Purchasing Coordinator | Japanese Major Food Wholesaler

A Japanese food wholesale company is looking for a Purchasing Coordinator in Chamblee, Georgia.

<Job Functions>
【Purchasing – 80%】
• Coordinate local purchasing for frozen and dry food related products, non-food items, including vendor relationship development, quality assurance, price negotiations, transportation logistics, and product development.
• Coordinate with New York purchasing departments for transportation and delivery of frozen and dry food products with local vendors.
• Maintain records in the Company S2K system including inventory adjustment, price change, container list, and sales data aggregation.
• Processes receipts and invoices for payment.
• Calculate costs and product pricing to determine profit margin.
• Ensure food products safely meet FDA and USDA regulation standards by maintaining HACCP and CAPA food safety plans.
• Communicate with trucking companies to ensure proper transfer of goods.
• Work with warehouse department to ensure correct quantity, satisfactory quality, checking products, organizing location/display if necessary, and proper receiving of purchased goods.
• Frequently review inventory for discrepancies and work with the warehouse for resolutions.
• Ensure adequate volume of products and create purchase orders based on sales volume and inventory.
• Create promotional flyers to promote and sell Company products, and make catalogue for non-food items.
• Coordinate semiannual inventory count on designated day, possibly on a weekend.
• Attend Company events and functions outside of normal working hours.
• Other duties as required by department manager.
• Obligation to answer all management as requested.

【Office & Sales Support – 20%】
• Answer Incoming calls.
• Report any inventory or service issues to appropriate account manager immediately.
• Collaborate with the sales staff to monitor active purchase orders and ensure that orders are completed on time.
• Update and prepare all monthly sales materials/reports as defined by the Division.

＜Requirements＞
• Business level English – Read/write/speak/listen.
• Business level Japanese – Read/write/speak listen preferred.
• Maintain a positive attitude.
• Ability to work independently and as a team.
• Ability to adapt to frequent changes in assignments and workload.
• High School Diploma or equivalent required. Bachelor’s degree in business preferred.
• 2+ years of relevant experience required; food industry experience preferred.

＜Knowledge and Skills＞
• Exceptional organizational and time management skills, and attention to detail.
• Possess intermediate mathematical knowledge – profit margin calculations, markups, discounts, combining/converting measurements, counting inventory, etc.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, customer service and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Office, such as Excel, proficiency.
• Knowledge of ERP systems, especially S2K or Microsoft Business Central preferred.
• Knowledge of Japanese foods, sakes, and appreciation of Japanese culture is preferred.

【Keywords】
①Purchasing Coordinator
②Purchasing Operation
③Food industry