At Near, we help top talent in Latin America find remote roles with US companies. Our mission is to create better lives by fostering a remote work culture that transcends borders.
This is a fully remote role to work for our client in the vitamins, minerals and supplements industry. Join them on their mission to collaborate with healthcare professionals to give them the tools they need to help their patients achieve great health!
Candidates in any country in Latin America are encouraged to apply.
Overview
As a Procurement Analyst you'll take care of building and maintaining strong relationships with suppliers. You will be responsible for managing supplier programs and negotiating supplier agreements to ensure the best possible terms and conditions.
Responsibilities
- Review and implement contracts for the purchase of materials, services, and capital goods.
- Sourcing multiple strategic ingredients, packaging components and Finished Goods.
- Identify and execute cost savings initiatives that support the departments’ overall savings goal,
- deliver improved quality, cost, service, and innovation.
- Support supplier transitions when required by monitoring liabilities, enabling supplier set-up,
- and ensuring documentation is accurate and complete.
- Aid in developing and managing the company’s supply chain strategy in conjunction with
- management.
- Contribute to the ongoing development of supply chain best practices across the Supply Chain
- and business units.
- Manage supplier relationships with primary responsibility for bringing resolution on a day-today issue related to pricing, product availability, and ongoing projects.
- Assess risk of suppliers and materials and recommending risk mitigation plan.
- Develop and execute Sourcing Strategies, leading Sourcing Events, ex: RFQ and the negotiation
- and contracting.
- Monitor inventory availability and movement of materials, supplies, and contract manufacturers
- to meet production and delivery schedules.
- Analyze data to reduce inefficiencies from end-to-end supply processes to find bottlenecks and
- other areas of improvement.
- Provide leadership and support (including data analytics, tools and process development).
- Drive continuous cost saving opportunities on material cost, supply chain inefficiencies to
- maintain margin goals. Deliver against annual Total Delivered Cost, inventory plans, and service
- level targets.
- Drive lean inventory management practices and mitigate obsolescence for raw materials.
What you'll need to succeed
- Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, or similar field is desired.
- Directly related experience in strategic sourcing; Ingredient Sourcing, inclusive of botanicals, extract and commodities material categories
- Proven experience in consumer packaged goods or VMS (Vitamins, Minerals and Supplements) industries
- Understanding of Procurement principles, concepts, practices, and standards
- Excellent knowledge of supply chain processes.
- Proficient in ERP tools (NetSuite preferred)
- Excellent organizational and project management skills
- Motivated and self-directed team player with strong interpersonal skills
- Must have ability to influence at all levels within the organization
- Ability to create, implement, and sustain policies and procedures
What's in it for you
- Competitive compensation in USD
- Join a company in an industry with a mission to achieve health and wellbeing
- US Holidays
- 2 weeks of PTO