南平招聘

Job Description: Wood Procurement Manager / Expeditor
Location: Fujian Province, China
Nature: Fulltime, Salaried
Reporting to: President
Overview of Company:
Company is a growing North American company who sources and manages the supply of wood based products to North American distributors. Working mostly in the Fujian province, this dynamic company continues to enjoy growth in its markets.
Job Description:
· Accountable for working directly with multiple wood suppliers to ensure that cost, delivery and quality outputs match or exceed customer requirements
· With senior management strategic guidance, responsible for negotiating lowest total cost contracts with suppliers and factories
· Overall responsibility for managing the customer’s wood order book and ensuring all products are delivered at contracted cost, on time and with quality that meets or exceeds customer requirements. This will include:
o being proactive and aggressive in working through supplier problems and potential delays,
o developing risk mitigation plans as necessary
o ensuring timelines and specifications are fully communicated to suppliers and total buy in is achieved
o formal and informal daily / weekly reporting to the North American team on order book issues / status
o Responsible for negotiating best possible prices and terms with our vendors and factories under management’s guidance
· Travel to suppliers regularly to negotiate, manage and review supplier progress and development
· Counsel and train suppliers on best working practices as required
· Other activities as required.
Skills Required
· Excellent negotiation skills
· Ability to multi-task and manage multiple projects under tight timelines
· Keen attention to detail
· Ability to think on your feet
· Ability to act decisively
· Ability to grasp concepts easily
· Problem solving capabilities
· Ability to communicate clearly and persuasively
· Good organizational skills
· Willingness to accept responsibility
· Ability to motivate others
· Self-confidence
· Ability to work in a logical, systematic manner
· Good judgment and common sense
· Positive attitude and strong interpersonal skills
· Proven team building and strong leadership skills
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or a combination of education and 5+ years of business experience or purchasing management (Lumber/Wood products experience an asset).
Excellent communication skills in both Mandarin and English (written and verbal).

Experience with negotiations and costing expected. **Strong negotiation skills a must.
A proven track record of completing business dealing / interactions with utmost integrity and honesty
Computer literate with very good skills in Excel, Power Point and Microsoft Word etc.
Able to travel abroad to North America as needed for meetings and training.
Project management experience or credential would be an asset

Solowave is within the top 3 of Unit sales in our key product groups in North America.
Established in 2004, Solowave serves the residential outdoor play-set and structures markets. The company has grown to employ approx. 200 employees world- wide with revenues over $50M USD. Solowave sells products in 5 continents. In 2010, it established Solowave International Commercial, a WFOE based in China, a manufacturer and distributor of residential backyard play-systems and outdoor fencing products. The company uses products manufactured in a many different supply chains, both domestically and internationally. The finished goods are shipped to the customers from its manufacturing facility in Mount Forest Ontario as well as from a 3rd party warehouse in the Buffalo area and also from a warehouse in Fuzhou, China.