About us
Rainforest is Asia’s leading e-commerce brand aggregator that focuses on brands and products for the modern parent. We acquire consumer e-commerce brands, providing entrepreneurs with a healthy exit, and we invest in the acquired brands to grow them globally. Our mission is to fulfil the potential of microbrands, growing brands with great products to delight mums worldwide.
The role: Buyer, China
This role will own the relationship with suppliers of an assigned portfolio of brands. He/She will be responsible for all day to day purchasing activities, establishing strong communication and coordination to ensure seamless supply of goods in line with the demand plan. This role will report to the Purchasing Manager.
Responsibilities:
- Drive and maintain a collaborative relationship with suppliers
- Negotiate cost, lead time and other purchasing terms with suppliers
- Gather and maintain supplier database including product catalogues, product prices, packaging configurations, supply capacity, production lead times and agreed commercial terms
- Work closely with inventory planners to understand the purchasing plan and take on the entire purchasing process from thereon
- Create purchase orders and closely monitor production completion for shipping on time
- Feedback regularly to the planning team on production pipeline stock levels
- Ensure all documentation are in order and key information / data is taken into the system in a timely manner
- Maintain supplier contract agreements if any and ensure compliance by involved parties to meet the set SLAs
- Highlight supply shortages compared to plans and work closely with relevant stakeholders to mitigate the supply risks
- Update finance team and arrange payments for invoices from suppliers
Requirements:
- Bachelors / Masters or equivalent in supply-chain management / purchasing
- 4-5 years of experience in purchasing function
- Experience dealing with suppliers out of China and in other countries
- Good in both English and Mandarin languages
- Familiar with purchasing systems or modules
- Advanced computer skills like Excel including pivot tables
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Eye for excellence and ability to work in a dynamic environment