Summary

Lidl & Kaufland Asia are hiring a Merchandiser in our Housewares team. The successful candidate will be responsible for below tasks,

• Monitor the whole order process from end to end.

• Responsible for item in price and quality.

• Negotiation with suppliers to achieve the best possible price per item, in the department mar-gin 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 right price and quality per item and generate best value for money for our cus-tomer.

•    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 nego-tiation 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.

• Merchandising experience.

• Technical (material) and process know how for the relevant categories.

• Good command of written and spoken English & Mandarin, additional languages would be beneficial.

• 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 (specifically Excel and Power Point).

• Willing to travel as required.

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.

 
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