Purchasing & Vendor Management Specialist (Hybrid)

Purchasing & Vendor Management Specialist (Hybrid) – Des Plaines, IL
$50,000 - $60,000/Annually + Bonus + Profit Sharing + Flexible Hybrid Work Model
We are hiring a talented and driven Purchasing & Vendor Management Specialist! This is a hybrid position – three days in the office, two days’ work from home.
As a successful Purchasing & Vendor Management Specialist, you must be proactive in addressing client’s needs through excellent communication and negotiations skills.
Here we set out to introduce the most captivating, luxury furniture that elevates the human experience and transcends the perceived limitations of space, performance, and intelligence. Furniture that is intuitive, liberating, and designed for the future of mobility.
We plan to lead in this new era of luxury electric furniture by returning to the fundamentals of great design – where every decision we make is in service to the individual and environment. Because when you are no longer bound by convention, you are free to define your own experience.
Come work alongside some of the most accomplished minds in the industry. Beyond providing competitive salaries, we’re providing a community for innovators who want to make an immediate and significant impact. If you are driven to create a better, more sustainable future, then this is the right place for you.
Purchasing & Vendor Management Specialist Job Duties:

• Purchase goods, materials, components, or services in line with specified cost, quality, and delivery targets
• Negotiate terms with suppliers such as price, quality of goods, deadlines, expectations, etc.
• Act as an interface between suppliers and other relevant departments on purchasing processes and new projects and activities
• Place purchase orders with vendors
• Confirm and verify order information, pricing, product descriptions, item numbers and freight terms
• Document all customer engagement in CRM system
• Utilize Microsoft Excel heavily to run reports (VLOOKUPS)
• Coordinate with Shipping Department on all freight quotes, import/export documentation and customs compliance
• Stay up to date on industry trends and new products
• Monitor order expenses
• Monitor market trends, competitor strategies and market suppliers
• Compile data relating to supplier performance to enable evaluation
• Contact suppliers to resolve price, quality, delivery, or invoice issues
• Recommend new processes or systems for improvement; implement new ideas and strategies

Purchasing & Vendor Management Specialist Requirements:

• Associates/bachelor’s degree preferred, not required
• Minimum of one year experience working in a purchasing/customer service/vendor/order management role
• Experience working in a CRM preferred
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and rapport building