Purchasing Specialist - Gorilla Mind

Gorilla Mind (gorillamind.com) is a growing E-commerce Fitness & health supplements brand centering around pre-workout, post-workout, protein, nootropics, energy drinks and other products to support all fitness goals. We seek a Purchasing Specialist to join our Boise team in-office to support our continued growth and success.
Our Purchasing Specialist will be responsible for Inventory purchasing, working with sales/marketing on forecasting, and managing inventory levels of Gorilla Mind products/components from partnered 3rd party vendors for our B2C eCommerce platforms. Please review the duties and responsibilities for this position below.
Responsibilities:

• Manages the health and relationships of current suppliers while aiding in the sourcing of new manufacturing as well as toll manufacturing opportunities alongside the SVP and Operations teams.
• Maintains and creates data for quick, accurate and thoughtful demand planning / Forecasting.
• Routinely works alongside the quality team to ensure products have the correct identity, purity, strength, and composition.
• Helps receive and coordinate orders from our customer's EDI platforms for fast/logical delivery.
• Manages the data entry on all purchase ordering of Gorilla Mind Finished Products using approved systems.
• Strategically plan, develop, and manage inventory purchasing systems.
• Works alongside the Inventory Manager to maintain the health and safety stocks of inventory across all of our warehouses, 3PLs, and other storage locations.
• Working alongside various departments on sourcing and development of new products
• Assists the logistics department with product availability dates (shipping/receiving) and informs of any special cargo-related needs.
• Actively apply themselves to learn about our Brand, Products, Regulations, and Culture.
• Ability to travel to aid and/or participate in relationship building, education/training, and auditing of our stakeholders.
• Able to perform and manage any pertaining ERP/WMS/IMS systems

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business or related field preferred
• Five years experience in supply chain preferred
• Knowledge of business software systems, including iOS, is a plus
• Establishing own purchasing requirements and programs
• Proficient in Google Workspace products (Sheet, Docs, etc.), preferred
• Understanding of supply chain KPIs
• Experience improving vendor relationships
• Effectively and timely collaboration in group settings
• Experience and knowledge of cGMP and FDA compliance standards
• Preferred but not required: 2+ years of dietary supplement industry experience
• Manager-level experience is a plus

Benefits:

• 401k
• Dental Insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Compensation:
60-70,000/year DOE