Responsibilities:
1. Ensure?all?specifications?for?each?new?product?is?clearly?understood?by?PetSmart?vendors.
2. Ensure?prices?and?terms?meet?PetSmart?goals.
3. Negotiate?1st?price?quotes,?minimums?and?deliveries?with?factories/suppliers?for?all?new?products.?
4. Inform?US?PD?staff?of?all?changes?required?to?either?commercialize?new?product?and/or?meet?price?targets.
5. Re-negotiate?prices?based?on?changes?authorized?by?US?product?development.?
6. Ensure?1st?samples?and?supplementary?materials?are?on?time?and?meet?US?product?development?and?US?Merchandising?requirements.?
7. Ensure?the?body?of?new?product?data?handed?off?to?Asia?purchase?planning?department?is?complete?and?correct.?
Skills/Capabilities/Experience:
1. Spoken?and?written?English
2. Understand?basic?business?finance?concepts?and?interface/discuss?these?in?English?with?US?and?China?teams:
a. Margin?calculations
b. Delivery?lead?times
c. Business?terms
3. Sourcing/Trade?office?routines:
a. Positively?manage?relationship?with?factory?customer?service?personnel
b. Mange?sample?flow
c. Conduct?new?product?negotiations:
i. Product?prices
ii. Minimum?order?quantities
iii. Sample?deliveries
iv. Delivery?lead?times
d. Interface?with?US?teams?about?all?new?product?issues.?
4. Understand?basic?manufacturing?requirements:
a. Material?characteristics,?key?quality?concerns?and?cost?implications
b. Construction?steps,?constraints?and?cost?implications