Job Purpose:
Develop and deliver the most appropriate and comprehensive product range for each category that maximizes profitability through buying efficiencies, pricing, and sales strategies.
Responsibilities:
- Provide merchandising support in areas like category/stocks/market planning and pricing.
- Knowledge of shipping documentation and coordination with forwarders and shipping companies, both locally and overseas.
- Maintain relationships with existing suppliers and source new suppliers for future products and brands.
- Conduct training on new product and seasonal launches.
Ad-hoc:
Behavioral Competencies:
- Demonstrates creativity, integrity, passion, and self-motivation.
- Ability to make decisions, meet targets, work under pressure, and manage workload with little supervision.
- Uses tact and diplomacy when negotiating, with a business-like approach.
- Absorbs and assesses information quickly.
- Enjoys dealing with people, whether by phone or in person.
- Team player.
Functional Competencies:
- Knowledge of key business drivers such as pricing, promotion, assortment, and margins.
- Understanding of financial retail calculations like OTB, markdowns, and margins.
- Negotiation skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel, with good worksheet skills for generating structured reports.
- Skills in Photoshop/Illustrator are advantageous for necessary alterations.
- Able to communicate effectively in both Mandarin and English, with intermediate writing skills, to communicate with Mandarin-speaking suppliers. Processing of documents in Mandarin is required. Proficiency in Mandarin is essential.
- Possession of a Diploma in Fashion Design will be prioritized.