The common responsibilities for this position include managing sales orders, quotations, and sales documents; liaising with clients to understand their requirements; and following up on samples and conducting quality checks. Developing and implementing comprehensive merchandising and sourcing strategies for various product categories is essential, alongside managing supplier relationships, negotiating pricing and terms, and ensuring product availability. The role involves conducting regular market research, preparing performance reports, and providing insights to senior management. Additionally, overseeing product development, sourcing, costing, and production schedules, as well as managing the end-to-end merchandising process, is critical. This includes collaborating with internal teams and external suppliers to ensure product quality, cost efficiency, and timely delivery. Maintaining strong business relationships with vendors and clients, monitoring market trends, and driving continuous improvement initiatives are also key responsibilities. Lastly, supporting the manager in ensuring orders meet budget and quality standards while managing the product development and execution processes is required.
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