Development Purchaser is the person in charge to develop and source fabric and trim with current and new supplier for current customer and new customer in UA. This person will need to follow the requirement from our customer. The key success for this person is having the right quality of raw material at the right time and right supplier.
Development of raw material:
When fabric approved by customer handover all information, details to the purchaser.
Constantly compare the new request with all fabrics already developed or use by other customers.
Respect the lead time confirmed. And be sure after 24hours we get the information we need and update the timeline to the merchandiser team.
Before work with any suppliers need to ensure we visit them first if can’t visit physically need to do a zoom visit to ensure they align with all our requirements.
Ensure you get all information from merchandiser before processing if not enough information reject to develop.
Need to ensure the supplier we develop sample the price align with what we need, and they can handle our bulk order (quantity, quality and lead time) and can sign our contract.
Develop fabric and trim with at least with 3 suppliers.
And if new supplier needs to send to SGS to be sure can achieve our standard or customer standard.
Developing with correct supplier suitable for our customer it’s mean can follow our standard or customer standard.
Controlling the sample, lab dips, layout… before send to QA to get their approval to pass to Merch.
With fabric does select and not select by customer create a library, and share with innovation development person to propose to other customer.
New fabric become bulk need to be update on the data base and swatches need to be prepare and send to audit for the showroom. And every 2 months do presentation to sales and merch with new fabric present in the showroom.
Supplier Management:
Verifying and testing supplier.
Reviewing supplier’s performance.
Support purchasers negotiate with suppliers on prices, payment terms, delivery, tolerance, and quality.
Have a supplier data base always update.
Delivering:
Tracking Importing documentation if needed
Ensure the quantity the supplier ship is on the tolerance +/- 5% if not need to check with internally
Confirm to supplier you receive enough quantity and quality situation and handover to admin person for the payment.
Ensure supplier send development sample in time, supplier ship the goods in time and with correct document
Reporting:
Ensure when you send information to merchandiser and sales you share with them the maximum of information of the MOQ, MCQ, issue can be happen during sample or bulk if under MOQ, tolerance…
Ensure all the sourcing and development are on the system and update correctly.
Ensure the handover with the purchasing team is done properly
Ensure all the raw material quantity are correct and update on the correct file and share with supplier.
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
Ensure the supplier we source can work with UA and can follow the requirement of UA or customer.
Need to ensure the fabric and Trim are develop correctly and on time
Ensure all the raw material quantity are correct and update on the correct file and share with supplier.
Ensure when we develop the sustainable raw material we propose the best option and we can get correct certificate and information.
