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    Job Description Salary:
    $65K-87K

    Essential functions
    Support the maintenance of the ERP system to ensure SKU data and system integrity.

    Coordinate with each functional team to ensure all shipped products and orders have current and accurate status, specifications, product information, and costs maintained in item records.

    Inbound transit – Log and track inbound shipments. Financial ownership of inbound transit expense for International Orders and USA 3PL Orders.
    For NetSuite - Monthly in transit inventory reconciliation for all warehouses and final product suppliers.
    Code supplier invoices and send them out for payment.
    Understand Supply Chain process flows, industry best practices, and areas to improve operational efficiency and productivity.
    Coordinate regular review and update of department processes, procedures, work instructions, and reference documents.
    Analyze market trends and vendor performance to ensure a reliable and cost-effective supply chain.

    Designing and executing processes to maintain updated records at SKU and order levels for all transactions under this role supervision.

    Collaborate cross-functionally with internal teams including demand planning and finance to forecast, issue, and manage POs.
    Strengthen supplier relationships within negotiations, visits, and partnership throughout material and process knowledge.

    Curate and maintain standardized Cost Break Downs to drive should-cost models and streamlined cost strategies, including material, process, tool, labor, and packaging.

    Generate supplier and material landscape for supply chain visibility.
    Empower sustainable and diverse decisions through process, material, and supplier innovations, and alternatives.
    Construct materials library with current scope and potential alternatives to ensure agility within the raw material supply chain landscape.
    Build supplier capability toolbox to understand supplier scope and capability availability within current supply base.
    Analyze current product production for an opportunity for assembly location optimization.
    Performs other duties and tasks as assigned.
    Competencies
    Ability to work with multiple and competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
    Driven by a desire for positive impact in the world.
    Action Oriented – enjoys working hard and looks for challenges; able to act and react as

    necessary, even if limited information is available; not afraid to take charge of a situation; can overcome resistance to status quo.

    Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
    Excellent organization skills.
    Confident self-starter with competitive drive, initiative, decisiveness, and the ability to stay focused on results despite changing conditions.
    Strong team player who drives results by securing the commitment and buy-in of others.
    Maintain an "everything is possible" attitude, breaking habits, and challenging assumptions.
    Must be motivated and able to work with minimal supervision.
    Have a good sense of humor.

    Supervisory responsibilities
    No Direct Reports.

    Work environment
    Office

    Physical demands
    Light Physical office.

    Travel required
    Domestic and international (5%) to visit suppliers.

    Required education and experience
    2+ years of experience in logistics support including experience with 3rd party logistics providers
    Highly Proficient at all MS Office Suite programs, Excel as well as experience with ERP systems and EDI
    Excellent data gathering, and analytical skills
    Willing to work across many times zones

    Preferred education and experience
    BS/BA or higher preferred in related field
    Experience with large retail clients is preferred
    NetSuite experience preferred

    Additional eligibility requirements
    n/a

    Work authorization
    United States Citizenship
    Permanent Residence (i.e., Green Card holder – no sponsorship)

    EEO statement
    LifeStraw believes that diversity, equity, and inclusion is critical to our success.

    We are an equal opportunity employer whose team works hard to build respect, dignity, and equity into everything we do.

    We seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented, driven, and entrepreneurial minded people from diverse backgrounds and experiences.

    Other duties

    Please note this position description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.

    Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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