Purchasing Agent

Job Description

Huish Outdoors products are fueling the human spirit for adventure by keeping people active, exploring, and enjoying the world's outdoor environments, both above and below the surface. We are a team who is passionate about what we do and we who we are. Our team is made up of amazing people who are outdoor enthusiasts that embrace and drive change.

The Purchasing Agent is responsible for the procurement and coordination of raw materials necessary for the production of scuba diving regulators and accessories. This role is critical to the success of Huish Outdoors and plays a vital part in ensuring the continuity of production operations by managing supplier relationships, purchasing activities, and interdepartmental coordination with quality, warehouse, and manufacturing teams. The Purchasing Agent plays a key role on our supply chain team and will strive to deliver wow to our customers.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

· Deliver on Supply Chain KPIs including but not limited to stocking levels, inventory turns, fulfillment rates, and backorders.

· Ensure alignment between inventory ceiling and sales forecast that allows company to meet/exceed forecasts while staying under budget.

· Manage inventory turns, phaseout/EOL inventory, and MRB disposition for assigned brands.

· Create and manage purchase orders (POs) for all raw materials required in regulator production.

· Collaborate with and manage local plating vendors to ensure timely delivery and quality of plated components.

· Analyze and report on inventory levels of finished goods and raw materials. Assist in tracking trends of increasing or decreasing sales & consumption to forecast future demand.

· Assist manufacturing teams by reviewing BOMs and work orders to ensure demand is accurate.

· Review consumption levels for manufacturing facilities and display the ability to manage multiple vendors without difficulty.

· Work with vendors to negotiate pricing and lead times for orders. Ensure that orders are placed with enough advanced planning to meet sales forecast.

· Hold vendors accountable to confirmed lead times. Update estimated ship and in stock dates in ERP system for increased visibility for all departments.

· Coordinating inbound and outbound shipments from vendors for our Costa Mesa and Oceanside locations. This includes providing all proper documentation to both our trade partners and internal teams.

· Responsible for processing Vendor RAs in ERP system in a timely manner to ensure proper credit is issued to company and inventory levels are accurate.

· Support incoming inspection processes by clearly communicating material specifications, rev control, and certificate of conformance requirements to all our vendor partners.

· Create inter-company transfer orders for items needed between warehouses to alleviate over/under stock.

· Work closely with the warehouse team to maintain accurate inventory levels by ensuring internal processed and procedures are followed.

· Utilize NetSuite MRP functionality to manage material requirements planning, demand forecasting, and inventory control.

· Maintain accurate supplier, item, and PO records in NetSuite to ensure data integrity.

· Other duties as assigned.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

· Bachelor's degree in related field with 3-5 years related work experience

· Hands-on experience with NetSuite, specifically its MRP and purchasing modules, is preferred

· Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office suite is preferred

· Proficient ability to communicate effectively with others using written and spoken English including the ability to provide clear, constructive feedback to vendors preferred

· Ability to assertively solve strategic problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists helpful

· Excellent organization and prioritization skills preferred

Full-time