Japanese / Mandarin - Purchasing Agent

Japanese / Mandarin - Purchasing Agent

Location : Houston, TX 77073 Shift : Monday thru Friday; 9am - 6pm w / 1 hour lunch, OT may apply Pay Rate : $18 - $27 DOE

Responsibilities :

• Manages purchasing of frozen, dry foods, and non-food items, including sourcing, price negotiations, transportation logistics, and product development.
• Analyzes and forecasts product sales volume and market demands, and creates purchase orders based on sales volume, demands, and inventory level.
• Calculates product costs and prices to determine profit margin.
• Ensures product quality by sampling and customer feedback; works with suppliers for quality assurance.
• Frequently reviews inventory for discrepancies, large volume outbound orders, slow selling items, and expired items; works with the warehouse department for resolutions.
• Develops and executes purchasing strategies to support the organization's business objectives.
• Evaluates and assures the qualities of received items are consistent with the descriptions on purchase orders.
• Attends company events and functions outside of normal working hours.
• Other duties as required.
• Obligation to answer to all upper management as requested.

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Noise Level : Normal to loud while in the office

Compensation / Pay Rate (Up to) : $18.00 - $27.00