Key Responsibilities:
Purchasing: Create purchase orders, monitor open orders and lead times, and coordinate routine purchasing with suppliers.
Inventory: Receive, stock, track, and replenish inventory while maintaining accurate records and identifying shortages or discrepancies.
Shipping & Logistics: Coordinate parcel, freight, and international shipments, including documentation, tracking, returns, and issue resolution.
Cross-Functional Support: Work with Hardware Production, Project Engineering, Finance, suppliers, and logistics partners to support purchasing and fulfillment needs.
Systems & Processes: Maintain accurate records across internal systems, follow established procedures, and identify opportunities to improve efficiency and accuracy.
Qualifications
Education & Experience: Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, Operations, or a related field with 2+ years of relevant experience; or 4+ years of relevant work experience.
Core Competencies: Organized, detail-oriented, dependable, and self-directed, with strong communication skills and the ability to prioritize and follow through.
Operational Experience: Experience with purchasing, receiving, inventory management, order fulfillment, and shipping.
Systems & Software: Experience with inventory or ERP systems and proficiency with Google Suite or similar productivity tools.
Preferred Skills: Experience with purchase orders, supplier coordination, freight or international shipping, CRM systems, and SOP documentation.
Physical Requirements: Combination of administrative and hands-on warehouse work, including sitting, standing, walking, pallet jack use, and occasionally lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds safely.
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