Odeko
InventoryBuyer
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“Inventory Buyer at Odeko. Skills: process management, cross-functional coordination, vendor/stakeholder management, operational metrics, resource planning, continuous improvement. purchasing of inventory products. inventory management”
What You'll Achieve.
drive best practices; drive continuous performance improvement; deliver cost savings; inventory reduction; increase their revenue; reduce their environmental footprint; save significantly on their cost of goods and time spent on vendor management
Industry & Context.
suggest improvements to deliver cost savings, inventory reduction, or other benefits to the site.
Ability to travel to warehouses in region infrequently, based in the DC metro area or Nashville, TN
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
1-2+ years of experience in supply chain operations analytics and mathematics background, Supplier/ vendor relationship management experience, 3+ years’ experience using Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and analytical platforms, including but not limited to the ability to analyze data using pivots and V-Lookups., Experience understanding process flow and suggest improvements to deliver cost savings, inventory reduction, or other benefits to the site., Supplier/ vendor relationship management experience, Ability to travel to warehouses in region infrequently, can otherwise work remotely
Nice to Have
NetSuite Experience, Procurement experience preferred, Must be highly self-motivated and customer-centric, Ability to work with ambiguity, Provide a positive customer experience internally and externally
What You'll Do.
purchasing of inventory products
non-inventory flow and space models
procurement transaction and expediting support
Develop deep knowledge of inventory items and align with like buildings to drive best practices
Manage KPIs like inventory shrink
and gross profit margins.
Develop relationship across the building and network to ensure best practices are being shared and implemented
Align with internal customers
Finance and Procurement Operations to understand budgetary targets by building and develop methods of measuring and defining savings
value and other category metrics
Work in partnership both internally and with suppliers to develop innovative solutions to provide Procurement support to the Operations network
Develop and implement ways to measure suppliers to drive continuous performance improvement
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
In partnership with the Procurement Operations Manager; Develop relationship across the building and network; Align with internal customers, Finance and Procurement Operations; Work in partnership both internally and with suppliers
Full Job Description
About Us Odeko is the all-in-one operations and technology partner to more than 20,000 independent coffee shops, cafes and other food establishments. Through the Odeko web portal and mobile app, customers can purchase supplies from hundreds of national and local brands, track ordering trends, finance equipment, and access insurance. Customers that use Odeko can increase their revenue, reduce their environmental footprint, and save significantly on their cost of goods and time spent on vendor management. Odeko is on a mission to continuously develop technology to champion your neighborhood cafes, coffee shops, and other independent F and ideal candidates will be based in the DC metro area or Nashville, TN. MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES: In partnership with the Procurement Operations Manager, provide procurement operations support including: purchasing of inventory products, inventory management, non-inventory flow and space models, cycle counts, supplier management, procurement transaction and expediting support Develop deep knowledge of inventory items and align with like buildings to drive best practices Manage KPIs like inventory shrink, out of stocks, inventory turns, new item creations, and gross profit margins. Develop relationship across the building and network to ensure best practices are being shared and implemented Align with internal customers, Finance and Procurement Operations to understand budgetary targets by building and develop methods of measuring and defining savings, value and other category metrics Work in partnership both internally and with suppliers to develop innovative solutions to provide Procurement support to the Operations network Develop and implement ways to measure suppliers to drive continuous performance improvement BASIC QUALIFICATIONS 1-2+ years of experience in supply chain operations Strong analytics and mathematics background Supplier/ vendor relationship management experience 3+ years’ experience using Microsoft Office, particularly
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