifests, invoices, or orders, to verify accuracy of incoming or outgoing shipment

• Prepare documents, such as work orders, bill of lading, international documents and shipping orders to route materials

• Record shipment data, such as weight, charges, space availability, and damages and discrepancies, for reporting, accounting, and recordkeeping purposes

• Requisition stocks, materials, supplies or equipments & manage inventories and supplies

• Contact point for product certification institutes including NSF, GEI, etc.

• Manage outsourced warehouse (NOTS) including inventory management, schedule deliveries

• Participate in monthly closing activities including physical inventory check, data entry, administrative tasks, analytic reports reflecting manufacturing cost, inventory amount, sales record, etc.

• Effectively communicate both written and verbal language skills in Korean and English. Must be able to negotiate, report and purchase from US and foreign vendors

Requirements

Qualifications: Listed below are the minimum and/or desired qualifications of the position including education, work experience and knowledge & skills that are required to perform satisfactorily in the position:

Education and Work Experience:

• At least 1 Years of experience in related field

• Undergraduate degree in business or related field preferred but not required.

• Experience with ERP/SAP is preferred

• Other relevant experience will be considered. (Chemical / Raw Material Purchasing Background)

Knowledge and Skills:

• Computer and MS Office skills

• Excel skills (Pivot table, V-Lookup,..) 

• Basic knowledge of economics and accounting

• Mathematics

• Complex problem solving & Critical thinking

• Judgment and decision making

• Management of Financial resources

• Time management

• Intermediate Communication

Physical Demands:

• Position requires sitting at a desk working on a computer for at least 2/3 of time.

• Position requires minimal lifting up to 25 lbs.

• Position requires regular and reliable attendance.

• Position requires domestic/international travel up to 10% of time.