This role is primarily responsible for coordination of merchandising operation and import buying activities, including order follow-up, sample approval, and supplier relations. The holder of this role is expected to:

• Manage costing packages of various programs and ensure pricing competitiveness.  Facilitate price negotiation process with vendors. 
• Manage the pre-production sample development process against specified quality requirements 
• Track and manage production processes properly to meet quantity, quality, order specification and delivery dates requirements. 
• Diagnose production problems and work with factories to present alternatives to both Global Sourcing team and local management.
• Communicate order details and requirements to factories and parties concerned. 
• Coordinate Sourcing trip schedule and logistics.
• Coordinate Compliance, Q.A. and Logistics activities.
• Educate vendors on company business Standard Operating Procedures.
• Identify, assess and recommend new factories for inclusion to vendor matrix.