**Overview**:
Responsible for purchasing, order management & logistics to mitigate risk & enable profitability.
Aligns with planning, sales & matrix teams in support of the business group's strategies and financial goals.
Such activities may include the following as well as other duties as assigned:
**Essential Duties & Responsibilities Required**:
- Purchases and provides order fulfillment activities in support of business demand to positively impact inventory turns & have predictable & accurate supplier on time delivery
- Manages the order status process, including ensuring shipping & delivery information is accurate in Tech Data's systems and ensures post PO placement updates are complete following PO backlog management process to include tracking, reporting & communication with matrix team members along with working with supplier(s) to meet deliveries
- Develops and manages relationship with suppliers to hold them accountable for meeting shipping & delivery commitments to include system and process improvements at both Tech Data and the Supplier Works with Tech Data's Warehouse's & Logistics teams, including transportation carriers, to ensure product is received & delivered on time and lead/drive/support process improvements
- Manages non-conforming inventory, including product disposition and process for DOAs & In Process Failures Provides timely communication to planners, sales & customer operations on order status and problem resolution
- Assists in managing inventory aging & fill rate including disposition - stock rotation/liquidations as appropriate to meet the goals of the business
- Supports group and/or organization key initiatives and objectives through contributions on project teams to include support of supplier management activities
- Performs other duties as assigned
**Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities Required**:
- Foundational knowledge of specialized job functions, industry practices and standards acquired via academic instruction and/or relevant work experience of substantially the same level
- Develops solutions to defined tasks, typical problems and projects appropriate in scope and complexity.
- Work is usually performed independently and requires the exercise of judgment and discretion.
- Receives initial direction and work may be reviewed for accuracy and quality.
- Interacts mostly with immediate management and other professionals within the department or function.
- Actions typically affect own work assignments and department but erroneous decisions or failure to accomplish work may require some assistance or resources from within the department to remedy.
**Work Experience**:
- Typically less than 2 years with bachelor's or equivalent
**Education and Certification(s)**:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
**Cultural Competency Requirements:
- Within Tech Data diversity is one of our fundamental shared values.
We are a multi-cultural environment and we pride ourselves on being a welcoming place of work where we celebrate inclusion and champion people from a multitude of backgrounds.
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