Senior Sourcing Specialist

Lidl & Kaufland Asia Pte. Limited
- Singapore
SGD 5,000 - SGD 5,500
Posted 2 hours ago

**Senior Sourcing Specialist (Hard Goods)**:

Lidl & Kaufland Asia Pte. Limited

**Job Highlights**:
- Market leading remuneration package, AWS and discretionary bonus
Largest retailer in Europe, well established MNC
Training sponsorship scheme
- **Summary**

The objectives of the position are to provide support to the team and to source new suppliers according to company plans.

**What you'll do**

The holder of the position is mainly responsible for the following areas in coordination with his / her superior:

- Support Sourcing Director / Sourcing Manager for tactical plans of vendor sourcing and product development
- Liaise with vendors / suppliers and internal parties (i.e. Merchandising department, Product Development department and Compliance and Sustainability department in performing various of sourcing activities
- Work closely with Merchandising team on vendor management, evaluation and assessment, data analysis, system maintenance, contract database management, and management reporting
- Support Product Development team for their product plans, propose strategies and action plans to ensure continual supplies of materials
- Take part in sourcing projects including searching of new suppliers and conducting factory visits
- Provide ad hoc support to the team

**What you'll need**
- Degree holder or above
- Minimum 5 years in relevant product experience in sizable company ,ideally in a buying office environment for hard goods
- Strong background and experience in lighting products a bonus
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, supplier
- facing, analytical skills, Influencing skills
- Excellent proficiency in MS Excel
- Well organized, self motivated and detail orientated
- A good team player and an individual contributor, can work to deadlines, priorities tasks and work well under pressure
- Proficient in written and spoken English
- Knowledge of Mandarin and/or Cantonese a bonus to liaise with Mandarin and/or Cantonese-speaking only stakeholders
- Willing to travel

**What you'll receive**

**Development opportunities**:

- You will have the opportunity to develop your negotiation skills, product knowledge, supply chain knowledge and mental fortitude.
- You will learn how to negotiate the best solutions between all the related parties relevant to our business.

**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
- Charity, Community and Sporting Events

Personal data collected will be used for recruitment related purposes only and will be destroyed after 12 months

**Additional Information**:

- Career Level
- Senior Executive
- Qualification
- Diploma, Advanced/Higher/Graduate Diploma, Bachelor's Degree, Post Graduate Diploma, Professional Degree
- Years of Experience
- 5 years
- Job Type
- Full-Time
- Job Specializations
- Manufacturing, Purchasing/Material Mgmt
- **Company Overview**:
Lidl was founded in 1930 and has grown to be one of the largest supermarket chains in the world. Part of the Schwarz Group, we operate around 11,000 stores and more than 150 distribution centres in Europe and the United States with around 315,000 employees. Simplicity is the cornerstone of our success, and our stores, products and operations are designed to offer customers quality products at the best possible price.

**Lidl Asia**

Lidl Asia sources products from different countries across Asia that meet Lidl’s high standards of quality. As consumer and design trends change, we innovate to ensure we meet the needs of our customers - supplying over 11,000 Lidl stores worldwide.

**Additional Company Information**:

- Registration No.
- 201819013D
- Company Size
- More than 5000 Employees
- Average Processing Time
- 9 days
- Industry
- Retail / Merchandise
- Benefits & Others
- Dental, Medical, Regular hours, Mondays - Fridays
- **Company photos**:
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