Purchasing & Supply Chain Specialist

Fame Marketing; Turkey; On-site; TRY 2,874,000 - 4,310,000; Full time

Job summary

Fame Marketing is seeking an experienced Purchasing Specialist for a fully remote, full-time role. You will own supplier coordination, production planning, and end-to-end purchasing across multiple regions, managing orders from PI to loading while tracking KPIs such as on-time production and landed cost.

You will work with manufacturers in China, Türkiye, and beyond, ensuring compliance with import requirements, optimizing costs, and coordinating freight.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred in International Trade, Logistics, Industrial Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 4 years of purchasing/logistics/foreign trade experience.
• E-commerce company experience with Amazon/marketplace focus required.
• Strong English written and spoken; ability to work with overseas suppliers.
• Solid knowledge of import processes (Incoterms, proforma invoices, customs docs).
• Advanced Excel and data analysis skills; capable of cost modeling and reporting.
• Detail-oriented, persistent, able to manage multiple orders simultaneously.
• Able to work remotely with self-management and timezone flexibility.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate manufacturer communications and manage pricing, lead times, capacity, and sampling.
• Source new suppliers via Alibaba/1688 and other platforms; engage via trade fairs and outreach.
• Build production/order plans based on sales velocity and inventory levels.
• Track orders end-to-end from PI to production start and loading.
• Analyze FOB/DDP costs, freight, duties; monitor price changes.
• Arrange sea/air freight and coordinate with forwarders & customs brokers.
• Bridge product development and suppliers; ensure specs, packaging and certifications.
• Own order portfolio and report KPIs like on-time production, landed cost, order accuracy.

Skills

Supplier sourcing

Logistics coordination

Production planning

Cost analysis

Vendor management

E-commerce experience

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree (International Trade, Logistics, Industrial Engineering or related)

Tools

Excel (advanced)

Asana/PM tools

Alibaba/1688 sourcing platforms

Freight forwarder portals

Job description

Department: Purchasing (Procurement & Import)

Work Type: Fully Remote – Full-Time – 40 hours/week

Experience: Minimum 4 years required

Reports to: Purchasing Director

About Fame Marketing

Fame Marketing and Trading LLC is a fast-growing U.S. e-commerce company that develops, sources, and sells a portfolio of consumer and specialty products across every major online marketplace. We operate our own branded storefronts alongside high-volume marketplace channels across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the European Union, and we manage a distributed inventory network spanning multiple fulfillment programs and third-party warehouses across these regions.

Our Purchasing team sits at the very start of that supply chain. It builds and manages the relationships with our manufacturing partners in China, Türkiye, and beyond — negotiating pricing and lead times, planning production against sales velocity, and driving every order end to end from proforma invoice through production, loading, and ocean freight. The team also works hand in hand with product development, turning product ideas into manufacturable specifications and making sure each item meets the technical, packaging, and certification requirements of the markets we sell into. Every unit that reaches a customer starts with a decision made here. As we scale our brands and channels, we are expanding this team.

About the Role

We are looking for a teammate who will take full ownership of the process end to end — from manufacturer coordination and order tracking to production planning and sea/air freight organization. You will be accountable for your own portfolio of orders and the KPIs that measure it (on-time production, landed cost, and order accuracy), and you are expected to spot problems early and solve them before they reach the customer. This role is the bridge between our suppliers and our product development team: you are expected to understand both the factory’s language and the market’s needs.

Responsibilities

• Manufacturer coordination: Managing daily communication with manufacturers and suppliers in China, Türkiye and other countries; handling pricing, lead time, capacity and sampling processes.
• Supplier sourcing: Identifying and qualifying new suppliers through Alibaba / 1688 and other sourcing platforms and methods (Global Sources, Made-in-China, trade fairs, sourcing agents, and direct factory outreach).
• Production planning: Building the production/order plan based on sales velocity and inventory levels; planning seasonal demand in advance.
• End-to-end order control: Tracking and reporting every step — from the proforma invoice (PI) stage to production start, production lead time follow-up and loading approval.
• Cost tracking: FOB / DDP cost analysis, monitoring freight and duty items, assessing the impact of price changes.
• Shipping and logistics organization: Arranging sea/air freight when needed, coordinating with forwarders and customs brokers, container planning and loading follow-up.
• Product development bridge: Ensuring coordination between the product development team and suppliers; mastering the technical details of our products (formulation, packaging, dimensions, MSDS/SDS and certification requirements).
• Ownership, KPIs & problem-solving: Taking full ownership of your order portfolio; tracking performance against clear KPIs (on-time production, landed cost, order accuracy) and resolving issues proactively before they escalat
• Record keeping and reporting: Keeping order, payment and shipment records up to date on shared systems (Asana); contributing to departmental reporting.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (International Trade, Logistics, Industrial Engineering or a related field is preferred).
• Minimum 4 years of experience in purchasing or logistics/foreign trade.
• E-commerce company experience (mandatory): Prior experience at an e-commerce company with a heavy Amazon/marketplace focus, with a clear understanding of how marketplace sales velocity, inventory, and fulfillment (FBA and similar) drive purchasing and production decisions.
• Good command of English (written and spoken), sufficient to work with overseas suppliers.
• Solid knowledge of import processes: proforma invoices, Incoterms (FOB/CIF/DDP), container loading logic, customs documentation.
• Advanced Excel and reporting/analytical skills: pivot tables, data filtering, building cost and analysis models, and turning data into clear, decision-ready reports.
• Detail-oriented and persistent working style, able to track many orders simultaneously.
• Able to plan your own work in a remote setup, stay self-managed, and report consistently.
• Flexibility to work with suppliers across different time zones.

Tools & Systems

Daily usage required:

• Microsoft Teams — internal communication.
• Microsoft 365 Excel — advanced daily usage.
• Sourcing & logistics platforms: Alibaba / 1688 ecosystem and other supplier-sourcing platforms and methods (Global Sources, Made-in-China, trade fairs, sourcing agents, direct factory outreach).
• Freight forwarder and customs-broker portals / booking and tracking systems.
• AI & automation: Actively use AI tools and the latest LLM technologies to improve workflows, increase operational efficiency, and support automation across purchasing operations.

Reporting Structure

• Reports directly to the Purchasing Director.
• Daily task tracking through Asana.
• Weekly progress/performance reporting required.
• Weekly video presentation/report expected (screen share + voice explanation).

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with the US, UK and EU markets and their import/export and compliance requirements.
• Experience sourcing from China.
• Familiarity with product certification and compliance processes across regions (US: ASTM, UL, EPA/FIFRA; UK/EU: CE, UKCA, REACH, CLP, UFI).
• Experience with chemicals, construction chemicals or hazmat product categories.

Why Join Us

• A central role in a fast-growing international e-commerce operation.
• Fully remote work — location independent, results-driven.
• Direct input into decisions: you see the entire chain, from an order’s concept stage to the product on the shelf.
• A young, solution-oriented team culture built on open communication.