This is the job
As Assistant merchandiser, you will be responsible for negotiation with suppliers, follow up orders from beginning until delivery.
You are a point of contact with suppliers, building and maintaining strong relationships with them. You monitor suppliers' performance and manage relations.
You will also have close communication with other team-members located in Copenhagen and Shanghai on daily operations; as key problem solver, you act as a critical link between headquarter and suppliers.
The role is crucial to understand how to optimize suppliers’ performance and work on contingency plans in all aspects.
Responsibilities
？ Daily Order Management including but not limited to order placement, product data checking, order execution, adjustment, order follow up, and cancellation efficiently
？ Master data updates & maintenance in system
？ Close follow-up on our orders to secure on time deliveries
？ Close communication on additional order requests, cancellations, ETD, compliance, and quality issues
？ Suppliers’ management i.e., on negotiation of price, MOQ and delivery
？ Cooperate effectively with internal and external stakeholders to ensure process smoothly completed
？ Be proactive with problem solving initiatives, diagnosing production problems and working with suppliers to present viable alternatives
？ Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders (commercial, planning, compliance, quality, CSR teams, logistics, etc.) on different activities - such as pre-product testing, factory evaluation and social compliance audit
Qualifications
？ As Assistant merchandiser, you hold a bachelor’s degree in international trade, and/or min. 3 years relevant work
？ Commercial mind-set and understanding of European business and sales
？ Basic product/production/industry knowledge; familiar with supplier management and ability to effectively communicate with internal and external stakeholders
？ Constant improvement mindset and way of working, follow-up, analyze and find solutions
？ Excellent negotiation skills
？ High accuracy level and attention to details
？ Proficient in English both oral and written
？ Fantastic time management skills, ability to prioritize work and multitask, extremely organized
？ Good experience in system operation (i.e., PLM, ERP, AX, etc.)
？ Microsoft super user is a must, especially in Excel
As a person you must be structured, efficient, proactive and detail oriented. You are used to work under short deadlines, act and communicate professionally with a positive attitude and team-player mindset – also during busy periods.
This is us
Flying Tiger Copenhagen is a company with strong values founded in Scandinavian culture. We are an informal workplace with a soft spot for cake and open doors, and we have a healthy appetite for change.
We want to be fun and relevant, and we put our hearts into everything we do.
We think it is important to deliver on our goals, but we also think it's important to keep a healthy and sustainable work-life balance.
…. And We are looking forward to hearing from you!