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Our areas of activity are every bit as diverse as our outstanding Bosch teams around the world. Their creativity is the key to innovation through connected living, mobility, or industry.\nLet’s grow together, enjoy more, and inspire each other. Work #LikeABosch\nReinvent yourself: At Bosch, you will evolve.\nDiscover new directions: At Bosch, you will find your place.\nBalance your life: At Bosch, your job matches your lifestyle.\nCelebrate success: At Bosch, we celebrate you.\nBe yourself: At Bosch, we value values.\nShape tomorrow: At Bosch, you change lives.\n Welcome to Bosch Motorsport, a premier supplier of electronics, sensors, actuators, and engineering services to top racing series and teams worldwide. Here at Bosch Motorsport North America, you'll be part of a growing, dynamic, and entrepreneurial team, taking on challenging tasks.\nIn the high stakes world of motorsport, there is no room for unnecessary delays so there must be barrier-free communication from vendor all the way to the end customer. The Purchasing & Logistics Specialist / Sample Coordinator leads the day-to-day operations for purchasing activities within the Motorsport team. This role is primarily responsible for creating and maintaining purchase orders, coordinating with suppliers, monitoring order status, maintaining accurate purchasing data, and resolving transactional issues while proactively communicating updates to all stakeholders.\nAs a secondary focus, the position coordinates inbound and outbound logistics, supports inventory accuracy, and manages the movement of customer sample products. The role works closely with purchasing, sales, engineering, logistics, warehouse, finance, and external suppliers to ensure materials are available when needed, and transactions are completed accurately and efficiently.\nWhat You Will Do\nPurchasing Lead\nLead Purchasing Operations: Create, maintain, and monitor purchase orders, supplier acknowledgements, delivery commitments, and purchasing records to ensure accurate and timely material availability. \nNegotiate pricing and terms with vendors to ensure we can meet the ever changing demands of the professional motorsport market.\nCoordinate Supplier & Stakeholder Communication: Proactively communicate order status, resolve supply issues, support supplier onboarding, and collaborate across purchasing, engineering, sales, finance, logistics, and warehouse teams. \nOversee Logistics & Shipping Activities: Coordinate inbound and outbound shipments, manage shipping documentation, track deliveries, and resolve transportation issues with carriers and suppliers. \nAdminister Sample & Inventory Programs: Manage the shipment, tracking, return, and storage of customer and demonstration samples while supporting inventory accuracy, stock monitoring, and physical inventory processes. \nLead opportunities to improve and/or automate purchasing, logistics, and inventory processes. Drive Process Accuracy & Continuous Improvement: Maintain audit-ready records, resolve transactional discrepancies and prepare operational reports.\nLogistics, Samples & Inventory Support\nShipment & Logistics Coordination: Coordinate inbound and outbound shipments with suppliers, carriers, freight forwarders, warehouse personnel, and internal teams to ensure timely and accurate delivery. \nPacking materials and preparing shipments.\nShipping Documentation & Tracking: Prepare and manage shipping documentation, track shipments, communicate status updates, and resolve transportation delays, damages, or delivery issues. \nSample Product Management: Oversee the checkout, shipment, return, inspection, storage, and lifecycle management of customer, event, development, and demonstration sample products. \nInventory & Record Accuracy: Maintain accurate sample inventory, and ERP records to ensure traceability, proper material handling, and visibility of product status and availability. \nInventory Control & Stock Management: Support receiving, stocking, cycle counts, and physical inventories while monitoring stock levels and addressing shortages, excess inventory, and obsolescence risks. \nMinimum Qualifications\nBachelor degree in business, supply chain, logistics, operations, or related field, or equivalent relevant experience \n2+ years of experience in purchasing, procurement support, order management, logistics, inventory control, or a related operations role in an automotive, motorsport, engineering, or technical-product environment.\nPreferred Qualifications\nProfessional motorsport experience\nExperience in creating and managing purchase orders and working with suppliers.\nStrong negotiation skills\nKnowledge/experience with workflow automation tools (Power Automate, n8n, etc)\nWorking knowledge of ERP systems; SAP experience \nProficiency with Microsoft Excel, Outlook, and other Microsoft 365 applications \nFamiliarity with domestic and international shipping documentation and import/export processes is beneficial \nIdeal Candidate Characteristics\nProactive Follow-Up & Ownership: Takes initiative, follows open items through resolution, and maintains a strong sense of accountability. \nMeticulous Attention to Detail: Protects transactional accuracy and applies exceptional precision and quality control. \nStructured Organization: Organizes and prioritizes multiple orders, deadlines, shipments, and requests through a systematic workflow. \nClear Communication: Provides concise, timely, straight-to-the-point written and verbal updates. \nProblem Solving: Investigates root causes and develops practical solutions to purchasing, shipment, and inventory issues. \nIndependent Collaboration: Works independently while collaborating effectively across functions and locations. \nCustomer-Service Mindset: Remains responsive and effective as priorities change. \nDiscretion: Handles pricing, supplier, customer, and business-sensitive information appropriately. \n Indefinite U.S. work authorized individuals only. Future sponsorship for work authorization unavailable.\nEqual Opportunity Employer, including disability / veterans\n*Bosch adheres to Federal, State, and Local laws regarding drug-testing. Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a drug screen and background check. Candidates who have been offered the position must pass both screenings before their start date.\nYour well-being matters at Bosch! We offer a competitive compensation and a benefits package designed to empower you in every area of your life. This includes premium health coverage, a 401(k) with generous matching, resources for financial planning and goal setting, ample paid time off, parental leave, and comprehensive life and disability protection. 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