Deputy Purchasing Manager - Textile
Bullet points
German Native Sourcing Expert
Asia Pacific Sourcing Coverage
About Our Client
Being a member of the Schwarz Group (Kaufland, Lidl), Kaufland pride themselves as an international retail company that focuses on performance, dynamism and fairness. With its Asia Pacific Buying Office based in Hong Kong, they are proud of delivering the finest product selection to 1,300 stores within Germany, Bulgaria, Croatia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Due to the exceptional growth of the buying subsidiaries within the region including Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Turkey and Sri Lanka, this exciting new career opportunity has been created.
Job Description
As a crucial member of the buying team, you will manage a team of 16 merchandisers to support the team head on every buying related functions. Specifically, you will:
- Manage and develop different merchandising departments that involve several purchasing areas including textile, luggage and shoes
- Working closely with the purchasing team in the headquarters and country managers regarding straetegic negotiations with vendors
- Build and develop Kaufland's direct import business within the corresponding product groups across all sourcing countries, with the goal of building a long-term business relationship with the best performing suppliers/factories
- Ensuring the order processing, quality assurance and CSR are in line with internal compliance standard
- Regularly initiate product development and implement new item segments to optimize business development opportunity
The Successful Applicant
You has to be a highly loyal and motivated professional with relevant experience in a buying/sourcing office within the Asia Pacific region. Additionally, you have to be:
- Native German speaking and fluent in English; willing to travel internationally
- Degree holder in textile or related discipline with managerial experience
- Solid buying experience in textile with an entrepreneurial mind-set
- A good working knowledge of sourcing software and MS Office
- The ability to build strong working relationships with vendors and internal stakeholders
- A team orientated manager with good communication skills and cooperative attitude
What's on Offer
Your commitment and passion to drive the development of the merchandising eam will be rewarded with a highly lucrative remuneration package. Operating within a dynamic and fast-paced environment, you will enjoy functioning within a role which offers the opportunity to broaden your skill set and develop your capabilities under sophisticated mentorship within the group.