Retail Merchandiser - Food Development

Job Overview:

Researching and developing new products and the improvement of existing formulations. Ensure that products meet consumer needs, market trends, and quality standards.

The candidate is required to perform a range of activities, namely, developing and maintaining a new product pipeline, overseeing product development and design, launching new products, pricing strategies and monitoring MOQ, costing, packaging, auditing Factory.

Regulation/ Aduit management.

Scope of work and responsibilities:

1. MANAGEMENT/SOURCING NEW PRODUCT/ NEW SUPPLIER: Understand RKJ guidelines & MUJI concepts then bringing the correct products to consumers.

2. MANAGEMENT/PURCHASE ORDER/RKJ: Can create the initial order quantity by considering the number of face displays, stores, sales start date, and sales period.

3. MANAGEMENT/MASTER MANAGEMENT (LABEL/ITEM/PRICE): Can schedule what needs to be done by the deadline, and you can visualize your work by creating a schedule. ① Item master registration ② Price master registration ③ Supplier master ④ Local JAN acquisition.

4. MANAGEMENT/LOCAL MD: Conduct planning and commercialization of Vietnamese local products.

5. MANAGEMENT/REGULATION: Understand sales regulations and import regulations and be able to perform proper procedures and manage data and documents.

① Sample management ② Sales regulation application ③ Import regulation application ④ Test content

6. MANAGEMENT/AUDITING: Taking care the re-audit by internal with Supplier & Factory and leading them well-preparation before officially checking by SGS.

7. SALES/SALES PROMOTION TOOL: Can link promotional materials necessary for product release ①POP ②Pella ③SNS. Able to create sales floor map and provide suggestions/instructions within the company.

Ability, knowledge and skills required for work:

・ Utilize internal and external networks to collect effective information for work.

・ Can deal with unexpected matters flexibly and make consistent decisions.

・ Listening and empathy for smooth communication.

・ Ability to grasp things from various aspects, anticipate situations and act.

・ Data analysis using Excel (Excel skills).

・ Language skills (TOEIC 650 or higher).

・ Understand the direction of the company as a whole and drop it into the department.

・ Communicate with related departments and report to other departments and managers.

・ Understand departmental policies and support capabilities that Manager can execute.

・ Understand operations related to products from upstream to downstream.

Experience:

・ Merchandising experience about Food with more than 2-3 year experience in Product Development.

・ More than 2 years of experience using Excel / Word / PowerPoint

・ At least one year of practical experience as an MDA or equivalent or more.