Senior Merchandiser - Textiles

at  Lidl Asia Pte Limited

Summary
We value diversity at Lidl and this includes creating collaborative teams with colleagues with diverse experiences and backgrounds. Continue your career journey and make a difference with us here at Lidl!

What you’ll do

• Manage the ordering progress with Merchandiser, and provide problem solving wherever necessary
• Follow up on the sampling process
• Monitor selection critical path by daily liasons with supporting departments and external parties
• Communicate and work closely with European Buyers and other Asian Branch offices
• Help to manage the order allocation process within the department strategy and the set framework from Headquarters
• Work closely with product sourcing and development teams to ensure the best offers to our customer
• Manage quotations, price analysis and price negotiations with supplier within the negotiation parameters set by Headquarters
• Contributes on the evaluation and monitor the factories for continuous improvement and business development
• Work closely and effectively with cross-functional departments (QA, PD, Sourcing, Production, Artwork…) to mitigate potential risks and to ensure on-time delivery with the required quality standards
• Proactively anticipate issues and provide problem solving wherever necessary
• To provide support to the Line Manager

What you’ll need

• Diploma level education or above
• Strong in price negotiations
• Independent, results oriented, flexible and strong sense of responsibilities
• Ability to work under pressure
• Proficient in MS Office (specifically Excel and Power Point)
• Good command of written and spoken English, additional languages would be beneficial
• Detail-oriented mindset
• Must be self motivated, organised, responsible, hardworking and independent
• Good working attitude, willing to learn, and a good team player

What you’ll receive
We are dedicated to fostering a family-friendly culture and work environment. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all candidates with the required skills and experience. We enable fair pay within the company by creating non-discriminatory salary systems. Working at Lidl & Kaufland Asia is rewarding, in every sense, because we give you the training to succeed in your role and plenty of opportunities to progress your career here. We are accredited as a Fair and Progressive employer by the Tripartite Alliance for Fair and Progressive Employment Practices (TAFEP).

Market Leading Remuneration Package:

• Annual wage supplement and discretionary bonus
• Life Insurance
• Medical Insurance

Supportive Environment:

• Out of Office leave for important appointments
• In-house training courses
• Training sponsorship scheme

Work-life Balance:

• 5-day week
• Competitive Annual Leave (25 days per year)
• Charity, Community and Sporting Events

If you are not invited for an interview within 4 weeks, we regret that your application was not suited to this vacancy.
For more company information, please feel free to visit: http://www.lidl.asia
Personal data collected will be used for recruitment related purposes only and will be destroyed after 12 months.
Location
Lidl & Kaufland Asia Pte. Limited | Singapore — 19885.5 km
30 Pasir Panjang Road 12-31/32 Mapletree Business City
117440 Singapore
Contract Type
Full Time
Entry Level
Experienced
Supply Chain Management
Reference no.
398914

• Manage the ordering progress with Merchandiser, and provide problem solving wherever necessary
• Follow up on the sampling process
• Monitor selection critical path by daily liasons with supporting departments and external parties
• Communicate and work closely with European Buyers and other Asian Branch offices
• Help to manage the order allocation process within the department strategy and the set framework from Headquarters
• Work closely with product sourcing and development teams to ensure the best offers to our customer
• Manage quotations, price analysis and price negotiations with supplier within the negotiation parameters set by Headquarters
• Contributes on the evaluation and monitor the factories for continuous improvement and business development
• Work closely and effectively with cross-functional departments (QA, PD, Sourcing, Production, Artwork…) to mitigate potential risks and to ensure on-time delivery with the required quality standards
• Proactively anticipate issues and provide problem solving wherever necessary
• To provide support to the Line Manage