Senior Merchandiser - Housewares

Summary

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

• Monitor the whole order process from end to end

• Supports Line Manager 

• Negotiation with suppliers to achieve department turnover and margin targets as defined by headquarters

What you'll do

• Contributes on the evaluation and monitor the factories for continuous improvement and business development

• Work closely with product development team on development and supports the follow up on the sampling process 

• Manage quotations, price analysis and price negotiations with supplier 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 

What you'll need

• Tertiary level education

• Extensive Merchandising experience 

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

• 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 advise when required

• Proficient in MS Office (specifically Excel and Power Point)

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