Do you want to change lives? Are you a highly motivated, team player with the ability to execute goals, who values health, work-life balance and optimizing your life and the lives of others? If so, Seeking Health is looking for you!

Job Title:

Purchasing Manager

Position Type:

Full-time (40 hrs./wk.) Exempt (salary)

Reports To:

CEO

Location:

SH Headquarters – Bellingham, WA

Workdays:

Monday – Friday (on-site)

Work Hours:

7:00 am – 6:00 pm (Flexible)

Seeking Health is a health and wellness company that believes in social interaction and personal engagement. Therefore, we embrace the in-person experience, however, we do offer occasional remote days per a structured work from home policy, as approved by your manager.

Position Summary

This position is responsible for inventory management, purchasing, tracking of products and providing inventory reports to management. This position provides relationship management with stakeholders, sourcing, pricing, and vendor selection support to the Product Development team

Role and Responsibilities

• Adhere to Seeking Health’s Core Values.
• Identify vendor and supply sources.
• Solicit, review, negotiate bids, and follow up communications.
  
• Provide consistent, effective, and timely communication with all stakeholders.

• Finds alternatives to sell/repurpose/dispose of overstocked discontinued/WSL items.
• Works closely with Receiving Department and Offsite Contractors, providing them with any necessary documentation to support Quality Control and Inventory count upon receipt of materials.
• Perform all Physical Inventory Receipts and Offsite Vendor Production updates.
• Primary liaison between operations, customer service, accounting, and trucking companies regarding products to be returned.
• Performs Inventory reconciliation and discrepancy resolution.

• Review and publish for internal sales staff listing of excess inventory/products when required.
• Primary customer contact with manufacturers and any other operations vendors.
• A thorough understanding of all system generated reports with the ability to identify report solutions in response to client issues.
• Manage inventory levels at Bellingham and Tennessee warehouse locations and assist Amazon Account Manager for all Amazon Fulfillment Centers.
• Participate in weekly department meetings.

• Update internal communication tools regarding inventory, security and all other operational areas.
• Understand and practice a Lean office philosophy.
• Supervise all safety and sanitation requirements.
• Adhere to other duties as assigned.

Qualifications, Requirements, and Preferences

Business Administration degree or equivalent working experience preferred

3-5+ Purchasing and/or Operations experience

Ability to successfully manage and lead people to their fullest potential

Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Forecasting, Negotiation, Operations Management, People Management, Process Improvement, and Supplier Management

Ability to locate and analyze information, collaborate, and utilize problem-solving skills when needed.

Ability to make sound decisions further department and organizational goals

Previous work experience with Amazon Fulfillment management practices preferred

Excellent analytical and organizational skills

Additional Notes:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Working conditions are normal for an office environment. In addition, when needed, the employee needs to be able to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit and climb or balance. The employee must be able to regularly lift and/or move objects up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move objects up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move objects that weigh more than 100 pounds.