Merchandiser (Menswear) - SG

Lidl & Kaufland Asia Pte. Limited; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Insurance

Medical Insurance

Annual wage supplement

Discretionary bonus

Out of Office leave

In-house training

Training sponsorship

5-day week

Annual Leave

Job summary

Lidl & Kaufland Asia Pte. Limited in Singapore is seeking a seasoned Merchandising Manager to oversee end-to-end ordering, pricing, and supplier qualification. You will work with factories to define value, monitor margins, and drive continuous improvement with the product development team.

You will coordinate quotations, price analyses, and negotiations within headquarters parameters, manage sampling and order allocation, and ensure delivery performance and quality across categories.

Qualifications

• Tertiary level education.
• Extensive merchandising experience.
• Technical (material) and process know-how for relevant categories.
• Good command of written and spoken English.
• Strong negotiator with a commercial mindset.
• Proactively anticipate issues and provide problem solving wherever necessary.
• Works well under pressure and can handle conflicts with flexible work style.
• Problem solving skills and ability to seek advice when required.
• Proficient in MS Office/Google Workspace (Excel/Sheets, PowerPoint/Slides).
• Willing to travel as required.

Responsibilities

• Main contact point to factories to coordinate the end-to-end process.
• Define the right price and quality per item and generate best value for money for our customer.
• Contribute to evaluation and monitoring of factories for continuous improvement and business development.
• Work closely with the product development team on development and follow up on sampling.
• Manage quotations, price analysis and price negotiations within headquarters parameters.
• Help manage the order allocation process within department strategy and HQ framework.
• Monitor end-to-end process and critical path within merchandising and liaise with supply chain and supporting functions.
• Manage ordering progress and provide problem solving where necessary.

Skills

Merchandising experience

Negotiation

Problem solving

English communication

Stress management

Analytical thinking

Education

Tertiary level education

Tools

MS Office/Google Workspace

Excel/Sheets

PowerPoint/Slides

Job description

Summary

• Monitor the whole order process from end to end.
• Responsible for items in price and quality.
• Negotiation with suppliers to achieve the best possible price per item, in the department margin targets as defined by headquarters.
• Be accountable for business measurability. This includes profitability, delivery performance and quality of the articles.

What you'll do

• Main contact point to the factories to coordinate the end-to-end process.
• Define the right price and quality per item and generate best value for money for our customer.
• Contribute to the evaluation and monitor the factories for continuous improvement and business development.
• Work closely with the product development team on development and support the follow up on the sampling process.
• Manage quotations, price analysis and price negotiations with suppliers within the negotiation parameters set by headquarters.
• Help to manage the order allocation process within the department strategy and the set framework from headquarters.
• Monitors the end-to-end process and critical path management within the merchandising team and through day-to-day liaison with supply chain and supporting departments.
• Manage the ordering progress and provide problem solving wherever necessary.

What you'll need

• Tertiary level education.
• (Extensive) merchandising experience.
• Technical (material) and process know-how for the relevant categories.
• Good command of written and spoken English.
• Strong negotiator with a commercial mindset.
• Proactively anticipate issues and provide problem solving wherever necessary.
• Works well under pressure, effectively handles conflict and demonstrates flexibility in work style to accommodate changing priorities and fixed deadlines.
• Problem solving skills, with the ability to seek advice when required.
• Proficient in MS Office/Google Workspace (specifically Excel/Sheets and Power Point/Slides).
• Willing to travel as required.

What you'll receive

We are dedicated to fostering a family-friendly culture and work environment. 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. Working at Lidl & Kaufland Asia is rewarding, in every sense, because we give you the training to succeed in your role and plenty of opportunities to progress your career here. We are accredited as a Fair and Progressive employer by the Tripartite Alliance for Fair and Progressive Employment Practices (TAFEP).

Market Leading Remuneration Package

• Annual wage supplement and discretionary bonus
• Life Insurance
• Medical Insurance

Supportive Environment

• Out of Office leave for important appointments
• In-house training courses
• Training sponsorship scheme

Work-life Balance

• 5-day week
• Competitive Annual Leave
• Charity, Community and Sporting Events

If you are not invited for an interview within 4 weeks, we regret that your application was not suited to this vacancy.

For more company information, please feel free to visit: http://www.lidl.asia

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