International Vendor Manager Job Listing at Harbor Freight Tools in Calabasas, CA (Job ID 1269982)

Description

The International Vendor Manager deals directly with our vast vendor base, strategically negotiating cost, insuring product quality, and driving on-time delivery.  A strong aptitude for analytics, creative problem solving, and an ability to drive projects to completion is essential.  This role requires dynamic involvement with multiple groups throughout our business, provides a chance to make a big impact, and offers opportunity for dramatic career growth.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage daily business with hundreds of overseas vendors in China, Vietnam, India, and other countries
• Ensure all production schedules are met, and finished goods are delivered on-time to port
• Negotiate product costing for spend in the hundreds of millions
• Analize information related to shipments, production capacity, purchasing plan, cost negotiations, tariffs, and duties to develier reports on demand
• Travel overseas as needed to achieve excellent results
• Collaborate closely with merchandising, quality, and inventory teams on a daily basis to serve enterprise objectives and understand total impact of any actions
• Drive projects and achieve results by working within and around current systems to meet assigned goals
• Understand the business to help drive process improvements within the department
• Additional duties as assigned by manager

• Supervisory Responsibility – no
• Organizational Scope – Works with various departments and outside parties
• Responsible for maintaining Confidential Information - yes
• Decision Making – Creates policy and resolves problems
• Travel – yes
• Equipment Used – computer, printer, copier, fax

• 5+ years' experience traveling and negotiating in China and/or other low-cost countries
• Bachelor's degree required, MBA a plus
• Substantial business acumen and experience negotiating multi-turn resolutions and hitting firm deadlines
• Experience managing and directing overseas employees and/or “in-country” management a plus
• Strong interpersonal skills with excellent planning and proven analytic problem solving talent
• Management skills with drive, initiative and “never settle” attitude
• Superb leadership and effective communication skills
• Hands-on experience with sourcing, contract manufacturing, and logistics coordination in a FMCG environment
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills

• stand, walk, sit for extended periods of time
• speak and listen to others in person and over the phone
• use keyboard and read from computer screen and reports
• lift up to 15 lbs.