Responsibilities:

• Implement all aspects of the department strategy to deliver all KPIs including shipment and sales participation targets; fully understand sales and margin performance and stock level analysis of the department; guide the team on commercial awareness
• Accountable of the Periodic Shipment Report in the management of shipment position of the department for the full year
• Deliver a robust supply base that fulfils our Global Sourcing Strategy and meets our Ethical and Technical standards across all sites; ensuring supplier performance reviews take place regularly
• Lead the sourcing process and act as an expert of the department – maintain timely commercial awareness of developments within the supply base, spot commercial opportunities and challenges from market research, proactively present product opportunities
• Accountable for the product development process from brief to selection with the supply base; plan, prepare and attend buying trip, with clear follow up actions with all parties; influence selection on products and suppliers
• Rationalize quotation records and lead price negotiations or claims with suppliers to ensure margin objectives are met or above; analyse cost savings achievement regularly
• Lead the ordering process from purchase order to shipment delivery, ensure excellent availability in store; ensure purchase order records and critical path trackers are accurate
• Build excellent communication with UK and Asia colleague and suppliers; lead weekly progress management meetings with cross functional colleague in Asia and with UK colleagues providing clear visibility of order status; liaise with different regional offices to work as one team
• Have a thorough understanding of our operating procedures and be champion in systems and ways- of-working
• Understand our business vision and goal; play a positive role in making Sainsbury’s Asia a great place to work

Requirements:

• 5 years+ working experience in GM industry with strong knowledge of production processes, techniques and product components
• Excellent written and spoken English
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• University degree and above is preferred

We offer a competitive package, including a 5 day week, 17 days Annual Leave, double pay, corporate bonus, MPF, a medical scheme, plenty of work variety and a great team atmosphere. Interested candidates should please send a full resume, date available, present and expected salary to HR e-mail.

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