Global Sourcing Manager - Fresh Produce (Remote within California)

<p><strong>About Us</strong></p> <p><strong>Tridge</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (https://www.tridge.com/) is a global agricultural trading platform that makes cross-border trade easy and frictionless. With our proprietary global sourcing hub, we go beyond matching buyers and sellers of 15,000 agricultural goods. This is facilitated through our one-stop fulfillment service that includes due diligence, supplier certificate verification, contract negotiation, packaging, shipping, customs, and many more. Powering the global sourcing hub is our data and intelligence services. Our exclusive database covers 11 million data points of agricultural goods and collects 50,000 data points each day. With greater transparency and real-time updates in price, quality, and trade volumes, Tridge removes the information asymmetry prevalent in many markets.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- Tridge career page: </span><a href="https://www.tridge.com/career"><span style="font-weight: 400;">https://www.tridge.com/career</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- Tridge official blog: </span><a href="https://blog.tridge.com/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">https://blog.tridge.com/</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Job Description:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We are looking for an ambitious and energetic <strong>Global Sourcing Manager or internally called "Global Origination Manager" </strong>to help us engage with local suppliers of agro products. You source new supply, build partnerships with existing and new growers and guide them with regards to production, quality, product development. You coordinate with various departments such as logistics, quality control, back office, marketing, accounting and a range of external service providers which include certifiers, agronomists, stakeholders and banks. If you are motivated and results-driven and enjoy working in a team environment, we’d like to meet you.</span></p> <p><strong>Responsibilities include but are not limited to:</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Work with existing suppliers across the US</strong></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Research and approach new potential suppliers</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Nurture excellent relationships with suppliers with the aim of developing long-term relationships that will help to deliver cost savings to customers</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Manage supplier delivery times, logistics and quality processes&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Negotiate and set up contracts and agree on KPIs</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Research on local products with strong demand (import potential) and report to Tridge HQ, Korea</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>Preferred backgrounds:</strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Education level: BSc/MSc in agriculture, business administration or similar</span></li> <li><strong>1-5 years experience in sourcing / procurement of a wide variety of fresh produce (fruits, seafood, meat, or nuts) within and/or outside of US&nbsp;</strong></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Experience managing quality inspection and logistics processes</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Excellent trading skills</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Affinity with organic farming, fair trade and sustainability</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Familiar with pre- &amp; post harvest technology</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Entrepreneurial spirit as well as managerial skills</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Networker, ‘peoples business’ type</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Strong interpersonal skills</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Candidate must be a US citizen or permanent resident.&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p>