Job Description

Castlery is looking for a highly skilled and organized Project Manager, Buying to join our Merchandising team. This role will be essential in managing and streamlining the buying process, driving projects related to sourcing, costing, and procurement, and ensuring successful delivery within timelines. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in project management, procurement, and buying processes within the furniture or consumer goods industry.If you have a passion for buying, project management, and optimizing processes, we invite you to apply for this opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping our procurement strategies.Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage buying projects from inception to completion, optimize resources, ensuring timelines and budgets are met.
• Develop a costing database and processes to standardize decision-making related to procurement costs.
• Identify opportunities to enhance current buying processes, implement best practices, and drive continuous improvement.
• Support the end-to-end sourcing process, ensuring optimal supplier selection and contract management.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including Category Planning, Product Design, Engineering and Quality teams, to support product launches.

Key Requirements:

• At least 5-7 years of experience in buying, procurement, or project management within the furniture or consumer goods industry, with a strong understanding of the buying process.
• Proven track record of managing multiple projects simultaneously, demonstrating strong organizational skills and the ability to meet deadlines.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities, with experience in data analysis to support decision-making processes.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, capable of collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams and presenting ideas clearly.
• Solid negotiation skills with experience in supplier management and contract negotiations.
• High level of attention to detail, ensuring accuracy in cost analysis, project documentation, and procurement processes.
• Proficiency in project management software, spreadsheets, and databases; experience with ERP systems is a plus.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, adjusting priorities and strategies as needed to meet changing business requirements.
• Strong verbal and written command in English and Chinese (due to close collaboration with China's team).

What we promiseOur first promise - the ride of a lifetimeYou'll be joining a company in its most exciting phase; we've proven our product market fit, and with the growing online penetration of furniture, we're now focused on hypergrowth. You'll have a front-row seat in witnessing the growth of our customer-base and organisation at a global-level.Our second promise - a place to thriveWe're building a company that has people as one of the company's core pillars for success. It's our mandate to help every employee perform to their highest potential so that they can do the very best work of their lives here, at Castlery.We're committed to our employees' growth, and continuously strive to ensure our employees are set up for success through their journey, starting with an excellent onboarding experience, and carrying over into emphasis on personal and professional development.Castlery strives to maintain a psychologically safe, transparent, and flexible work environment to enable our people can perform at their best level and believes in partnering our employees to raise that level as they grow with us.

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