Polyconcept
Website:
polyconcept.com
Job details:
Position: PD& Sourcing Merchandiser in India
Location: Chennai, India
Pls. apply with your English CV only via email: echo.yang@polyconceptgbs.com
1.Requirement:
- Minimum 5 years Bags and Home textile related products experience of Product development, Sourcing and Merchandising experience. Buying office experience is a plus.
- Work independently and take own initiatives.
- Have creative analytical skills and is good at prioritizing
- Team working spirit and working well within a matrix organization.
- College degree or above.
- Fluent English in both oral and written.
2.Job Responsibilities
- Responsible for sourcing of new countries, regions and or factories
- Take responsibility for translating new products (including normal products and fast track products) from product brief into PO ready, including selecting vendors, getting quotations, requesting and validating samples / counter samples, etc. you will also take responsibility to track 1st PO for the new products until the PO is cut.
- Conduct market trend research and provides inputs/ideas for new product development, assisting in competitive analysis to stay on top of industry trends
- Provide inputs for category / brand plan development
- Provide inputs for fast track products selection
- Provide input to category/PD managers to build up product specifications
- Provide cost engineering recommendation to category/PD managers
- Receive product brief from category/PD managers in EU/US, select related vendors from database and get quotations/samples from the vendors;
- Follow up new product proposal with category manager and feedback to vendor in timely manner
- Develop new vendors for new SKU when there is none in existing database or under development by Sourcing (need to get approval from Sourcing before auditing factory)
- Coordinate with category managers, vendors, and Operations teams to ensure product development schedules are maintained
- Work with quality/compliance teams on product compliance and ensure new products meet legal requirements, work with quality team and sourcing team in case any support needed
- Work with QE on product performance testing
- Create Product Approval Form
- Attend fairs for new product generation and price benchmarking
- The other task assigned by superior.
3.Our company offers:
- 15 days of additional paid annual leave;
- Flexible working hours and weekends off;
- Job-related training;
- Opportunities to explore different internal roles based on individual capabilities and preferences.
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