Bilingual Purchasing Agent - Comrise

Title: Purchasing Agent (Bilingual Korean/Japanese/Chinese)

Location: Houston, TX (9-6PM)

Pay rate: $23-28/hr (Depending On experience)

Permanent/Full-Time

Direct Hire

Essential Job Functions

• 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

Physical Requirements

• Able to sit and work in an office setting for the majority of the day

• Able to use the computer and type for extended periods

• Able to reach, bend, kneel, and lift up to 40 pounds occasionally

• Working Conditions

• Noise Level: Normal to loud while in the office

Other Requirements

Business level English

required

• Other language such as

Japanese

Korean

, or

Chinese

preferred

• Maintains a positive attitude

• Able to work independently and as a team

• Able to adapt to frequent changes in assignments and workload

High School Diploma

or equivalent required. Bachelor’s Degree in business preferred

2+ years of Food purchasing experience

or training preferred

Knowledge and Skills

• Demonstrates strong organizational skills and attention to detail

• Possesses basic mathematical knowledge such as markups, discounts, counting inventory, weight and measurement conversions, combining, etc.

• Has strong customer service and problem-solving skills

• Has strong communications and interpersonal skills

• Demonstrates basic Microsoft Office proficiency

• Communications and interpersonal skills

• Knowledge of ERP systems

• Knowledge of Japanese foods/non-foods and kitchen supplies preferred