Divisional Merchandising Manager – Hardgoods SHANGHAI | MERCHANDISING

Job Accountabilities

• Achieve KPIs
• Drive Business Growth
• Achie on Time Delivery
• Reduce Quality Claims
• Manage Expenses within the budget

• Team Management
• Drive & train team to achieve KPI in tune with the Company Goals
• Team organizing skills – giving timely, specific feedback & coaching & providing challenging assignments & opportunities for development
• Training the teams on the job & provide small training sessions where ever applicable
• Identifies & addresses long term staffing needs with competent people & retains them
• Encourage the teams to achieve /establish challenging performance standards & a desire to excel
• Working with the teams and providing clear directions/guidance to work effectively

• Business Development
• Manage Client Relationship & Client Service
• Prepare Vendor strategy and choose the best source
• Critically review new opportunities and guide team and vendor with best offer
• Work with vendors in innovation as per client needs / latest trends
• Manage Vendor Relationship
• Client Visit Preparation/Trips
• Analyze trip requirement with clients
• Strategize plan of action against each requirement and closely monitor the same
• Review and finalize client files and product displays
• Closely work on vendor wise open issues and offer best possible solutions

• Development Process management
• To lead, guide, manage, review proceedings in all steps of development process
• Weekly review of Development trackers
• Sample progress review
• Pre-empt ,analyze and resolve critical issues
• Involves vendor, client, seniors, QA and others as required for closure of open points
• Critical cost negotiation with vendor, related communication and closure with client

• Production Process coordination
• To lead, manage, review proceedings in all steps of production process
• Weekly review of critical production alerts with the team
• Involves vendor, client, seniors, QA and others as required for closure of open points
• Identify high risk product and lead team in closely monitoring the progress
• Actively participate in Pre-Production meetings of identified high risk products
• Troubleshooting – Determining root cause of the issue & give best alternatives to vendors and client to reach best amicable solution

Job Requirements

• Tertiary educated in hardgoods or related disciplines
• 10 years’ experience in the industry with at least 3 years’ experience in supervisory level
• Strong product knowledge in hardgoods
• Knowledge in USA and/or Europe market is preferred
• Fluency in spoken & written English is prerequisite
• Flexible to travel

Skills & Behavioral Expectation

• Client Face
• Business Driver
• Strategic
• People Management Skills
• Confident
• Innovative
• Logical Thinker
• Negotiation & Organizing Skills
• Accountable & Aesthetic Sense
• Strong business acumen
• Adherence to Company policies and procedures
• Integrity
• Resource Conscious
• Tolerant to Stress
• Proactive
• Dynamic
• Result-oriented
• Sense of Urgency
• Attention to Details
• Deadline Conscious
• Good Sales & Marketing Sense
• Customer-focused
• Service oriented
• A team player

Connor provides excellent career opportunities to the right candidate. Further information about Connor and our career opportunities can be viewed on our website http://www.weconnor.com. If you are interested in joining our team, please email your resume with current and expected remuneration packages to: shanghai-jobapp@weconnor.com by MS Word attachment.

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