PRIMARY FUNCTION

Achieves Target Sourcing Services (TSS) and Target financial pla by partnering with Headquarter (HQ) counterparts and vendo through product development, vendor elevation, sourcing, placement, shipment and post-shipment cycle for assigned product categories and geographic markets.

PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPOIBILITIES

Team and Self Development

?Ow peonal development through continuous learning and proactively seeks new assignments that build knowledge and improve skills.

?Manages and reviews the performance of the team and supports their peonal and professional growth.

?Supervises daily operatio of departments within area of respoibility.

Business Development

?Builds marketplace knowledge and product expertise: attends exhibition fai, conducts market research and performs competitor analysis.

?Communicates market intelligence to global team and HQ counterparts.

?Provides ManageDirector and HQ counterparts with relevant information on assigned product categories to eure objectives are well executed including pricing, sampling, styling details, forms and deadlines.

?Investigates product category opportunities, market/industry trends and provides the information to managedirector to determine the best costing strategy and specificatio for satisfaction of business requirements.

?Reviews project management, processes and costing elements; coordinates and communicates with team, business partne and across functional teams to eure vendor meets program timing and action (T&A) and product quality meets expectatiorequirements.

?Retrieves necessary information from systems to complement the above functio and to identify actio to be taken.

?Supports the maintenance of vendor matrix and identification of oveeas matrix opportunities according to the sourcing strategy and eures the on-boarding process is successfully implemented for new vendo.

Vendor Relatio

?Establishes and maintai key vendor relatiohips to eure continued partnehip and compliance with Target standards and expectatio.

?Supports ManageDirector with developing vendo by euring vendo are coached on standard procedures and business expectatio. Works with vendo on improving product design, cost competitiveness and business execution.

?Validates vendor’s submission of samples and costing; eures they are timely and meet expectatio.

Program Management

?Reviews program objective packages; identifies gaps and/or problems and resolves any issues proactively.

?Facilitates and participates in placement meetings and/or preproduction meetings; monito and leads team to finalize their respoibilities in the pre production requirements (PPR) to best manage production.

?Monito and eures vendo execute sampling and order management processes effectively and works with Target Compliance & Production Services (TCPS) and appropriate counterparts to diagnose any possible issues related to product quality and on-time delivery proactively.

?Eures problems identified by the team are resolved timely, escalated correctly and shared with related counterparts; guides the team to the best alternate solution and contingency pla as needed.

?Monito trade situatio and informs manage appropriately.

Communication and Negotiation

?Communicates effectively and partne with all cross functional teams and HQ counterparts.

?Maintai close contact with HQ counterparts / Global Team and cross functional team (CFT) to eure implementation of their strategies, goals and objectives.

?Keeps all relevant parties abreast of potential issues/delays and helps find creative solutio.

?Keeps all relevant parties abreast of new processes and best methods.

?Coordinates negotiatio between HQ counterparts and business partne; finds creative solutio to meet Target expectatio.

?Supports claim resolution and settlement and escalates issues to ManageDirector appropriately.

Brand Management

JOB REQUIREMENTS

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

?4 year Univeity/College degree or equivalent

?8 yea of sourcing and/or merchandising experience

?Advanced knowledge of market and industry within the relevant geographic area (able to identify competito’ activities/development to share with HQ and Global Teams)

?Advanced technical knowledge of processes and expertise of specific product categories sourced. Strong ability to cost specific product categories (undetanding of economic and raw material impacts to negotiation and pricing)

?Large external network to gather required competitor and market information

?Excellent communication skills in English and local office language, both written and verbal

?Strong MS office skills and able to use all relevant tools and systems

?In depth knowledge of U.S. business regulatio and compliance processes within the area of respoibility (customs, general & social compliance issues, anti-dumping, duty rates, minimum certification requirements)

?Broad yet in depth knowledge of U.S. retail industry (competito and different market segments, price levels at Target, production segmentation, seaso, undetanding Target guest, advanced level at undetanding of retail accounting, and skills to interpret sales and inventory data)

?Knowledge of global trade, shipment and payment

?Strong problem solving, negotiating, planning and organizational skills

?Strong analytical thinking skills and holistic approach to undetand & interpret reports, market trends and prepare reports.

?Able to drive meetings effectively and strong presentation skills

?Client-focused and service-driven

?Team player and team leading ability, able to develop, manage and engage team

?Assertive with strong initiative

?Committed to continuous learning

?Eligible to work in designated country

?Ability to travel exteively within designated country and internationally.

DESIRED REQUIREMENTS:

?Experience with Trading or Buying Office