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Purchasing Operations AnalystJLab Audio • Carlsbad, CA, US
Purchasing Operations Analyst

Purchasing Operations Analyst

JLab Audio • Carlsbad, CA, US
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Job Description

Job Description

Location : Carlsbad, CA (Hybrid)

Status : Full Time, Regular

Reporting To : SVP of Purchasing

About JLab :

JLab imagines and delivers the personal technology products that consumers want. With our line of personal audio gear and office accessories, we’re innovating absolutely everything to make way better personal tech. Based in San Diego, we’ve been offering the right sound, the right features, and the right value since 2005.

Role Overview

JLab is looking for a Purchasing Operations Analyst to own the systems, data, and operational backbone that connects purchasing execution with Finance, Operations, Product, and our global factory partners. In this role, you’ll ensure that purchasing plans, production schedules, logistics visibility, and regulatory requirements are accurate, measurable, and clearly communicated — giving teams the confidence to move fast and make informed decisions.

This role focuses on building and maintaining the systems, standards, and visibility that support purchasing execution at scale. While strategic supplier relationships and high-judgment escalations are handled in close partnership with senior leadership, you’ll be the one ensuring that execution, performance, and risk data are reliable, transparent, and decision-ready.

If you’re a strong, systems-oriented individual contributor who’s comfortable operating in gray areas, can set priorities without constant direction, and enjoys moving work forward in a fast-paced, ever-evolving environment, we’d love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

Purchasing Systems & Data Ownership

  • Own purchasing workflows in NetSuite, ensuring data accuracy from PO creation through shipment in transit
  • Generate purchase orders and ensure timely, accurate sharing with factories
  • Own item setup and ongoing maintenance of product-level data, including cost, lead times, dimensions, weights, and packaging attributes
  • Ensure systems reflect reality, not intent; identify and correct data drift or breakdowns

Production, Schedule & Logistics Visibility

  • Own Factory Ready Date / Cargo Ready Date tracking and updates across active purchase orders
  • Ensure schedules are consistently shared with internal stakeholders and reflect current reality
  • Use Flexport as a visibility and validation tool; reconcile production, logistics, and purchasing data
  • Surface schedule risk early and clearly when timelines slip or assumptions change
  • Collaborate with demand planning team to identify and resolve high-risk production delays
  • Factory Performance Standards & Monitoring

  • Implement and maintain measurable factory performance standards (e.g., lead-time adherence, CRD accuracy, shipment booking accuracy), in alignment with leadership direction
  • Maintain recurring performance reporting that highlights underperformance, trends, and risk items
  • Provide consistent, data-backed feedback on factory performance
  • Support enforcement of agreed consequences for missed standards (e.g., air shipping recovery, reduced allocation), in partnership with senior leadership
  • Compliance Planning & Regulatory Risk Visibility

  • Own the process for determining which regions and products require certification, partnering with Sales and Executive teams
  • Maintain visibility into certification status, timelines, costs, and risk; ensure issues are surfaced early
  • This role does not provide legal or regulatory interpretation and relies on guidance from external consultants and internal subject matter experts
  • Interface with external compliance consultants (e.g., Globalnorm) under an audit-based model (3–4 audits per year)
  • Translate audit findings and regulatory changes into clear product, packaging, and process change requirements
  • Coordinate cross-functional execution of required changes, while certification testing and document handling remain with the JLab China team
  • Cross-Functional Partnership

  • Serve as the process bridge between Purchasing, Product, Finance, Operations, Factories and JLab China team.
  • Translate operational complexity into clear, decision-ready information
  • Ensure stakeholders are aligned on schedules, risks, and expectations
  • Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain, operations, or related field preferred, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 2-5 years of experience in purchasing operations, supply planning, operations, or systems-driven roles within a manufacturing or supply-chain environment.
  • Demonstrated experience owning and maintaining operational systems, workflows, or datasets that support cross-functional execution.
  • Experience working with overseas suppliers; consumer electronics experience preferred.
  • Strong ERP experience (NetSuite preferred), paired with advanced Excel modeling skills to reconcile, analyze, and validate data across systems.
  • Comfortable operating in ambiguity with imperfect processes .
  • Demonstrated ability to independently prioritize and move work forward in fast-paced environments.
  • Analytical and detail-oriented, with the ability to turn data into decision-ready information.
  • Clear communicator who can partner cross-functionally with Finance, Ops, Product, and external partners.
  • Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States for this position at the time of hire and must maintain work authorization for the duration of their employment. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
  • Compensation

  • Salary Range : $75,000 – $90,000 / year, based on skills and experience.
  • Eligible for an annual discretionary target bonus of 10% of base salary, based on individual and company performance.
  • Benefits & Perks (to name a few!)

  • Flexible hybrid schedule (2 days WFH, after 90 days)
  • 2 weeks Work-from-Anywhere program
  • 100% employer-paid medical and dental plan option, plus additional coverage choices to fit your needs
  • Unlimited Vacation
  • 401(k) with 4% match
  • Dog Friendly office
  • Complimentary bi-monthly JLab product allotment
  • Casual and fun workplace culture, including events and in-office happy hours
  • Equal Opportunity Employer

    JLab is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

    Accommodations

    We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruiting process. In accordance with California law, we will provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities to support participation in the application, interview, and hiring process.

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