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Sourcing Merchandiser – Asia Sourcing Jobs in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico at Clas Ohlson
Title: Sourcing Merchandiser – Asia Sourcing
Company: Clas Ohlson
Location: Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
At Clas Ohlson, we are team players who genuinely care about our customers, each other, and the results of our business.
We have a strong, customer centric, culture which is firmly rooted in our 100-year history, and an outspoken goal to take leadership in sustainability.
If you share our ambition to achieve more, we can offer you great opportunities for professional and personal growth.
We believe in you.Let's grow together!
Job PurposeDelivers to Clas Ohlson customers by owning the full new development and sourcing process, transferring inspiration briefs, development briefs, and buying requests from stakeholders in Sweden into placed orders that meet customer demand for cost, availability, quality & sustainability.The role carries dual responsibility:- Assortment development & new product creation, driving commercially competitive innovations in string lights, solar lights, and related seasonal categories.
- Supplier sourcing & supplier development, ensuring a competitive, diversified, and resilient supplier base in China and South/Southeast Asia.Leads and constantly develops the business, ensuring strong cost performance, product competitiveness, and high performance within the assigned area of responsibility.Location: Shanghai, ChinaKey ResponsibilitiesSupplier Sourcing & Supplier Base Development- Execute sourcing strategies that secure competitive second sourcing and multi country options (Asia working experience strongly preferred).
- Maintain strong supplier relationships for product development and production, monitor vendor performance, and drive continuous improvement.
- Identify, evaluate, and onboard new potential suppliers.Assortment Development & New Product Creation- Develop new and existing products based on inspiration briefs, development briefs, and buying requests from Sweden.
Ensure that new developments meet expectations on function, quality, design, cost, sustainability, and timing.
- Own the end-to-end product creation process from concept ? supplier sourcing ? prototyping ? cost modelling ? sample approval ? order placement.
- Drive supplier led innovation and proactively identify new product opportunities in string lights, solar lights, and related seasonal ranges.Cost Performance & FactBased Commercial Excellence- Create, verify, and challenge cost breakdowns (CBD) with a high degree of analytical rigor.
- Conduct teardown analyses of seasonal lighting products to identify cost drivers and optimization opportunities.
- Use market pricing and shouldcost methodologies to establish transparent, fair, and competitive costing structures.
- Lead difficult supplier discussions, prioritizing company interest while maintaining necessary working relationships.Cross-Functional Collaboration & Stakeholder Management- Communicate and align with stakeholders in Sweden and IPO offices to ensure assortment demands are understood and delivered, coordinate tasks, resolve issues, support product development and sourcing pipelines.
- Ensure accurate and timely information flow on project status, quotations, timelines, and supplier performance.Continuous Improvement & Business Follow-Up- Maintain a constant improvement mindset, analysing business results monthly through KPIs and identifying new opportunities.
- Improve existing offers by developing suppliers, upgrading products, and testing new materials or processes.
- Ensure ways of working reflect high commercial awareness, strong ethical standards, and longterm customer value.Who are you?
Technical & Functional Skills- Strong experience in factbased costing, shouldcost modeling, teardown analysis, and cost breakdown validation.
- Solid understanding of manufacturing processes & product demands for string lights, solar lighting, and seasonal electrical products.
- Skilled in supplier evaluation, development, and negotiation in China and South/Southeast Asia.
- Competent in assortment development and end-to-end new product creation.
- Able to organize, communicate, and follow up with internal/external stakeholders on quotations, products, and timelines.
- Familiarity with sustainability, compliance, and quality requirements for lighting products.
- Domestic and regional travel (~30%) to suppliers across China, Vietnam, India, and broader Asia.
- Ability to use AI tool a plus.Behavioural Skills- High integrity and strong ownership of company interest over supplier relationship.
- Not afraid to challenge; confident in tough commercial discussions.
- Analytical, datadriven, and a strong critical thinker.
- Selfdriven, mature, and comfortable working independently under pressure.
- Competitive mindset; constantly striving forbetter cost, quality, and supplier performance.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills across cultures.
- Builds longterm relationships and works well crossfunctionally.
- Preferably with a background from a reputable sourcing organization.Relevant education from a university, college or vocational university is desirable.
You have a good ability to express yourself in speech and writing in English.Welcome Home Clas Ohlson offers an inclusive and encouraging work environment where everyone is expected to dare to try new things and to take initiative.
Your drive and your willingness to develop Clas Ohlson are what will keep us one step ahead.
We believe in diversity and see our co-workers various backgrounds, personalities, experiences, and skills, as important to our success.In addition to the opportunity to grow with us, we also offer market-competitive salary, pension, bonus, staff discount, health and wellness benefits, and collective agreement.To learn more about what it's like to work with us, click on the following link and take part our employees' stories.ApplicationQuestions about the position are answered by recruiter Jane Wang at ******.
Applications are processed on an ongoing basis.Welcome with your application!
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