Purchasing Agent -Japanese bilingual

Pasona Inc.; Elk Grove Village (IL); In loco; USD 60.000 - 85.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Pasona Inc. in Elk Grove Village, IL seeks a Japanese-English bilingual Purchasing Agent to oversee local procurement of frozen and dry foods and coordinate with US teams on logistics.

You will manage vendor relationships, negotiate prices, maintain ERP records, and ensure compliance with HACCP/CAPA while processing orders, invoices, and inventory counts to keep product availability high.

Competenze

• Fluent in Japanese and English.
• Experience coordinating local purchasing for frozen and dry foods.
• Vendor relations and price negotiations experience.
• Familiarity with HACCP/CAPA food safety plans.

Mansioni

• Coordinate local purchasing for frozen/dry foods, including vendor relations and pricing.
• Coordinate with LA and NY teams for transport of goods.
• Create purchase orders based on sales and inventory to ensure supply.
• Calculate costs and pricing to determine margins.
• Maintain records in Microsoft Dynamics NAV (inventory, price changes).
• Review inventory and resolve discrepancies with warehouse.
• Process receipts and invoices for payment.
• Coordinate semiannual inventory counts.
• Ensure receiving accuracy with warehouse; communicate with trucking companies.
• Maintain HACCP/CAPA food safety compliance.

Conoscenze

Bilingual Japanese-English

Vendor relationship management

Price negotiation

Inventory management

ERP systems (Dynamics NAV)

Strumenti

Microsoft Dynamics NAV

Descrizione del lavoro

A Japanese food trading company is seeking a Japanese-English Bilingual Purchasing Agent.

Purchasing

• Coordinate local purchasing for frozen and dry food related products, including vendor relationship development, quality assurance, price negotiations, transportation logistics, and product development.
• Coordinate with Los Angeles and New York purchasing departments for transportation and delivery of frozen and dry food products as needed.
• Create purchase orders based on sales volume and inventory to ensure adequate product availability.
• Calculate product costs and pricing to determine profit margins.

Inventory & ERP Management

• Maintain records in Microsoft Dynamics NAV, including inventory adjustments, price changes, and container lists.
• Review inventory regularly for discrepancies and work with the warehouse to resolve issues.
• Process receipts and invoices for payment.
• Coordinate semiannual inventory counts.

Warehouse & Logistics Coordination

• Work closely with the warehouse department to ensure accurate quantities, satisfactory quality, and proper receiving of purchased goods.
• Communicate with trucking companies to ensure the proper transfer of goods.
• Coordinate transportation and delivery with purchasing departments in Los Angeles and New York when necessary.

Food Safety & Compliance

• Ensure food products comply with FDA and USDA regulations by maintaining HACCP and CAPA food safety plans.

Order Processing

• Receive branch orders and issue invoices.
• Distribute Ohta Foods fresh fish packing lists to the warehouse and sales teams and manage the receiving process upon product arrival.
• Collect daily sales orders for Boston Fish, submit purchase orders, and manage the receiving process upon arrival.

Additional Responsibilities

• Attend company events and functions outside of normal working hours as required.
• Complete work within scheduled hours unless prior approval for overtime has been obtained.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the department manager.
• Respond to management requests as required.