Staples Promotional Products

Global Sourcing Specialist

Staples Promotional Products

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States • Kansas

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Job Level

Junior

Tech Stack

Assembly

About the role

  • Support all aspects of quoting, ordering, and delivering directly sourced products from overseas manufacturers
  • Source products and services at competitive prices and determine which suppliers to work with
  • Guide overseas suppliers through production requirements to create custom-branded product and ensure branding and compliance requirements are met
  • Develop new suppliers and monitor existing relationships over multiple product categories
  • Review 3rd party factory audits as part of supplier decision process
  • Educate overseas agents and suppliers about ASI industry knowledge, client expectations, product trends, safety requirements
  • Obtain and evaluate multiple supplier quotes and negotiate best costing and delivery schedules
  • Research vendor capabilities, supply market, and trends to determine contingency plans and mitigate risks
  • Research potential products to understand components (materials, assembly, functions) to ensure correct sourcing and production
  • Negotiate and follow payment terms with suppliers
  • Understand shipping processes and calculate anticipated freight costs as part of quoting
  • Identify commodity codes and applicable duty rates for quoting
  • Set up product SKUs and create purchase orders

Requirements

  • 1+ years’ experience in customer service, sales, and project management
  • Promotional products experience a plus
  • Experience with overseas sourcing within the ad specialty industry preferred
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
  • Capacity to offer superior customer experiences across multiple global entities
  • Fast learner with interest in production processes and cross-functional collaboration
  • Strategic business sense, mathematical aptitude, strong written and verbal communication, salesmanship, sound judgement, and attention to detail
  • Ability to work a flexible schedule and travel domestically and internationally