Our client is a EU buying office with operation across the globe. Operating across multiple international markets, the Hong Kong office serves as a key sourcing and product development hub for Asia and they now look for a young and energetic sourcing professional to join their team.
Responsibilities:
Lead end‑to‑end sourcing and product development for cookware items
Manage long‑term strategic suppliers in China, ensuring quality, reliability, and timely execution
Drive product customization based on business needs, guiding suppliers through design, sampling, testing, and approvals
Coordinate cookware products with high production volumes
Ensure all items meet required safety, compliance, and quality standards; resolve QC issues with suppliers
Influence and persuade factories to support project timelines, product modifications, and customization requirements
Oversee project milestones from concept to mass production, maintaining full visibility through internal systems
Collaborate closely with merchandising, design, QA/QC, and global retail teams to achieve alignment on specifications and deliverables
Maintain strong, stable supplier partnerships while continuously improving product performance and execution
Prepare and present program and vendor updates in team meetings
Identify risks and provide proactive solutions to avoid production or delivery delays
Support the Head of Sourcing on category insights, cost scenarios, and program feasibility analysis
Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or related discipline
10-15 years of sourcing or merchandising experience, ideally in cookware/ kitchenware/ tableware
Strong project management capability, able to handle multiple programs simultaneously
Hands‑on experience working with China‑based vendors and manufacturers
Comfortable communicating directly with factories and driving them to meet customization and quality expectations
Confident communicator - able to voice out issues, influence suppliers, and present in meetings
Detail‑oriented with strong ownership and accountability
Proactive, energetic, and collaborative; able to work effectively with multicultural teams
Very fluent in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin
Candidates with a trade/merchandising/buying office background preferred
