Purchasing & Logistics Specialist at BoschGroup · LumiJobs

Responsibilities

Lead Purchasing Operations: Create, maintain, and monitor purchase orders, supplier acknowledgements, delivery commitments, and purchasing records to ensure accurate and timely material availability.
Negotiate pricing and terms with vendors to ensure we can meet the ever changing demands of the professional motorsport market.
Coordinate Supplier & Stakeholder Communication: Proactively communicate order status, resolve supply issues, support supplier onboarding, and collaborate across purchasing, engineering, sales, finance, logistics, and warehouse teams.
Oversee Logistics & Shipping Activities: Coordinate inbound and outbound shipments, manage shipping documentation, track deliveries, and resolve transportation issues with carriers and suppliers.
Administer Sample & Inventory Programs: Manage the shipment, tracking, return, and storage of customer and demonstration samples while supporting inventory accuracy, stock monitoring, and physical inventory processes.
Lead opportunities to improve and/or automate purchasing, logistics, and inventory processes. Drive Process Accuracy & Continuous Improvement: Maintain audit-ready records, resolve transactional discrepancies and prepare operational reports.
Logistics, Samples & Inventory Support
Shipment & Logistics Coordination: Coordinate inbound and outbound shipments with suppliers, carriers, freight forwarders, warehouse personnel, and internal teams to ensure timely and accurate delivery.
Packing materials and preparing shipments.
Shipping Documentation & Tracking: Prepare and manage shipping documentation, track shipments, communicate status updates, and resolve transportation delays, damages, or delivery issues.
Sample Product Management: Oversee the checkout, shipment, return, inspection, storage, and lifecycle management of customer, event, development, and demonstration sample products.
Inventory & Record Accuracy: Maintain accurate sample inventory, and ERP records to ensure traceability, proper material handling, and visibility of product status and availability.

Qualification

Bachelor degree in business2+ years of experience in purchasingProactive Follow-Up & OwnershipMeticulous Attention to DetailStructured OrganizationClear CommunicationProblem SolvingIndependent CollaborationCustomer-Service MindsetDiscretionIndefinite UEqual Opportunity Employer

Required

Bachelor degree in business, supply chain, logistics, operations, or related field, or equivalent relevant experience
2+ years of experience in purchasing, procurement support, order management, logistics, inventory control, or a related operations role in an automotive, motorsport, engineering, or technical-product environment.
Proactive Follow-Up & Ownership: Takes initiative, follows open items through resolution, and maintains a strong sense of accountability.
Meticulous Attention to Detail: Protects transactional accuracy and applies exceptional precision and quality control.
Structured Organization: Organizes and prioritizes multiple orders, deadlines, shipments, and requests through a systematic workflow.
Clear Communication: Provides concise, timely, straight-to-the-point written and verbal updates.
Problem Solving: Investigates root causes and develops practical solutions to purchasing, shipment, and inventory issues.
Independent Collaboration: Works independently while collaborating effectively across functions and locations.
Customer-Service Mindset: Remains responsive and effective as priorities change.
Discretion: Handles pricing, supplier, customer, and business-sensitive information appropriately.
Indefinite U.S. work authorized individuals only. Future sponsorship for work authorization unavailable.
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability / veterans

Preferred

Professional motorsport experience
Experience in creating and managing purchase orders and working with suppliers.
Strong negotiation skills
Knowledge/experience with workflow automation tools (Power Automate, n8n, etc)
Working knowledge of ERP systems; SAP experience
Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Outlook, and other Microsoft 365 applications
Familiarity with domestic and international shipping documentation and import/export processes is beneficial

Purchasing & Logistics Specialist

Responsibilities

Qualification

Required

Preferred

Benefits

Company

BoschGroup

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