Location: Shanghai, China Objective: The position of Senior Merchandiser shall have a clear and detailed view of the procurement activities internally and externally to tailor the best customer experience. It executes the company's strategy with the suppliers and partners and increases the quality and quantity of the procurement. Therefore, a precise and tangible understanding of all procurement categories such as market situation, production processes, material and product understanding is developed, maintained and executed. The Senior Merchandiser is responsible for gathering, analyzing, planning, executing, updating and maintaining information, processes of planned and ongoing projects to increase the company's effectiveness with the different accounts. It aims to have a precise knowledge of projects and to provide strategic and detailed information to the company's management. Department: Execution Reporting Line: Supply Chain Manager, Managing Director Responsibilities: - Follow up of projects from inquiry to delivery of products including product development, supplier handling, and ensuring quality of products and services - Work with cross functional departments to ensure timely delivery to customers - Monitor and act upon lead times and time frames - Contribute to, develop, integrate and execute the company's execution activities - Visit factories for evaluation and quality control - Prepare cost calculations and compare products and suppliers - Achieve customer service objectives by contributing information and recommendations to plans and reviews; preparing and completing action plans; implementing production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; resolving problems; completing audits; identifying market trends; determining system improvements; implementing change - Conduct and supervise factory audits, QCs and the respected reports - Organize deliveries of multiple projects and multiple locations - Negotiate Purchase Orders - Develop and evaluate new vendors and manufactories - Liaising and networking with a range of stakeholders including colleagues, suppliers and partner organizations - Maintaining and updating supplier and product information - Organizing and attending events such as conferences, seminars, receptions and exhibitions upon approval by supervisor - Analyzing, maintaining and presenting market, industry and account information including products, materials and suppliers - Analysing and investigating price, demand and competition - Coordination and controlling of activities and projects of assigned projects and products Requirements: - Bachelor Degree in Business or Trade related studies - At least 5-year solid working experience in marketing, trade, or relevant industry in either Service or Manufacturing field - Excellent communication skill, especially in English - Highly organized and straight minded, must be able to work on multiple task simultaneously, should feel comfortable working in a Team - Analyzing information and developing standards - Independent process handling and improvement skills - Initiative and committed - Strong relationship building - Eye for details, self-motivated, managing own time and workload - Creative and flexible solution provider - Good presentational skills - Fluent spoken and written English - Mother tongue Mandarin preferred - Other Asian or European languages are a plus Salary Package: - Competitive Basic Salary - Exciting bonus scheme on result base - Comprehensive company medical insurance - Flexible working time
