Interested candidates should apply online here and mention in their cover letter they saw the posting in World Tea News.
Tea Purchasing Manager
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Purchase teas and botanicals in coordination with the Director of Tea
- Develop, maintain and manage vendor relationships
- Coordinate bulk tea delivery
- Execute quality evaluation (arrivals, freshness, exceptions, blend outturns, finished goods, etc.)
- Participate in ongoing Research & Development and business building activities
- ERP system work (PO entry, inventory reconciliation, BOM updates, inventory rotation, new items, data entry, forecasting, etc.)
- Conduct physical inventory counts and data entry
- Responsible for critical document organization & retention
- Coordinate as needed with 3rd party auditing and QA department
- Cupping room sample preparation as needed
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in the tea industry
- Ability to discriminate flavor differences to an exceptional degree
- Quality conscious, dedicated to excellence, and detail oriented
- Ability to communicate effectively within the company and externally
- Strong computer skills including proficiency with Word, Excel and experience working with an ERP system.