We are seeking a Sourcing Specialist to join our growing Global Sourcing Team in Taichung.
He/she should be a product and factory expert in key HFT categories. He/she will base in Taichung, but spend much of the time evaluating factories in Taiwan, finding products, meeting with vendors. He/she should have an understanding of quality as it relates to evaluating vendor viability, production line set up, and the products themselves to meet company requirements.
He/she helps Sourcing Manager with a variety of responsibilities surrounding new potential vendors and new potential products in assigned HFT categories. He/she spends the time following up on quotations, requesting and tracking samples for QA testing, and communicating test with vendors and quality department. He/she also helps to coordinate packaging and artwork through completion with the given timeline.
He/she work collaboratively with the Quality team as well as the US Sourcing team to hit targets and deadlines. Specific hardline product experience, product development, sourcing and manufacturing is necessary to be successful in this role. This individual must be deadline oriented and collaborate with all members of the team in achieving departmental goals.
This role requires dynamic involvement with multiple groups throughout our business, provides a chance to make a big impact, and offers opportunity for career growth.
Essential duties and responsibilities:
* Find, evaluate, and select vendors to supply products that are sold in HFT’s retail stores
* Gather information from new potential vendors.
* Help to obtain A-level audits, perform factory visits, and have phone discussions with potential factories and report to Sourcing Manager.
* Facilitate gathering quotes from potential vendors and help Sourcing Manager to finalize the comparison sheet.
* Drive product line transitions from sourcing of viable vendors through product costing, sampling, and quality testing in our own laboratories
* Complete all sourcing activities in a timely manner and driving efficiencies whenever possible
* Coordinate and track all the testing between vendor, US, and QA lab.
* Communicate testing revisions, holds, and corrections.
* Communicate and coordinate packaging and artwork requirements.
* Additional duties as assigned
* Identify new products that would enhance the HFT mix
* 40-60% travel
* Collaborate closely with US sourcing manager team, QA team, vendor management team, and Logistics.