Company description:

 Lidl is a leading European food and retail company with over 11,000 stores worldwide. We have made a name for ourselves by delivering high-quality products at low prices. At Lidl Asia we are responsible for sourcing products that support Lidl's global operation. We handle every stage of the sourcing process: from insights and ideas through to realisation, production, quality assurance and delivery, we make sure that every product on a Lidl shelf can be trusted by our customers.

Our people and our business partners respect us for our responsible, ambitious, transparent and dynamic approach to growth. As we expand and harness the potential of new opportunities, we make sure we're at the forefront of design trends to ensure we deliver products our customers will love. By staying focused on quality, we provide our global customers with functional and beautifully formed products that reflect current consumer expectations, while remaining conscious of environmental and social impacts.

Summary

Lidl and Kaufland Asia are hiring a Product Developer to join our Product Development Leisure (Sports & Outdoor)'s Team. The successful candidate will be responsible for below tasks,

• Contribute to developing new products and improving existing ones
• Coordinate and execute product development with factories, Merchandising and buyers

What you'll do

• Discuss and follow-up with factories on product specifications, price quotations and sample preparation
• Prepare offer presentations with price quotes to buyers in EU Headquarter
• Conduct research regarding new relevant technologies and products (e.g. fitness equipment, camping, bicycle accessories, watersport equipment etc.)
• Understand technical requirements and specifications to be applied into product development
• Collaborate with merchandising, quality assurance, sourcing teams and factories regarding technical & engineering aspects of product development
• Provide support to ad hoc assignment when necessary 

What you'll need

• Higher Diploma or above 
• 3 years of product development experience in Sports & Outdoor Products
• Good sense of market trends of hardgoods products 
• Familiar with MS Office, PowerPoint
• Solidworks (or similar CAD software), Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop an advantage
• Proactive, self motivated and able to work independently
• Accurate and detail-oriented in follow-ups and status tracking 
• Able to work together with cross functional teams
• Experience with European companies/markets/designs
• Factory experience/having experience dealing with suppliers in Sports Hardgoods products
• Enthusiastic about sports

What you'll receive

We are dedicated to fostering a family-friendly culture and work environment and we are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all candidates with the required skills and experience. We enable fair pay within the company by creating non-discriminatory salary systems.

Development Opportunities:

The role provides the opportunity to work with various internal departments and also external parties which gives the position holder a wide exposure.

Market Leading Remuneration Package:

Double pay and discretionary bonus

Choice of MPF provider

Life Insurance

Medical Insurance

Supportive Environment:

Rental re-imbursement scheme

Out-Of-Office leave for important appointments

In-house training courses

Training sponsorship scheme

Health Check

Vision Check

Work-Life Balance:

5 day week

Competitive Annual Leave

Charity, Community and Sporting Events