Key Responsibilities: · Collaborates with the sourcing and sales team for market/business information that serves to optimize price, quality and delivery precision of all products manufactured for SBN · Present relevant or potential product-offers to the sales teams within SBN, to ensure that the strength of the sourcing area is acknowledged and understood within the company · Support sales & customers on their specific requests and ensure that competitive offers are presented in a timely and impact way · Communicate customer and quality requirements (including mandatory compliances) to sourcing offices · Gather all quotes from suppliers and recommend the “best-fit” supplier for the quotation, based on the supplier’s commercial and production capability · Monitoring of suppliers’ performance by regular visits · Overall follow up of new item order progress in term of testing report, documentation and committed delivery · Work proactively with Quality Team to effectively manage suppliers to consistently produce or deliver the products as per agreed standards and work with Quality and Sales Team in handling claims with suppliers · Keep up with the trend of related industry and research of market intelligent · Developing a new series of products to meet customers or market demands · Sourcing for quality and suitable suppliers
Person Specifications: - Solid experience in outdoor products with major retailers - Degree education specialise in Business management/Marketing/Sales/Supply Chain - Experience with business development/sourcing and Furniture experience is preferred - At least 5 years’ work experience in sourcing or sales related environment
- Initiative and independence - Analysis and Decision Making - Negotiation Skills - Excellent Project management - Strong verbal and written English/Local language - Planning and organising, good time management