Procurement Executive

**Job Description - Procurement Executive - International Food**

This position will have responsibilities related to procurement, supply chain and logistics to serving **Aimler Solutions** and **its affiliates** as Aimler Solutions clients.

**Job Duties/ Responsibilities**:

- Responsible for all aspects of analysis of profitable global sourcing, including but not limited to: supplier onboarding and vetting, supplier contracts, supplier management, expeditor management, licensing agreements and contracts, overseas supply chain and landed cost models, container optimization and MOQ negotiation, quality control, product development and compliance.
- Assist, Review and Analyse proposal requirements, ensure overall quality, and ensure 100% compliance with the Request for Information (RFI), Requests for Proposal (RFP) and other proposal requirements.
- Procurement Analyst is primarily responsible for the analysis bidding process from initial RFP/contact through contract signing by overseeing the initiation and coordination of proposal technical development process and manage proposal related tasks.
- Analyst is to partner with Sales team to complete questionnaires, RFPs, bids, forms, and general requests for information from customers who require additional information before awarding the business and placing purchase products.
- Drive all analysis activities leading cost reduction leveraging landed cost methodologies, considering transportation, duties, insurance, and other elements to be the lowest cost provider.
- Supports the preparation of offers, bids, contracts and other sales-related documents required by customers for products/services/solutions. Understands standard pricing and bid strategy.
- This position will negotiate with suppliers/vendors to procure products and services at the optimal prices, terms by utilizing strategic sourcing strategies and knowledge of the retail industry.
- Ensure that all contracts relating to product sourcing contain all details negotiated within the contract including pricing and quantity.
- Prepare appropriate reports and analysis to aid in decision making for sourcing the products.
- Help manage and analyse procurement, planning, scheduling, and inventory, shipping and receiving and delivering products to customers.
- Set up a comprehensive competitive proposal for the customer.
- Ensures work is being coordinated between proper departments to meet project requirements.
- Ensures effective management of procurement procedures as established in company policies.
- Reporting status information to various departments as requested.
- Communicates needs and objectives to key internal and external stakeholders, including suppliers, sales, service, manufacturing, and management.

**Personal Characteristics**:

- Strong analytical, numerical, and reasoning abilities. Technologically savvy.
- Well-developed interpersonal skills--could work with diverse personalities, is tactful, mature; facilitates and provides positive reinforcement.
- Exemplary work ethic with a desire to become an “expert” in this field **Able to recognize and support the organization's priorities and preferences.**:

- Strong communication/presentation skills, written and verbal.
- Results oriented with the ability to balance customer service levels/other business considerations.
- **Job Type**: Full-time

**Qualifications**:

- Master’s degree, Supply Chain Management, or other related discipline
- 2 to 6 years of procurement, supply chain experience, preferably in the international food industry and with international suppliers.
- Prior experience working in logistics/ supply chain role in domestics shipment is required.
- Excellent skill sets in Microsoft Office programs such as advanced Excel including.

1. Data Filters

2. Data Sorting

3. Pivot Tables

4. SUMIF/SUMIFS & Lookup functions

5. COUNTIF/COUNTIFS

6. Excel Shortcut Keys

7. Charts

8. Cell Formatting

9. Managing Page Layout

10. Data Validation
- Prior experience working with foreign companies/suppliers is preferred.
- Excellent skill sets in Microsoft Office programs such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint Outlook
- Ability to communicate effectively and work well in a team-based environment.
- Excellent attention to detail
- Fluent in English and prior experience working with US companies is a plus.
- Experienced in supply chain analyst role. Prior experience in the consumer industry is a plus.
- Extremely well organized with a strong ability to set & manage priorities & Drive for RESULTS Effective communicator with all stakeholders (supply chain and Sales team, Operations team, & suppliers and customers)
- Coordinate Communicate and Collaborate to help create and be part of the Best team in the industry.
- Excellent computer skills including MS Office suite and preferably NetSuite ERP system.
- Highly organized and process - driven.
- Dedicated to the pursuit of continuous improvement.

Schedule:

- Night shift

**Education**:

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