Homeware Buyer

Roles & Responsibilities

Job Summary

If you enjoy discovering new designs and products from local and abroad, working with manufacturers and craftsmen to bring quality products to more homes, this position is for you Join HipVan's Merchandising team to help us find and develop the best furniture and homewares for our customers In the process, learn how Merchandising is done for an online store and understand the world of supply chain that helps bring great products to great customers.

Job Description

- Sourcing for new and unique products from all over the world by identifying customer preferences and forecast consumer trends

- Analyse data on revenue, margin on product performance and initiate strategies in response to current sales trends

- Timely communications with external partners and our Operations team on incoming shipment of goods

- Liaise with our in house production team for product photoshoots

- Evaluate supplier options according to prices, quality to determine the best choices

- Negotiate terms of agreements to achieve the best deal for HipVan

- Ensure the timely delivery of products and compliance with the contracts of purchase

Requirements

- Passionate about great design and crafting a good customer-first brand (a plus if you have ecommerce background)

- Possessing knowledge in all Adobe and related software including Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator

- Dedicated to deadlines and have excellent time-management to always be on schedule

- Responsible team player with strong problem-solving skills and ability to think out of the box

- Highly organized and motivated, a team player and fast learner

Kindly send resume to jobs@hipvan.com, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Tell employers what skills you have

Sales
Supply Chain
Furniture design
Merchandising
Merchandising Strategies
Merchandising optimizations
Illustrator
Team Player
Operations & supply chain
Sourcing
Adobe Photoshop

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