Indigo Living & Kids

Indigo Living is a fashionable upscale retailer selling furniture and home accessories as well as baby & child products in the Hong Kong, China and the UAE markets and beyond. We offer an extensive selection of innovative accessories and furniture at competitive prices, whilst maintaining a high quality policy and after sales service. With strong merchandising and product presentation within all stores, each season yields a myriad of new ideas culled from our in-house creative teams. The end goal is to showcase inspired design to show people how to create a personalized expression of themselves.

The Role is to:

Range Build

• Curate a Range that is:

o    High Quality

o    Affordable

o    In keeping with the look & feel of Indigo Living

o    Profitable – working to the business targets of GP$/ GP%/ Stock Cover

o    Across all Indigo Living Territories (Currently but not limited to HK, China & Middle East)

• Comp Shop both local and international competitors
• Presenting the Range Built to the Management team
• Work to the Buying Critical Path & Seasonal Launches
• Introduce Exclusive & on-line Exclusive Items
• Manage the Buying Budget and present for sign off

Brand Development

• Achieve the targets set out by the company for Indigo Living
• Work with VM to drive the look and feel of the Indigo Stores each season
• Work with Marketing to drive regular promotion, campaigns & Events to highlight Indigo both Instore & on-line
• Work with the Online team to drive the look and feel of the Website, ensure correct content and all products are loaded

Product Development

• Develop New & Exclusive Products to for each seasonal launch
• Bring on board New Suppliers
• Visit Trade Fair to find new Brands & Suppliers, meet existing suppliers, find out the up & coming
• New Product Presentations to Mangers for Sign off – in line with the Buying Critical Path
• Present the New range to the Retail Teams before each launch at the Indigo Product Training Events

Supplier Management

• Maintenance and development of grower/supplier relationships
• Negotiate best price, MOQ and Lead Time
• Annually / Bi annually Supplier Appraisals
• Regular supplier meeting & visits
• Source new suppliers

Inventory Control

• Work with the Merchandisers/ Supply Chain to achieve on time Product Launches – 4 seasonal launches a year – 2 Main Spring & Fall, 2 Capsule Range – Summer &, Winter
• Maintain Core Product Stock levels throughout the season – to achieve the company targets
• Manage MOQ’s with Suppliers and Lead Times
• Aware of the Categories Stock cover & achieving the company targets

Person Specification

• Have a Background & Passion for Lifestyle Products & Product Development 
• Be a highly competent and efficient administrator 
• Be able to effectively work in a busy, noisy and high pressured, open plan office environment 
• Be able to demonstrate a proactive and flexible attitude to work 
• The ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people at varying levels both internally and externally including suppliers and customers 
• Ability to form strong supplier / customer relations
• Demonstrate the ability to solve problems and where necessary make decisions under pressure
• Be sufficiently numerate and a clear logical thinker with good analytical skills
• Be self-motivated
• Have good time management, planning and organisational skills
• Be able to work to tight deadlines 
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Be able to work as part of a team as well as independently when required
• The ability to retain information in order to be "one step ahead" in respect to providing accurate information at short notice.
• Take ownership of your key areas of responsibility 
• Possess competent PC skills (Word, Excel and Outlook)
• Ability to manage a small team

Are you interested in working with a fast paced fun group of people, like to live beautifully and want to be part of the growing Indigo family, if so, this role is for you. Willing to learn, work hard and have fun at your job.