China Country Manager
grana group limited
- Company Industries：Clothing/Garment/Textile
Job Information
- Post Date：2016-11-23
- Career Level：Middle
- Location：Not Specified
- Salary：Salary provided
- Employment Type：Full Time, Permanent
- Job Function：Accounting Clerk / Supervisor Consulting Financial Controller
- Benefits：Five-day work week Medical insurance
Job Description
Grana Group Limited (grana.com) is an international fashion start-up with operations based out of our Hong Kong office and warehouse. Our mission is to provide the highest quality clothes and consumer goods at the lowest possible prices, while having as much fun as possible doing it. Not to brag, but we are growing quickly and are ready to take on the China market.
We’re looking for the right leader with a truly entrepreneurial spirit to head up our expansion into China. We want someone who is ready to quite literally take the China fashion industry by storm. With some pretty lofty goals ahead of us, we can only do it with the most passionate, creative, and focused China management team in place.
If you’ve got a seasoned business track record and are looking for the next great challenge, look no further – Grana is currently hiring a China Country Manager! The ideal candidate will be our fearless leader in China, across a highly competitive retail and technological landscape, and that’s just the beginning! We’re looking for a dynamo who can do it all, whether it’s setting up retail, rendering a data-driven results approach, or providing mentorship to a top-notch team. If you’re ready to jump right in, then read on and apply!
This newly created position will report directly to the CEO. As the China Country Manager, you will be responsible for developing the China retail, marketing, and business strategies as we scale. You will act as the cornerstone to our China expansion, so we are looking for the right person to spread our company culture and our brand to the China.
We’re a startup that believes in both owning what you know and having a ‘get-your-hands-dirty’ mentality. We are looking for someone who shares our style of innovative thinking and resourcefulness, someone with a real go-getter attitude. The China Country Manager position is for someone who enjoys a team building role and the challenge of growing a business. This job requires knowledge of retail, marketing, ecommerce as well as financial budgeting. We are looking for someone with a proven track record demonstrating exceptional business acumen. You will be leading your own team and overseeing all business within the China.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Developing a comprehensive understanding of Grana’s products, purpose, and vision;
- Collaborating with our Hong Kong team to define and map out the China market entry strategy, including developing the following: Marketing Plan, Operations Plan, Team Plan, Administration Plan;
- Developing and communicating a clear marketing strategy and ensuring that the China and Hong Kong teams are aligned to the tactics and objectives required for its success;Building and cultivating the culture of a high performing China team by hiring and managing staff;
- Working with the Hong Kong office to set and monitor objectives and KPIs for the China team;
- Managing operations, developing business, and increasing profitability for Grana Group China;
- Managing the China budget and producing monthly and quarterly business performance reports;
- Fostering strategic partnerships;
- Cultivating a consistent track record of inspirational leadership, communication, and workflow processes across China teams;
- Streamlining communication with the Hong Kong office;
- Scaling the business across China to meet company wide growth strategies
REQUIREMENTS:
- Minimum 4+ years of experience in fashion ecommerce (marketing and retail a plus)
- Native Mandarin Speaker and Fluent in English (reading, writing, speaking)Experience and strong understanding of China retail and consumer market
- Understanding and experience of Tmall and working with TMall Partners (existing network of Tmall Partners is a huge plus)
- Able to read, analyze and compile financial and merchandising reports
- Knowledge of foreign brand market entry into China is a plus
- Great leader with experience in leading cross functional teams
YOU:
- Managerial skills to run a company on a national level
- Have a strong understanding of how a business operates
- Have a high level of responsibility and self-motivation
- Creative thinker ready to come up with unique approaches to brand positioning
- Have excellent networking skills
- Have the ability to recruit staff and monitor performance
- Have excellent interpersonal skills at all levels, including people-management, leadership, and both written and verbal communication skills
- Enjoy working in an entrepreneurial and start-up environment
- Are a self-starter, but also a team player
At Grana, we're rethinking everything to create the best online only shopping experience in the world. That objective starts from within, as we build our own team. We don't care much for titles or the usual ways of doing business. What we care about are finding great people who share our vision and have a passion for taking on challenges and seeing results, all in a fun, dynamic, and rewarding environment.
We have no physical stores, no middlemen taking their cut, and no brand markups. Instead, we design our own quality basics and sell them exclusively at Grana.com. If you are ready to merge into into a great team and a fantastic work atmosphere with possibility to grow within the company, please submit your application!
Company Info
GRANA is a venture-funded DTC brand based in Hong Kong. We are the go-to brand for well-made, work-to-leisure wears with longevity potential, offering affordable price point with luxury level minimalism.
Being a vertically integrated brand, we do it all — from design and manufacturing to marketing and web design, to fulfillment and shipping. We work with the best fabric mills around the world and ship direct to customers from Hong Kong.
We care about finding people who share our vision and have a passion for taking on challenges and seeing results, which makes everyone in the Grana family benefit and grow from an energetic, dynamic, and rewarding environment.
Being a vertically integrated brand, we do it all — from design and manufacturing to marketing and web design, to fulfillment and shipping. We work with the best fabric mills around the world and ship direct to customers from Hong Kong.
We care about finding people who share our vision and have a passion for taking on challenges and seeing results, which makes everyone in the Grana family benefit and grow from an energetic, dynamic, and rewarding environment.
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