Sr. Purchasing Analyst
Description
Company Snapshot
Born in Miami more than a quarter of a century ago, Tuuci is the global leader in premium shade and placemaking products for hospitality, commercial, and residential outdoor settings. From locations in North America, Europe and Asia, our teams strive to meet and exceed the Tuuci vision: to help people live their best life outdoors through inspiring design, enduring performance, and convivial service. We work in a fun, fast-paced, and diverse environment in which close collaboration and the spirited exchange of ideas are encouraged. Our culture supports our vision by encouraging creativity, driving excellence, and supporting personal growth and development.
Position Summary
The Sr. Purchasing Analyst will support the Supply Chain team in daily functions related to submitting POs, communicating with outside vendors for order status and relaying delays to the internal TUUCI team. Manages day to day supplier relationships and elevates concerns of supplier performance on cost, quality, delivery, and lead times to Supply Chain Manager and Director of Supply Chain and Logistics.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Initiates purchase orders and contracts for parts, services, and/or special tools.
- Secures and analyzes quotes, negotiates price, transportation, and terms with suppliers. Recommends suppliers with respect to cost, quality, and delivery competitiveness.
- Partners with Sales and Customer Service teams to ensure inventory is on hand for Customer Orders.
- Arranges for submission and inspection of sample products as required. Closely coordinates with TUUCI Engineering, New Product Development, and Quality Control to assure accuracy of parts purchased.
- Utilizes forecasting tool in ERP and sales forecasts to properly plan purchases and safety stock levels.
- Negotiates with suppliers on lead times and stocking inventory to reduce Tuuci inventory.
- Works within Supply Chain, Engineering, and Production on cost saving initiatives.
- Research market prices, trends, engineering developments and manufacturing methods and suggests improvements.
- Adheres to TUUCI Purchasing Processes and Policies.
- Maintains a safe, positive, and clean work environment.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Education and Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree is preferred from an accredited institution (Supply Chain, Business, or related field highly desirable).
- 3 – 5 years of experience on a Supply Chain/Logistics team in a manufacturing environment.
- Technical and business writing skills.
- Demonstrated decision-making, problem solving, organizational and systems-related skills.
- Strong data mindset and analytical skills.
- Fluent in English (Spanish proficiency a plus) with the ability to communicate clearly and effectively in a business setting.
- Excellent follow up, time management and communications skills are required.
- Proficiency in MS Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and ERP system management are required.
Tuuci offers:
- Welcoming friendly environment
- Culture that encourages diversity of thought
- Support for professional growth and development
- Dynamic and talented staff of creative professionals
- Collaborative environment that welcomes innovative ideas and allows you to make an immediate impact on the team
- Health benefits, matching 401k retirement plan, paid holidays, and personal days
About Tuuci
For more than 26 years, Tuuci® has revolutionized outdoor living spaces with durable, innovative shade and furniture products featuring nautically inspired designs. Founded by Dougan Clarke in 1998, the Ultimate Umbrella Company, Inc., (simply known as “Tuuci”), was born from his seaside roots in Miami, where Clarke began his career as a marine outfitter for high performance yachts.
With a keen eye on design and a passion for form and function, Clarke applied his craftsmanship to the shade industry to create Tuuci’s unique brand of marine grade shade architecture. Today, Tuuci’s distinctive, award-winning parasol designs, luxury indoor-outdoor furniture, cabanas and pergolas, and space-making accessories are experienced around the world and sought by leading design professionals within the commercial, hospitality and residential design communities.
Globally headquartered in Miami, the company owns two additional manufacturing centers in Northern Europe and Southeast Asia, and operates showrooms in Miami, Chicago, Atlanta and The Netherlands.
Tuuci’s sense of community is a cornerstone of the company’s foundation, providing charitable outreach across a host of environmental and humanitarian concerns. The company’s mission is to help people live their best life outdoors through inspiring design, enduring performance, and convivial service.