Located in the heart of Little Tokyo in Los Angeles, Cuddle Barn is a designer and manufacturer of animated plush gifts that sing, dance, and play! Pairing popular tunes with cutting-edge animation, our unique animated plush gifts bring joy and laughter to children and adults alike.

Since being founded in 2009, Cuddle Barn has continued to grow through the development and innovation of new products. In recent years, we have successfully launched a line of soft, trendy plushies under #PLUSHGOALS that everyone quickly fell in love with. See our Wawa the Froggie, Mooshakes, PlushGoals Planet characters, and more to come in this collection! Come be a part of a fun, rapidly growing company!

We are looking for an organized and solutions-oriented Procurement Specialist to coordinate and organize product testing/compliance related matters, routing information between major customers and the factories, and other inventory management related tasks. You will be reporting to the President and Operations Manager.

It is important for someone in this role to be detail-oriented and methodical, to be able to ensure accuracy in their work to the greatest extent possible. They must possess a strong sense of urgency in all their tasks to ensure timely delivery and operations of all business.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Logistics Related

· Receive and monitor inventory levels

· Forecast inventory demands by looking at sales data, and order from factories as needed

· Send in routing information from key accounts to factory

· Monitor shipping schedules and communicate to the team regarding any incoming inventory, delays, and other statuses

· Work with our broker and overseas vendors to process imports

· Communicate with our vendors to coordinate production and shipments

· Process customer routing guides and advise factory of requirements

Compliance Related

· Communicate with testing agencies to obtain test report and understand compliance issues as needed

· Provide suggestions to improve product design to comply with desired testing requirements

· Maintain an organized log and guide of all customer compliance requirements

· Conduct quality control, during goods reception using predefined templates

· Partner with procurement team in detecting root causes for defects during production

· Organize the archive of import documentation and quality control reports for future reference, and prepare a monthly summary for management

Admin Related

· Create invoices and BOLs for key accounts

· Run and analyze reports, to provide insights to inform on decision-making and strategic-planning

· Perform other duties as assigned

Required Skills

· Excellent written and communication skills

· Strong sense of urgency

· Mathematically inclined, with ease of work with addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and PERCENTAGES

· Experience in receiving and monitoring large inventories

· Ease to type and/or enter data in computer systems

· Fluency with Google Drive

· Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PPT) programs

· Proficiency in Outlook is a must

· 2-3 Years Experience in Supply Chain/Logstics

· Bachelor’s Degree is a minimum

Preferred Skills

· Experience working in Consumer Goods Industry

· Ability to speak Mandarin is a plus

Benefits

• Cute Plushies
• Competitive Salaries
• Career Growth Opportunities
• Health, Dental and 401K Benefits

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $63,000.00 - $66,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Overtime

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Los Angeles, CA 90012: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Willingness to travel:

• 25% (Preferred)

Work Location: In person