Purchasing Specialist - Bilingual (English B2)
About the company
TechnoRV is an e-commerce company in the United States that sells technical equipment for RV owners: connectivity, power systems, climate control, cameras, water filtration, and the accompanying consumables and spare parts. Their customers research thoroughly before buying and install most of the equipment themselves.
Your tasks
THE ROLE We are looking for a Purchasing Specialist who creates all the business's purchase orders and is responsible for their full cycle: dropship orders that originate with each sale and inventory replenishment orders. The suppliers are manufacturers and distributors in the United States, and work with them is done via email and phone, in English, every day.
MAIN FUNCTIONS
- Create purchase orders, both dropship and replenishment, and send them to the supplier on the same day the need arises.
- Keep the list of open orders up to date, with the status of each line from issuance to closure.
- Verify prices and conditions against the price master before sending each order, and escalate any discrepancies.
- Follow up on order confirmations, dispatch dates, and backorders.
- Coordinate inbound logistics and customs and transport documentation.
- Coordinate reception with the warehouse and reconcile what was received against what was ordered and invoiced.
- Maintain reorder points and alert regarding references that are running low.
- Measure on-time and complete delivery compliance by supplier and report it weekly.
- Keep supplier information updated: contacts, lead times, minimums, conditions, and price lists.
Requirements
- Two years or more of experience in purchasing, sourcing, supply chain, or import operations, being responsible for orders from start to finish.
- Mastery of the purchase order cycle: creation, issuance, confirmation, follow-up, reception, reconciliation, and closure.
- Spoken and written English level B2 or higher. This will be evaluated live.
- Ease with technical products and part numbers.
- Proficiency in Excel and willingness to learn an inventory system or ERP (Cin7).
- Availability during US East Coast business hours.
DESIRABLE
- Experience in imports, customs documentation, or freight forwarding with the United States.
- Technical categories of spare parts and accessories: automotive, RV, nautical, or electrical.
- Participation in the implementation of an inventory system.
- QuickBooks or other accounting systems.
Our vendors are US manufacturers and distributors. In this role you email and call them every day: you confirm prices, chase ship dates and backorders, and resolve deliveries that arrive short or wrong. Spoken and written English at B2 or above is required and is tested live in the first conversation.
-Requirements-
- Minimum education: University / Technological career
- 2 years of experience
- Languages: English
- Knowledge: Inventory control, Erp, Vendor management, Imports, Microsoft excel, Purchase orders, Order tracking
- Keywords: specialist, especialista, shopping, purchases, orders, adquisicion, compras
What we offer
- Total monthly remuneration of COP $5,700,000 (salary plus meal benefits and complementary health plan), plus legal benefits.
- 42 hours per week: Monday to Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- On-site work in El Poblado, Medellín, five days a week.
How to apply
An English conversation with the purchasing leader in the United States and a practical exercise on a real replenishment case.
Other
IN ENGLISH This section is in English because the role is worked in English every day. If you read it comfortably, we invite you to apply.