Global Sourcing & Vendor Development Specialist

Harbor Freight Tools; Calabasas (CA); On-site; USD 88,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Short/Long-term disability

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Harbor Freight Tools is seeking a Sourcing Specialist to collaborate across departments to meet product development and sourcing objectives. You will build a strategic vendor base, assess vendors for on-time delivery, quality, and cost, and learn the HFT methodology for vendor selection.

The role involves cross-functional support for product transitions and data-driven decision making. The position requires deadline orientation and the ability to manage multiple projects, with travel and growth

Responsibilities

• Learn and attain fingertip knowledge of product base
• Develop a detailed understanding of HFT’s multiple databases and how they’re connected to ensure data alignment
• Assist department in building a strategic vendor base for prioritized HFT categories
• Develop assessment skills to determine a vendor’s ability to ship on time, provide quality goods, and to produce their products at costs that meet the economic requirements of HFT
• Learn the HFT methodology to find, evaluate, and select vendors to supply products that are sold by HFT
• Cross-functionally support product line transitions from sourcing of viable vendors through product costing, sampling, and quality testing in our own laboratories
• Learn the HFT methodology to identify new products that would enhance the HFT mix and how to propose them to the cross-functional team by triangulating data from the vendor, portfolio, and market landscape.
• Work within urgency and deadline requirements
• Collaborate closely with merchandising and packaging, quality and manuals, and sourcing teams on a daily basis to serve enterprise objectives and understand total impact of any actions.

Job description

Harbor Freight Tools is seeking a Sourcing Specialist to collaborate across departments to meet product development and sourcing objectives. You will build a strategic vendor base, assess vendors for on-time delivery, quality, and cost, and learn the HFT methodology for vendor selection.

The role involves cross-functional support for product transitions and data-driven decision making. The position requires deadline orientation and the ability to manage multiple projects, with travel and growth