**About Oru Kayak**:
- Our mission guides us to: Transform the way we connect to the outdoors
- Our values run us: We are innovators and outdoor enthusiasts, who help others connect with the outdoors, and through that, with each other.
- Our vision is our north star to become: The most recognized paddlesport brand in the world.
- Our strategy is adaptable. We are driven and work hard.
**Title**: Commodity Specialist
**Reports to**: General Manager
**Benefits**: Administrative
The Commodity Specialist will develop and implement cost reduction strategies in raw material as well as be fully responsible for negotiating and establishing the terms, conditions and pricing with new agreements based on our cost quality standards.
**Key Responsibilities**:
- Lead all phases on sourcing process (NDA, Quotes, specs, samples, results, etc)
- Work with the product development and engineering team to provide solutions based on needs.
- Lead negotiation phases (contract, terms and conditions, Warranty, Payment, etc.)
- Maintain relationships with current suppliers as well as review and improve purchasing terms: MOQ, lead times, pricing, vendor contact information, etc.
- Review and present results to managers on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis.
- Commodity specialist will provide support to the R&D and procurement department to source new parts and material for new and existing products.
- Drive workshops with correlated teams to develop and implement ideas that help to minimize total cost of raw materials.
- Drive the supplier selection, qualification, development, and overall supplier management, including managing the entire contract life cycle from request for proposal to supplier exit
**Education & Experience Requirements**:
- **Education**:Bachelor Degree in Engineering or related discipline.
- **Languages**: English 90%, Knowing Chinese is plus
- **Experience**: 3+ years
- **Courses/ Formation**:.
Required Skills/Abilities:
- Self-starter
- Great at negotiation and a people person.
- Organized and driven
- Focus on Results and work without high supervision
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to lead projects with a multidisciplinary team.
- Ability to manage projects and time
- Analytical and data-driven
- Travel 20% of the time (in MX and US)
Tipo de puesto: Tiempo completo
Salario: $19,500.00 - $20,000.00 al mes
Lugar de trabajo: Empleo presencial