Job Content and Duties:

1. Product Development:

• Work with SF team on seasonal placement strategy to ensure right product, right vendor
• Fully versed on master calendar and all key dates. Alert Sourcing team when falling off calendar.
• Manage spec packet hand off and review the details with the factories
• Communicate target costs and sample ETD’s to vendors, and follow up with merchandising team on weekly progress
• Communicate program approval to vendors and ensure that the factory has the correct approved sample before they go into production
• Ensure vendors are staying on track for testing
• Troubleshoot any issues that come up in production and work with factory to ensure on-time delivery and notify sourcing if there are any major delays.

2. Negotiate costs and MOQs

• Partner with SF team and factories to achieve target retails and margins for seasonal developments
• Obtain agreement on initial and reorder MOQs
• Address factory up-charges as they arise and work with the brand to drive agreements

3. Vendor relations and capacity management

• Align with corporate sourcing teams on short and long term sourcing strategies
• Facilitate On-boarding of new vendors
• Create strong relationships with all of our key vendors
• Plan and create strategic vendor development to establish long term business growth
• Conduct monthly capacity forecast and scorecard discussions
• Stay on top of factory issues (strikes, holidays, etc) and communicate as needed to the SF team

4. Sourcing

• Consult with SF sourcing team to understand the material/product needs of approaching seasons
• Visit trade shows in Asia to source new factories as well as network within the industry
• Understand where our competitors are producing their product in your country and understand the capabilities of all of our factories
• Provide quarterly updates on your market

5. Development Trips

• Coordinate development trips with corporate sourcing team
• prepare all documents and samples for team’s visit

6. Liaise with QA team

• Prioritize and maintain inspection schedule across factories
• Monitor performance between Merchandising and QA team

Job Competencies & Experience

Knowledge

The incumbent must have proficient knowledge in the following areas:

• Minimum 8 years of practical experience including management responsibility
• Knowledge of overseas sourcing and product development
• Basic knowledge of manufacturing process in the Dec Acc / Tabletop area

Skills

The incumbent must demonstrate the following skills:

• excellent interpersonal skills
• team building skills
• analytical and problem solving skills
• decision making skills
• effective verbal and listening communications skills
• attention to detail and high level of accuracy
• very effective organizational skills
• effective written communications skills
• computer skills including the spreadsheet and word-processing programs, and e-mail at a highly proficient level
• stress management skills
• time management skills

上班地址：深圳