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Executive, Merchandising (Toys)

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Job Responsibilities

  • Identify market trends and propose toys assortments for various IP programs
  • Conduct market research on ideas and viability
  • Undertake international sourcing for Toys category (Primary product category)
  • Develop products with approved Key Visuals and work with factories to develop new OEM products, such as collectible figurines
  • Identify key target audiences for each merchandising program
  • Understand sales and sell-through for replenishment and developing the right products
  • Liaise with Global sourcing team on new potential factories and products
  • Submit product concepts on licensor platforms for approvals
  • Undertake procurement of product orders
  • Follow up with factories at various stages of product development
  • Liaise with factories on final production samples
  • Work with the Inventory Management team to manage the movement and activity of all orders
  • Prepare product catalogues and create orders on backend CMS
  • Undertake field research to gather feedback from Retail Operations team and consumers to constantly improve product mix and quality

Job Requirements

  • Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Business, Retail Management, Merchandising or related field.
  • Minimum 2-3 years of merchandising experience, preferably with background in Retail and Budgeting.
  • Good negotiation skills and research ability
  • Good communication skills with the ability to conduct presentations to various stakeholders
  • Motivated, pro-active and creative
  • Proficient with MS Office suite
  • Understand the toy industry landscape
  • Possessing basic design skill is a bonus