Purchasing Associate / Bilingual English & Mandarin Chinese

Cerritos, CA

Full Time

Purchasing

Experienced

ABOUT ALLSTATE FLORAL

Allstate Floral is a leading home décor company that has become known for its innovative designs and breadth of high-quality artificial flowers and home décor accessories. Products include decorative flowers, plants, trees, home accents and holiday décor sold through a broad spectrum of global retailers, distributors, and interior designers. Allstate Floral fosters an energetic work environment of creativity and collaboration. As the leading importer with the largest in-stock decorative flowers, greenery and home decor, Allstate Floral is always looking to recruit and retain exceptional people who are skilled, confident, innovative and committed to providing excellent customer service.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Purchasing Associate role is an onsite position at Allstate Floral that helps maintain our supply inventory levels and negotiate deals with potential vendors. The Purchasing Associate will be responsible for data entry, learning company purchasing policies and procedures, and maintaining supply inventory levels required for effective company operation. The Purchasing Associate is charged with conducting regular price comparisons to ensure that the company is always getting the best price for each product that is purchased.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Data entry
Maintain strong relationships with our vendors
Review purchasing agreements with vendors and maintain open lines of communications with those vendors.
Develop an active process for measuring supply inventory and determining purchasing needs based on quarterly and annual numbers.
Stay up-to-date with industry trends and establish long-term purchasing arrangements with vendors when it is beneficial to the company.
Compare product deliveries with issued purchase orders and contact vendors when there are discrepancies.

COMPETENCIES

Strong communication skills.
Proven track record for strong negotiation skills preferred
Extremely detail and task oriented.
Technical proficiency.
A strong sense of team and a desire help build a dynamic, unique organization.
Excellent math skills.
Fast and accurate typing.

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Bilingual English & Mandarin. Must speak, read, and write Mandarin
High School Diploma/GED required; Associate Degree + preferred
3+ years in a purchasing role
Data entry experience
Experience with shipping/trucking is a plus

BENEFITS

Medical/Dental/Vision
Term Life Insurance
401(k) after meeting eligibility
Paid Time Off
Paid Holidays

SALARY RANGE (depending on experience): $23 - $28 hourly

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