Summary Manage assigned category, supply chain and product development objectives. Responsibilities ?Manage all aspects of development of products from design specification to launch within time, quality and budgetary constraints; ?Follow-up on purchase orders, development of samples, shipments, quality assurance; ?Analyze purchase orders taking into consideration lead-time and supply constraints; ?Monitor and communicate progress of design projects using Umbra Project Tracker system to ensure product is released in a timely manner to meet required delivery dates; ?Responsible for product cost negotiating and buying price ensuring to meet profit margin; ?Evaluate vendors quote to ensure the reasonable costing is setup for new products; ?Coordinate with designer, graphics, QC and vendor in different development stages to execute the design, packing and quality. ?Communicate with vendors as required to develop designs for quoting and production; ?Suggest and finalize product details, material, and construction to achieve target price. ?Attend weekly project overview meeting with Product Development Associate; ?Manage vendor performance; ?Sign Yellow label samples prior to production; ?Sign Green label samples from completed production; ?Maintain communication with internal departments, including merchandising, sales, customer service, logistics, quality control, and production; ?Sourcing, prospect and maintain alternative supply sources; ?Visit factories to view work in process and oversee final QC inspections and shipment; ?Manage rework and stock conversion activities; ?Other job duties as assigned. Requirements ?University degree or equivalent; ?Minimum 3 years working experience in managing product development/supply activities; ?Experience with MRP systems, MS Office, and Outlook; ?Good command of oral and written English communication and literacy; ?Must be extremely well organized and work well under pressure and be a strong problem solver; ?Self- motivated with good initiative – work well with minimal supervision; ?Experience meeting multiple deadlines - must be comfortable multi tasking; ?Strong team player with demonstrated ability to motivate others; ?Must be flexible and able to adapt to new situations. |