Associate Manager, Buying/Buyer (Softlines)

1 Week ago • 5 Years + • Product Management

Job Summary

Job Description

This Associate Manager, Buying/Buyer (Softlines) position requires developing and managing product assortment plans, pricing strategies, and forecasting to meet financial targets. Responsibilities include collaborating with the planning team on open-to-buy processes, liaising with vendors on product development, quality, costing, and delivery, and overseeing purchase orders. The role also involves reviewing post-sales performance, addressing customer complaints, and ensuring product safety and quality standards are met. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree, at least 5 years of relevant experience (more experience may lead to an Associate Manager title), strong negotiation skills, and proficiency in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin. A good sense of aesthetics and market trends is also essential.
Must have:
  • Bachelor's degree
  • 5+ years' relevant experience
  • Product development knowledge
  • Negotiation & costing skills
  • Fluent in English, Cantonese, Mandarin
  • Proficient in MS Office

Job Details

Job Summary:

  • Develop and manage the product assortment plans, product and pricing strategies to achieve agreed financial targets, margin and per cap

  • Participate in forecasting and managing open-to-buy process with the planning team in accordance with sales trends and business opportunities

  • Liaise with vendors and suppliers for product developments, quality, costing, sample arrangement, top samples approval, testing follow-up and delivery

  • Coordinate the placement of purchase orders and complete process in liaison with planning team from initial order placement to product arrival

  • Review post sales performance and response quality and guests complaint issues if any

Requirements

  • Bachelor degree or equivalent level in related disciplines

  • At least 5 years’ experience with relevant working experience, candidates with more experience will be considered as Associate Manager, Buying

  • Self-motivated, independent and proactive

  • Knowledge in product development and materials sourcing

  • Good negotiation skill for costing and well manage the production lead time

  • Familiar with product safety and quality standard

  • Able to establish better relationship with working partners internally and externally

  • Good sense in Aesthetics and sensitive of the market trend

  • Fluent in English, Cantonese and Mandarin

  • Excellent in Words, Excel, PowerPoint

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