Sourcing / Buying Manager - Apparel (EU buying office)
Location Hong Kong Job-type Salary Negotiable Contact Angela Tsui Email Reference AGFG-268107 1652925153
Sourcing / Buying Manager - Apparel (EU buying office)
Excellent opportunity to join one of top European retailers as a Manager in their sizable sourcing office in Hong Kong. The company has a strong presence all-over Europe and a successful sourcing business for a number of years in Asia.
Reporting directly into the Director, you will be leading a number of staffs to strategically plan and execute various sourcing operations.
As a senior member of the sourcing team, you will be responsible for : -
Vendor management Analyse, evaluate and improve vendor's capabilities and performanceCapacity managementExpand or consolidate vendor base when appropriatePrice negotiation and create detailed cost saving plans and methods
Communications with regional buyers Build up strong communication platform and schedules with buyers and designersConstant interaction and consultation on vendor capacity, order allocation etcObserve and understand in detail the buyer's needs and provide as much support as possibleLead and supervise the sampling and costing operations and strive for continuous improvement
Communications with internal teams Monitor capacity of each location carefullyAnalyse, evaluate and propose available capacity for order allocation
Communications with internal support teams Assist in certain quality or CSR driven initiativesAssist in any quality issues, claims or disputes between buyers / QA
Requirements : -
Bachelor degree of above (Masters / MBA an advantage)
Relevant sourcing experience from EU buying offices with global exposure
Excellent written and verbal Chinese and English
Excellent in manipulating various systems
Proven managerial skills
Strong sourcing experience in China and SEA countries (, India)
Experience working in large sized European retailers is preferred
Interested parties please send your CV in word format to Angela Tsui ( ) for more information.
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