Job description
Position
Korean Bilingual Purchasing Specialist
Location : Melrose Park, IL (100% Onsite)
Full time role
Salary range : 50K-60K as base + Benefits
About Our Client
We're proud to stand as the world's leading provider of innovative, high-quality cosmetics. Our team of experienced beauty professionals carefully research, develop, and perfect every formula to deliver naturally-derived, cruelty-free, and non-GMO hair and skin care products you can trust.
From beauty supply stores and salons to barbers, braiders, and nail technicians, our products are used and loved by professionals around the world.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities
- Vendor Management & Expansion: Manage relationships with hundreds of existing vendors and aggressively source new suppliers to expand our product portfolio.
- Extensive Travel & Trade Shows: Frequently attend national/international beauty trade shows to discover competitive new products and negotiate with vendors.
- Field-Based Merchandising: Visit 4 retail locations to audit product placement, monitor "dead stock," and ensure every PO leads to maximum sales velocity.
- Strategic PO Execution: Analyze POS data alongside real-time store insights to determine precise order quantities and timing.
- Continuous Follow-up: Maintain rigorous communication with vendors regarding lead times, pricing, and product performance to ensure seamless supply chain operations.
Requirements
- Networking & Communication: Strong interpersonal skills to manage hundreds of vendors and collaborate with on-site store management.
- Analytical Grounding: Proficiency in Excel is mandatory for tracking vast amounts of vendor and sales data.
- Operational Agility: Ability to handle frequent travel and a fast-paced environment that bridges the office, the store, and trade shows.
- High Learning Potential: Willingness to learn our specialized end-to-end purchasing system (from initial sourcing to final store placement).
- Language: Bilingual in English and Korean is preferred for effective vendor and internal communication.
- Must be authorized to work in U.S.
Benefits
Health insurance, PTO, sick days
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