Sourcing Specialist

NOA BRANDS, is a global group of visual merchandising brands.  Our Brands each have their own unique strengths, but are all united by the same passion, expertise, and determination to advise our retail clients in designing retail spaces that optimize the visuality of their brand and the visibility of their product. Be it through catalog or custom solutions, we build in-store experiences that prompt shoppers to engage and Visualize Anything.

Headquartered in Barcelona, Spain, we have a worldwide footprint of production facilities, showrooms, and a commercial sales force across the world. With a strong heritage in the mannequin business - in fact, we are the largest mannequin manufacturer worldwide - we provide a broad array of visual merchandising solutions with NOA Brands’ US headquarters based in Westminster, Colorado.

Job Function/Purpose

NOA Brands America, Inc., seeks an organized and self-motivated Sourcing Specialist to keep NOA at the forefront of the visual merchandising industry by finding innovative products that push NOA’s capabilities and inspires creativity. As the Sourcing Specialist, you will be the point of contact for all the company’s sourcing needs for raw materials and finished goods, as well as, looking for materials and vendors that fit within NOA Brand’s vision for using sustainable materials that are visually appealing.

General Responsibilities

Sourcing & Project Management 80%

• Proactively present new materials that that are in line with company goals and vision
• Collaborate with the Development Team to source designed products or customer requests with new and existing vendors
• Create redundancies for finished goods and raw materials by thoroughly vetting new vendors
• Partner with Engineering to identify cost savings opportunities
• Identify and drive cost savings initiatives at all facilities
• Coordinate with other departments and teams to drive cost savings opportunities
• Drive initiatives to utilize out of date/spare inventory
• Partner with 3D team to identify new materials and component
• Lead and keep detailed notes of meetings with other departments for reference and tracking progress on open projects

Buying 20%

• Create PO’s as required
• Manage PO’s, including freight, until goods are confirmed for delivery
• Review and approve PO’s for team in Mexico and assist with freight as needed
• Handle dynamic internal purchase requests
• Daily communication with team members at all facilities around the globe
• Partner with the accounting team to resolve any purchasing related inquiries
• Assist with other tasks as required by the Supply Chain Department