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Purpose of the function
Working within an established team responsible for providing support to Supply Chain Coordinator and Operations Team by receiving requisitions for goods and service, requesting prices, preparing purchase orders.
To guarantee that all process related to traffic and import process meet the legal requirements, compliance and to ensure the reliability.
To help building sourcing strategies in order to optimize supply base and to achieve costs savings.
Temporary Position – 6-Month Assignment
This is a temporary position with an anticipated duration of six (6) months. Employment is intended to support specific business needs during this period and is not guaranteed to convert to a permanent role. The assignment may be extended or ended based on business requirements and applicable labor laws.
Specific responsibilities
Placing and monitoring the purchase orders to guarantee on-time delivery and quality.
Be in charge of facilities purchases, cleaning and office materials.
Ongoing communication with brokers and vendors.
Keep update system regarding prices, dates, MOQ and vendor data.
Check invoices from vendor and purchase orders in the system to ensure commercial conditions were met.
Enter warranty orders in the system.
Support the global sourcing strategy through import process management.
Execution of reports to support supply chain data.
Monitor Import Process in order to meet deadlines.
Receipt and analysis of commercial documents for import process
Operational support to brokers for import and export process
In charge of issuing export documents compiling with the legal requirements of each import market.
Support the issuance of Nota Fiscal regarding import process.
Monitor the payment of global suppliers providing on time information to fiscal area and vendors.
Dynamic and efficient communication with others areas across the organization.
Supplier Development Knowledge: fiscal and commercial requirements.
To follow up all procedures for all export process.
Be in charge of customs release of import and export process focused on deadline.
In charge of analysis and issuance of commercial and financial documents to the processes of exports.
Responsibility to ensure that Herman Miller is not exposed to undue risk through the Vendors orders interface process.
Education:
Degree in Business, Logistics, International Business or equivalent experience.
Able to communicate in English by oral and writing
Experience:
Minimum of 5 years of experience in a challenging environmental purchasing area, development supplier and international logistics role in multinationals.
Working knowledge of all aspects of business operations, including finance, legal, materials management applied to the area.
Preferred knowledge in furniture market or related field.
Able to demonstrate implementations of process improvement.
Working knowledge of all aspects involving import activities, different modals of transport.
Working knowledge in MRP module
Preferred Skills:
Comfortable and knowledgeable about technology
Well organized
Fast thinking
Strong Communication: speaking and written in english
Good analytical and cognitive skills
Detail oriented, accuracy, organized and multitasking abilities
Understands Multinational environmental and process
Knowledge in Purchasing strategies and tactics for strategic sourcing
Who We Hire?
Simply put, we hire qualified applicants representing a wide range of backgrounds and abilities. HermanMiller is comprised of people of all abilities, gender identities and expressions, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, veterans from every branch of military service, and more. Here, you can bring your whole self to work. We’re committed to equal opportunity employment, including veterans and people with disabilities.
MillerKnoll complies with applicable disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact MillerKnoll Talent Acquisition at [email protected].
