DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Purchasing and inventory control tasks and the procurement and logistics needs for incoming products.
2. Frequent contact with vendors, including handling quantity and quality discrepancies.
3. Prepares, submits purchase orders, and tracks their delivery status.
4. Participates in planning and execution of future sales promotions.
5. Forecast future purchasing requirements, particularly seasonal items. Monitor and forecast upcoming levels of demand using data and upcoming promotions.
6. Communicate with vendors and internal customers on order statuses and new product information.
7. Application of inventory control measures.
8. Management of purchasing assortments, coordinating and discussing ideas with management.
9. Negotiation and definition of agreements with suppliers; Establish strong relationships with key suppliers.
10. Maintaining and updating supplier information such as qualifications, delivery times, product ranges.
11. Promotional ordering of supplies and special items, coherently with the annual marketing calendar.
12. Managing of selling price and margins of the purchased products;
13. Interfaces with all departments and resolves problems and issues.
14. Develop, lead and execute purchasing strategies.
15. Negotiate pricing to close deals with optimal terms.
16. Implement and analyze key purchasing data.
17. Maintain focus on continuous improvement through researching and sourcing innovative, cost efficient business solutions.
18. Stay up to date on market conditions in the beauty industry and be knowledgeable of current trends and products.
19. Preparing procurement budgets, cost analyses, and reports.
20. Stocking and distributing supplies, equipment or merchandise.
21. Monitors and maintains current inventory levels; processes purchasing orders as required; tracks orders and investigates problems.
22. Records purchases, maintains database, performs physical count of inventory, and reconciles actual stock count to computer-generated reports.
23. Receives, unpacks, and delivers goods; re-stocks items as necessary; labels shelves.
24. Processes and documents returns as required following established procedures.
25. Developing and implement procurement/stores standard operating procedures for efficient operations.
26. Developing risk management procedures to mitigate losses in the event of product shortages
27. Working closely with the company legal department to make sure contracts and terms are favorable.
28. Evaluating spending operations while seeking ways to improve and enhance the quality of products purchased and the timeliness of deliveries.
29. Communicating with management regularly regarding the efficient flow of goods and services affecting production.