Job Responsibilities :

• Partner with US-based Product Management team to develop new innovative products to be launched successfully in the US market
• Manages the development process, supporting on time delivery and driving profitability while maintaining design vision.
• Manage an on time launch at a pretty stress time frame as well as stock management.
• Drives product development management, communicating key milestones and deadlines within the sample approval process.
• Drives proactive production tracking, communicating and troubleshooting exceptions and delays.
• Negotiates costing and proposes value engineering options to achieve profitability goals while ensuring product vision is achieved. Seeks new ideas, techniques, and materials to drive product innovation.
• Identifies opportunities to leverage cross-category tools, information, processes and resources to optimize category performance.
• Collaborates with factory and Designer to bring new art techniques and applications and researching trends.
• Understands market behavior and suggests strategy options to mitigate risk, protect the company brand, and achieve competitive advantage.
• Develops and maintains a stable and socially compliant supply base that meets regulatory standards, and other established supplier performance requirements.
• Proactively addresses issues with timely and high-caliber communication and actions.
• Carries out visits to trade fairs and suppliers in order to manage and develop the supplier pool within the Bags category

Requirements :

• 8 – 10 years’ experience in Global Sourcing and/or Merchandising and at least 3 years’ experience at supervisory level.
• Proficiency in English & Mandarin (spoken and written)
• Strong knowledge of product-specific construction standards, materials, and manufacturing processes/techniques of bags.
• Outstanding negotiation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to balance conflicting priorities between creative design and cost of goods objectives.
• Proficient in English and Mandarin or native dialects where applicable
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical and strategy-formulation skills.  
• Experience in merchandise sourcing and production management.
• Strong computer skills. (i.e., Excel, PowerPoint, MS Outlook, etc.)
• Ability to work on multiple projects within specified time frames.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a multi-cultural environment.
• Understanding of US and Global testing, safety, and labeling requirements and impact to product design and manufacturing processes.
• Willing to travel to China extensively

We offer 5-Days work, medical and comprehensive fringe benefits to the right candidates. Interested parties please send your full resume and portfolio in MS Word or PDF format, including personal particulars, employment history, present and expected salary and contact phone number by clicking 'Apply Now'.

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