Bilingual Procurement Coordinator (Korean/English)

SK AX USA, Inc.; West Lafayette (IN); On-site; USD 38,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

SK AX USA, Inc. is hiring a Procurement Specialist for the West Lafayette, Indiana project. You will support a Korean expatriate procurement professional with day-to-day administrative and purchasing coordination tasks, working on-site under the lead, coordinating with U.S.

vendors and teams in Korea. This entry-level role emphasizes learning on the job: training will cover purchasing processes and systems, while supplier communications, document preparation, and tracking are key

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Korean and English (written and spoken) is required.
• Experience with vendor coordination or purchasing is a plus.
• Ability to organize multiple requests and maintain records.
• Ability to learn new systems.

Responsibilities

• Assist with collecting purchase requests, specifications, vendor quotes, and supporting documents.
• Prepare draft RFQs, quote comparisons, purchase order documents, and order tracking sheets for review and approval.
• Track purchase order status, expected delivery dates, outstanding items, and action items; follow up promptly as directed.
• Coordinate basic purchasing information among the on-site procurement lead, SK hynix project contacts, SK AX USA teams, and Korean stakeholders.
• Provide practical Korean–English translation, email coordination, and meeting follow-up when needed.
• Assist with delivery scheduling, receiving confirmation, and gathering packing slips or delivery records.
• Help compare quotes, POs, receipts, and invoices and flag differences to the procurement lead.
• Keep vendor contacts, quotations, purchase records, contract files, and status reports organized and current.
• Prepare simple Excel reports, meeting notes, trackers, and follow-up reminders.
• Escalate schedule changes, missing documents, or supplier issues rather than making unauthorized purchasing commitments.
• Learn and follow applicable purchasing approval, confidentiality, safety, and documentation procedures.

Skills

Korean-English bilingual

Vendor coordination

Interpersonal communication

Attention to detail

Ability to learn new systems

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Job description

SK AX USA, Inc. is hiring a Procurement Specialist for the West Lafayette, Indiana project. You will support a Korean expatriate procurement professional with day-to-day administrative and purchasing coordination tasks, working on-site under the lead, coordinating with U.S.

vendors and teams in Korea. This entry-level role emphasizes learning on the job: training will cover purchasing processes and systems, while supplier communications, document preparation, and tracking are key