• Responsible for agreeing the target dates with Suppliers and UK Departments to track Launch Newness
• Responsible for managing and updating the critical path tasks for their Region and exit dates
• Provide proactive service to UK Buying and Merchandising Departments to meet their sourcing requirements
• Assist Business Area Manager/ Merchandising Manager in costing exercises to encourage margin potential within the region
• Capacity management with factories to ensure M&S orders will be processed timely
• Production status management to ensure all tasks are done before the deadline
• Work closely with PD team/costing team to ensure CS samples and price can be approved timely.
• Work closely with technical team to ensure rack samples can be approved timely
• Working closely with material team to ensure bulk materials can be approved timely
• Payment issue with suppliers after shipment, working with invoice teams to sort it out
• Provide proactive service to Buying Departments to meet their sourcing requirements
• Manage the supplier visits of Buying Departments and provide follow up support
• Provide insights and market intelligence to the Buying Departments based on the information gathered from various channels
• Manage creation of quotes, cross-costing and benchmarking
• Monitor sample accuracy and handle sample dispatches
• Critical path management
• Source and evaluate new suppliers for current and new product groups
• Work closely with suppliers to ensure production capacity is well planned and monitored to cope with the sourcing needs
• Problem-solving in country.
• Perform other related duties as required.

• Degree in Textile or related discipline
• At least 8 years of relevant experience, preferably in the UK/European market
• Solid experience in production is a definite advantage
• Good understanding on product costing analysis
• Strong negotiation, problem solving, leadership and communication skills
• Proactive, energetic, independent and can play as a team player
• Excellent command of written and spoken English
• Sound computer knowledge and familiar with MS Office (Excel: Pivot, & Vlookup) and Outlook

Key relationships and stakeholders

• Buying & Design & technical teams
• Sustainability Plan A team, Ethical and Raw material teams
• GM Packaging Managers Suppliers