Procurement Specialist

North American
Glenview, IL
Full-time

POSITION OVERVIEW

NVISION® is the Marketing Supply Chain division of North American. Our fundamental business is designing and implementing multi-million-dollar, outsourced programs that manage all elements of our clients’ marketing supply chains including materials’ creation, sourcing, production, inventory management, distribution and comprehensive reporting.

Key product categories for our business include commercial and digital printing, point-of-purchase displays, store signage and custom branded merchandise.

Technology is a key driver of our business as we build custom web-based portals for each of our customers, which allows for online ordering, inventory visibility, order tracking and program measurement / reporting.

NVISION is currently looking for a Procurement Specialist / Buyer with a background in the Promotional Products / Ad Specialty market.

This individual would possess knowledge of the main suppliers, categories, and processes associated with Apparel, Hard Goods, and Decoration techniques.

This candidate should have a working knowledge of leading practice systems and processes supporting this industry.

Responsibilities will include but are not limited to :

  • Meeting with internal resources to understand key project deliverables and requirements of the job
  • Order processing, follow up, and communications
  • Supporting requests for internal sourcing and product search
  • Managing in process work, deadlines, and product out of stock situations
  • Administration of our internal company store
  • Supporting internal systems and process improvement
  • Vendor relations
  • Ancillary Category support in Print and Display

The ideal candidate will have :

  • 2-5 years professional experience in the Promotional Products Industry preferred
  • Familiarity with industry trade websites to assist with product research sourcing
  • Microsoft office proficient
  • Strong communication and time management skills
  • Deadline driven & Detail oriented
  • Proven ability to work independently and as part of a team
  • 30+ days ago
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