Sumitomo Electric U.S.A. Holdings, Inc. (SEUHO), a Sumitomo Electric Group company, is looking for a Purchasing Assistant for our Procurement and Logistics Department in our Torrance, CA office. This is a full-time, non-exempt position.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist General Manager, Assistant Manager, and Buyers in communication with vendors and customers.
• Support the purchasing and sales activities of the Procurement and Logistics Department.
• Process documents for procurement and logistics business and handle the global logistic procedure.
• Receives orders and advises on the best method based upon customer requirements.
• Obtains quotations from vendors and provides sales price to customers.
• Processes orders and communicates with vendors for delivery schedule.
• Prepares export documentation and makes compliance determinations
• Collaborates among vendors, customers, and forwarders to arrange for global logistics.
• Contacts vendors for shipment and billing problems and initiates payment process for vendor invoices.
• Maintains order status reports daily and reports to customers.
• Manages delivery schedule.
• Collects technical data from vendors.
• Performs other duties assigned by Supervisor
• Performs other special assignments and projects as needed.

Qualifications

• A./B.S. or equivalent relevant experience with a minimum of at least three years of progressive experience, preferably in an international company.
• Must have fluency in communication skills in English and Japanese (business level in speaking and writing).
• Must be able to multi-task, prioritize workloads, meet deadlines, and interact effectively.
• Proficiency in MS Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to handle tasks independently and proactively.
• Self-starter with excellent anticipation skills; problem solving; follow up
• Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills, organizational expertise, discretion, tact, and excellent grammar/proofreading skills.
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information.
• Ability to work in multi-cultural work environment.
• Ability to interact effectively with all company leadership and direction.
• Ability to work overtime as required.

About Sumitomo Electric Group

Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. is a recognized global technology leader with over 280,000 employees working at around 400 group companies in 40 countries. Building on more than 120 years of innovation, today Sumitomo Electric is engaged in diversified business activities that support people’s daily lives and industries in five business segments: automotive, infocommunications, electronics, environment & energy, and industrial materials. To learn more about Sumitomo Electric, please visit https://sumitomoelectric.com. You can watch videos from our past interns and corporate profile from our YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/SumitomoElectric/). Follow us on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/sumitomo-electric).

SEUHO is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, genetics, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.