Responsibilities:

• Study and understand sourcing tactics/need of the business.
• Industry and market intelligence reports especially on apparel manufacturing sector.
• Scout and propose suitable suppliers from South East Asia region and beyond, for multiple brands and product categories.
• Assess and propose suitable suppliers from other continents, onshoring and nearshoring.
• Potential supplier assessment, including but not limited to initial costing and technicality capability studies.
• Sourcing parameter negotiation.
• Support sourcing strategy formulation.
• Support vendor commercial management.
• Ad hoc activities assigned by manager.

Key stakeholders:

• • Global Sourcing team
  • Other teams under Global Supply Chain, e.g. Operations and CR
  • Brand and Product team, Active
  • APAC leadership team
  • External vendors, current and potential, multiple tiers
  • Pentland Shared Services
  • Pentland Legal team

Specialize:

• Degree holder.
• Analytical thinker.
• Sound knowledge in sourcing strategy interpretation, business case build and implementation, commercial sense in active / apparel industry.
• Deep and broad knowledge in sourcing (multiple tiers) for areas in Asia and beyond.
• Grasp of supply chain and sourcing market intelligence in global scale, especially tariff/duty landscape across different Asian countries with major importing countries in the world.
• Work experience in global scale company, preferable brand management related, with strong cultural sensitivity and awareness.
• Work experience in matrix organization environment, able to work with internal cross functional teams and external vendors.
• Thorough understanding of manufacturing business model and operation is a bonus to have.
• Proficiency in English.

For more the information please contact Ms Susan:

• Email: susan.ho@firstrecruitment-asia.com
• Tel: 028 3915 4343