Responsibilities:
1. Assess?and?validate?quotations?and?prices?for?PetSmart’s?Asia?imported?products.
2. Enhance?PetSmart’s?price?negotiating?capabilities?by?providing?product?teams?with?detailed?and?comparative?input?data?for?all?cost?factors?that?factory/suppliers?use?to?calculate?price?quotations.
3. Maintain?an?up?to?date?database?of?local?market?prices?by?product?category?for?key?cost?input?that?determine?product?prices.
4. Support?the?development?of?negotiating?strategies?to?reduce?product?prices.
5. Maintain?a?product?and?factor?cost?database?for?comparing?supplier?quotes?and?identifying?margin?improvement?areas.
6. Maintain?historical?price?quotations?by?factory/supplier?by?product?and?product?category.
Skills/Capabilities/Experience:
1. Strong?computer?and?database?management?skills.
2. Financial?and?technical?language?skills?in?Chinese?and?English.
3. Conversational?English?skills?for?communicating?with?US?management?personnel.
4. Familiarity?with?product?costing?in?a?manufacturing?environment.
5. Familiarity?with?development?of?quotation?calculations?for?Cost?of?Goods,?product?markups?and?gross?margin.
6. Market?research?capabilities?to?identify?and?quantify?relevant?local?market?materials?costs,?commodity?costs,?labor?and?benefit?costs?and?manufacturing?operating?costs.
7. Market?research?capabilities?into?pricing?and?costs?in?pet?supply?industry?sectors?in?China.
8. Ability?to?create?financial?data?reports.