PD& Sourcing Merchandiser in India

Position: PD& Sourcing Merchandiser in India

Location: Chennai, India

Pls. apply with your English CV only via email: [HIDDEN TEXT]

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.