Main Responsibilities:
Sourcing
• Work with the team for the company's sourcing initiatives to find qualified suppliers worldwide.
• Find suppliers for all BAMKO product categories, such as plastic toys, plush toys, apparel, headwear, home textiles, bags, stainless steel, glassware, silicone items, electronic items, gifts and premiums, printed goods/packaging, etc.
Product Cost/Quotation
• Obtain product cost quotations from multiple suppliers and negotiate costs
• Be able to quote quickly, sometimes within several hours when needed
• Enter product cost data into Core (a BAMKO IT system), calculate delivered cost (DDP), and communicate costs to US
Project Managers
• Understand duty rates and find suppliers in countries with more favorable duty rates
Product Development and Sampling
• Work with the US PM to develop products as required by clients
• Work with the supplier to recommend product options
• Obtain samples
• Review samples and request changes if needed
• Communicate sample status and sample quality to the US PM
• Implement design changes requested by the client and resample when needed
• Arrange Pre-Production and Testing Samples with the factory
Production Management
• Communicate spec, quantity, quality and testing requirements, client expectations, and delivery timeline to the supplier and place POs to the factory
• Request deposits to be paid to the factory from the finance team
• Work with QC team on the QC checklist and discuss the QC checklist with the factory to ensure they understand our requirements
• Arrange Product Testing and work with factory for proper testing samples
• Go to the factories as needed to monitor production
• Manage the production timeline with the factory
• Coordinate production samples
• Coordinate QC inspections with the factory and visit the factory periodically to assist with QC inspections and issues
• Help to foresee risks and proactively find solutions to solve the issues during production
• Be the primary negotiator with the factory for all issues and always keep
BAMKO's interests ahead of the factory's interests
• Work with the logistics team and factory to arrange the shipment to deliver on time, based on the client's requirements
• Ensure that all shipments have been tested, have passed QC inspection, and depart the factory per the schedule
• Follow up with finance for balance payments to the factory
Supplier Development
• Visit new suppliers to create a relationship and provide an analysis to BAMKO
Global Sourcing management
• Arrange third party factory audits when necessary
• Onboard new factories, and ensure new factories agree to BAMKO's payment terms and terms and conditions of business
• Explain BAMKO and SGC's legal agreements to the factories and have the factories sign the legal documents
• Train suppliers to comply with BAMKO's processes and procedures
• Negotiate with suppliers to solve problems
Other Requirements
• Be an excellent negotiator
• Know how to effectively manage stress and resolve problems
• Be a good communicator and highlight issues and proposed solutions to the team
• Use the company's internal system (Core) for daily operation of quotes, orders, and all related activities; keep the system updated on time with the most current information
• Update Core's time tracker daily
• Work with multiple departments in the company to accomplish our goals
• Be fast with quoting, communications, travel to factories, etc
• Have flexibility to work and communicate with others in the evenings, on weekends, etc
• Resolve customer complaints with the supplier and negotiate remedies
