Vendor Management Intern
Robinhood
Spring
Freight Specialist, Procurement
Kate Farms
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Goleta • California • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $58,200 - $80,310 per year
Job Level
Junior
Tech Stack
ERP
About the role
- Translate forecast, inventory build plan, and outbound freight needs into a freight plan by lane and manage ERP/MRP related freight data
- Ensure all Purchase Quotes and Purchase Orders are accurate and communicated to suppliers
- Engage with Accounts Payable to ensure timely invoice processing and publish actual month-to-date spend weekly and spend forecasts
- Lead pricing, cost tracking, and reporting for all freight and maintain accurate ERP data
- Support sourcing process from supplier selection through implementation of new carriers and own supplier onboarding processes
- Prepare and initiate RFI/RFP/RFQ proposals and own sourcing templates, data, and supplier engagement
- Work with internal clients and freight providers to build supplier relationships focused on continuous improvement
- Gather market intelligence, develop and present freight category profiles, and support contracting and multi-year roadmaps
- Identify, research, and recommend potential suppliers to Procurement management and internal clients
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, or equivalent with 1-3 years of Purchasing / Supply Chain experience
- Or without a bachelor’s degree, 5-7 years of Purchasing / Supply Chain experience
- Understanding of import regulations, tariff classifications, duty requirements, and customs documentation (preferred)
- Exceptional computer skills, including advanced capability in Microsoft Excel and other data manipulation tools
- Experience with multiple ERP systems
- Experience working in manufacturing supply chain for consumer products
- Good working knowledge of purchasing strategies
- Ability to work cohesively with multiple departments and teams
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work independently with a high level of accuracy
- Ability to sit at a computer for extended periods of time
- Strong commitment to company mission and values
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Respectfully shares and accepts feedback willingly from all levels of the organization
- Physical ability to lift objects up to 12 pounds and perform bending, stooping, kneeling, reaching, and climbing stairs
Benefits
- Option to enroll in a company-matched 401k plan
- Company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance for employee and eligible dependents
- Generous PTO benefit with a starting accrual of 15 days per year (prorated upon hire and increased by tenure)
- Two weeks of paid “Refresh” leave
- 80 hours of paid sick leave annually
- 11 paid holidays per calendar year
- Paid disability leave
- Paid parental / pregnancy leave
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- Tuition reimbursement
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Other wellness and employee well-being focused benefits
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
ERPMRPPurchasingSupply ChainData manipulationMicrosoft ExcelImport regulationsTariff classificationsCustoms documentationPurchasing strategies
Soft skills
CommunicationCollaborationIndependenceAccuracyFeedback acceptanceContinuous improvementRelationship buildingMarket intelligenceProblem-solvingAdaptability
