Sourcing & Merchandising Manager (Categories: Finishing Goods In Furniture, Home Décor, Home Accessories, Hardline Products)

- Oversee, direct the activities of the designed sourcing unit and communicate the overall sourcing strategy for products.
- Organize daily meetings with staff to coordinate timetables and schedules.
- Review staff reports on the status of trips with buyers, visit trade fairs, or Company client needs.
- Reset priorities are required to meet business needs.
- Constant interaction with Company management on business objectives, sales trends, and other country merchandise category expansion plans.
- Oversee market conditions that impact sourcing requirements.
- Conduct top-level negotiations on the best price for merchandise in conjunction with company buyers.
- Optimize resources for these business trips and coordinate foreign buyer participation at shows and manufacturer or factory visits.
- Analyze productivity of shows and subsequent orders.
- Participate in new vendor and manufacturing site visits as required.
- Decisions involve coordination with Company Executives and managers on long-term company strategy for sourcing brands and price negotiations with suppliers, vendors, or agents.
- Evaluate sourcing opportunities in domestic or other countries and make recommendations to management.
- Evaluate vendor performance and solve problems that could negatively impact order fulfillment or shipment of goods.
- Approve the selection of new vendors or manufacturers.
- Develop new products and promote to customer to meet sales target and quotation.
- Negotiate on purchasing terms and cost with vendors/suppliers to meet buyer's requirement.
- Evaluate and select potential suppliers by reviewing capability and facility.
- Product presentation through samples and display to buyers during their visits.
- Ensuring team members compliance with department goal and strive to achieve together.
- Cooperation with Quality and Order Control Department.
- Develop staff members' skills & knowledge. Build rapport with all types of people & able to encourage them to contribute to plans & goals.