Department Manager - Merchandising (Chocolate, Candy & Import Confectionary)
atCP Axtra PCL (Lotus's)Key Responsibility:
- Sourcing product to align with product quality & criteria and timeline with purchasing strategy.
- Being professional in brand and product positions within my category and spotting the opportunity
- Researching, identifying, analyzing and selecting for potential suppliers, evaluating their capabilities with high service level, acceptable quality product provide and cost optimization.
- Managing for Cost optimization and other income – Annual contract, Trade deal, Cost discount Negotiation, Back margin negotiation
- Comply with responsible sourcing and quality compliance guideline, visit vendors to ensure product standard as guided
- Monitoring and managing inventory levels, ensuring that the right products are available at the right time and in the right quantities.
- Initialing New Product Development to be on plan and also has smooth execution with cross functional team. Sourcing reasonable price, high quality product and trustworthy vendor, working closely with them as business partner for business growth
- Managing Supplier’s performance (VDP), among SMEs, Big Firm and Own Brand. Building and maintain long term relationship with currently available supplier. Including understand supplier’s target, KPI and any concerns to bring the win-win negotiation scenario
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in any related fields
- A minimum of 5 years in Commercial buyer or purchasing experiences with Retail/ Dynamic Business company
- Extensive buyer experience in General Merchandise goods would be an advantage
- Outstanding Negotiation Skill
- Stock management skill
- Excel (Expert level) skill
- Report preparation and data analysis skill
- Supplier management skill
- New product development
CP AXTRA | Lotus's
CP AXTRA Public Company Limited.
Nawamin Office: Buengkum, Bangkok 10230, Thailand
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Experience required
- 5 years
Career level
- Middle Level
- Senior Level
Salary
- Negotiable
Job function
- Import / Export
- Management
Job type
- Full-time
Company overview
At Lotus's, we get up every morning and questioned ourselves daily on how we can serve our customers better. Lotus’s is an omni-channel retailer in Thailand, with a commitment to providing great quality products at affordable prices, while doing good things for our customers, colleagues, and comm ...
Why join us: “At Lotus's, we are looking for people who are the change-agent with a passion to grow in both work and life. People who have the ability to think in an agile way and make everyday as a history to leave their own legacy in every part of business.” Lotus's People are: People wh ...
Benefits
- Overtime pay
- Life Insurance
- Accident Insurance
- Company uniform
- Learning & Development Opportunities
- Health Insurance
- Provident fund