JD Retail | UK Sourcing & Merchandising Manager
Department: JD Retail - Cross-Border Business Department - Global Direct Sourcing Center
Report To: Global Direct Sourcing Leader
1. Job Positioning
Responsible for the full-category direct sourcing and merchandising work in the UK market, integrating local UK supply chain resources such as brands, factories, and traders, focusing on the UK's advantageous categories, promoting direct supply of goods to JD International, exporting to the Chinese market to serve Chinese consumers, and achieving merchandising and GMV growth targets.
2. Core Job Responsibilities
* Market Insight and Strategy: Deeply cultivate the UK consumer market and industrial belts, analyze the trends of the UK's advantageous categories, competitor dynamics, and Chinese users' demand for British products, and formulate local direct sourcing and merchandising plans for the UK.
* Supplier Development: Focus on developing local UK brands, suppliers of pharmacy chains (Boots), factories, and British cross-border e-commerce sellers, complete merchandising negotiations through local exhibitions, industry associations and other channels, and promote cooperation in core categories.
* Product Selection and Implementation: Focus on the UK's core advantageous categories, select compliant best-selling products that meet Chinese users' needs, promote the implementation, listing and marketing promotion of direct sourcing, control product quality and delivery time, and coordinate with the Chinese team to ensure the smooth operation of the supply chain.
* Supplier Management: Establish a hierarchical system for UK suppliers, provide operational support and training, review operational data, optimize cooperation models, handle compliance and sudden risks, and maintain a healthy supplier ecosystem.
* Cross-Departmental Collaboration: Coordinate with JD International's Chinese team, synchronize UK market information, link up with major promotion activities, and complete core KPIs.
3. Job Requirements
* Language: Fluent in English (required, able to independently complete business negotiations and contract signing).
* Professionalism: Familiar with UK product compliance requirements (such as UKCA), with the ability of health care and beauty product selection and best-selling product development, and an understanding of the demand pain points of British products in the Chinese market.
* Others: Priority will be given to candidates with local UK merchandising and purchasing experience, or experience in cooperating with health care and beauty categories.