Title: (Senior) Merchandiser, Powertools 职位:(资深)采购员,电动工具 Work location: Shanghai 工作地点:上海 Summary Lidl & Kaufland is hiring Sourcing Specialist to join our Sourcing shoes team. The successful candidate will be responsible for below tasks, 历德卡福连正在招聘一个采购员加入采购电动工具部门。这个候选人加入以后主要负责下列工作, Objectives of this position: Monitor the whole order process from end to end. Responsible for item in price and quality. Negotiation with suppliers to achieve the best possible price per item, in the department margin targets as defined by headquarters. Be accountable for business measurability. This includes profitability, delivery performance and quality of the articles. What will you do? Main contact point to the factories to coordinate the end-to-end process. Define right price and quality per item and generate best value for money for our customer. Contribute to the evaluation and monitor the factories for continuous improvement and business development. Work closely with the product development team on development and support the follow up on the sampling process. Manage quotations, price analysis and price negotiations with suppliers within the negotiation parameters set by headquarters. Help to manage the order allocation process within the department strategy and the set framework from headquarters. Monitors the end-to-end process and critical path management within the merchandising team and through day-to-day liaison with supply chain and supporting departments. Manage the ordering progress and provide problem solving wherever necessary. What will you need? Tertiary level education. (Extensive) merchandising experience. Technical (material) and process know how for the relevant categories. Good command of written and spoken English & Mandarin, additional languages would be beneficial. Strong negotiator with a commercial mindset. Proactively anticipate issues and provide problem solving wherever necessary. Works well under pressure, effectively handles conflict and demonstrates flexibility in work style to accommodate changing priorities and fixed deadlines. Problem solving skills, with the ability to seek advice when required. Proficient in MS Office (specifically Excel and Power Point). Willing to travel as required. What you'll receive We are dedicated to fostering a family-friendly culture and work environment and we are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all candidates with the required skills and experience.