Job Description

In a nutshell

Own execution of the assigned categories (e.g. Clothing - Mens, Ladies & Kids) from order confirmation to shipment and ensure issues are deal with efficiently and quickly through use of your great organisational skills; on point to make sure we deliver goods on time and give our customers great availability; you will have an eye for detail and be confident challenging stakeholders and shouting out risk. You will have a strong desire to learn and grow in your role.

What I need to do

• Be aware of UK performance and immediate commercial priorities from weekly trade, understand trade meeting outputs and commercial dynamics, proactively respond to trading needs. Understand our business vision and goal and play a positive role.
• Attend weekly progress meetings with cross functional colleagues in Asia, UK colleagues and suppliers to provide a clear visibility of order status. Effectively influencing and managing supplier performance
• Have a clear understanding of our operating procedures and be familiar with all necessary systems and our ways-of-working and support the sustainability agenda.
• Support the order management process from purchase order to shipment delivery; maintain accurate purchase order records and critical path trackers, monitoring delivery and flagging potential risk, identify solutions with suppliers; escalating to line manager.
• Engage with the Origin Supply Chain team to support timely handover of goods and optimize shipping.
• Support on supplier set up process and support the process of new supplier sourcing.
• Manage raw material planning with mills, suppliers capacity availability and provide clarity to my UK Merchandising colleagues.

What I need to know

• Fresh graduate welcome
• Able to articulate a clear interest in sourcing, merchandising and production. Developing knowledge of production processes, techniques, and product components. Understand the levers that drive lead times for the different regions and products worked on
• A developing awareness of the different cultures that I interact with
• I can read commercial reports and I understand basic commercial metrics and have the confidence to learn new systems.
• Excellent business written and spoken English and Mandarin

From fragrance to car care, clothing and pots and pans, our Sourcing Team delivers all the non-food items for our Sainsbury’s, Habitat and Argos customers in the UK. This multi-brand environment means you get to work across most areas. You can also be a pioneer, because the team believes in being brave, iterating and learning as they go. Working with colleagues globally, you’ll develop deep connections to other departments, which opens up a lot of different career opportunities for you.

We understand that all important work life balance and the benefits this brings for you, your role and our business. At Sainsbury’s Argos Asia, we work flexibly so you can prioritise. Exactly how you work will vary from role to role and between teams, depending on the nature of your work and specific goals. You will be able to manage your time better and concentrate on your wellbeing, giving you time to exercise, spend time with your family and friends when it matters or just to simply recharge your batteries.

This is a truly inclusive culture so you’ll be welcomed whoever you are and wherever you go. Find out more about life working in Sainsbury’s Argos Asia and the importance we put into Diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) by visiting our LinkedIn page - Sainsburys Argos Asia Limited