Sourcing & Merchandising Manager (Categories: Finishing Goods In Furniture, Home Décor, Home Accessories, Hardline Products)

- Oversee, direct the activities of the designed sourcing unit and communicate the overall sourcing strategy for products.

- Organize daily meetings with staff to coordinate timetables and schedules.

- Review staff reports on the status of trips with buyers, visit trade fairs, or Company client needs.

- Reset priorities are required to meet business needs.

- Constant interaction with Company management on business objectives, sales trends, and other country merchandise category expansion plans.

- Oversee market conditions that impact sourcing requirements.

- Conduct top-level negotiations on the best price for merchandise in conjunction with company buyers.

- Optimize resources for these business trips and coordinate foreign buyer participation at shows and manufacturer or factory visits.

- Analyze productivity of shows and subsequent orders.

- Participate in new vendor and manufacturing site visits as required.

- Decisions involve coordination with Company Executives and managers on long-term company strategy for sourcing brands and price negotiations with suppliers, vendors, or agents.

- Evaluate sourcing opportunities in domestic or other countries and make recommendations to management.

- Evaluate vendor performance and solve problems that could negatively impact order fulfillment or shipment of goods.

- Approve the selection of new vendors or manufacturers.

- Develop new products and promote to customer to meet sales target and quotation.

- Negotiate on purchasing terms and cost with vendors/suppliers to meet buyer’s requirement.

- Evaluate and select potential suppliers by reviewing capability and facility.

- Product presentation through samples and display to buyers during their visits.

- Ensuring team members compliance with department goal and strive to achieve together.

- Cooperation with Quality and Order Control Department.

- Develop staff members’ skills & knowledge. Build rapport with all types of people & able to encourage them to contribute to plans & goals.

- Above 5-7 years of experience for sourcing & international trading company to export for US Market, Product development, vendor and account management.

- Minimum of three years of experiences working and performing in Manager Level (building & managing team with successful record)

- Categories: Finishing goods in Furniture, Home décor, Home Accessories, Hardline Products

- Education required: University graduated or above, also familiar with export operation.

- Commitment and dedicate in job, be able to travel on business trip (local & international)

- Candidates fluent in English (speaking, writing, listening and reading)

- Good communication skills possess team group co-operation and higher sense of responsibility.

- Being team player, energetic, well organized, and able to work under pressure and participate in challenging duty.