Responsible for costing and developing retail-ready products for Allied Home customers. Must have a good understanding of the Basic Bedding retail market and experience working with North American retailers. Must speak Chinese / Mandarin in order to communicate with our international business partners.
Essential Duties And Job Functions
Costing and Quoting retail-ready bedding products
Create product quote sheets based on design and customer requirements.
Coordinate production details between overseas factories and sales or customers to ensure timelines are met.
Design and Develop new products and product technologies based on market needs and requests from Sales and Customers.
Set up pricing in the costing database and update pricing as necessary.
Coordinate product sample requests from overseas suppliers.
Review new product samples for design elements and scalability for the Basic Bedding market.
Communicate specification details and quote requests to overseas suppliers to get pricing on retail-ready products and material components.
Coordinate with suppliers on lead times for new products or large promotions.
When applicable, negotiate pricing with overseas suppliers.
Coordinate product rollouts and program expansions with Sales and Operations.
Other Duties and Responsibilities:
Manage quote request timelines and deliver quote sheets in a timely manner.
Manage pre-production sample request timelines and provide status updates on a regular basis.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
Experience in costing and developing of Basic Bedding products.
Knowledge of Basic Bedding Products and North American Retail Market trends and customer assortments would be an asset.
Must have some knowledge of manufacturing of textile finished products.
Minimum of 5 years of related work experience is required.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Must be detail-oriented and able to multi-task and meet tight deadlines.
Must be proficient in English. Chinese would be a plus.
Proficient in Excel, Word, and Outlook, required.
Training on the use of the costing database will be provided. Must become proficient within 30 days of hire.
Work Environment:
Office
Work Hours:
40 Hours per week, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm. There will be after-hours work required to meet deadlines and some travel required during Market Week and customer meetings.
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Company Description
A world leader in the down and feather manufacturing business. The company is a family-run operation with multiple manufacturing facilities worldwide. The company manufactures a variety of different bedding products, pillows, comforters, mattresses pads, etc., including our own proprietary blends of Down, and a line of private label, high-quality, synthetic-filled bedding.
A world leader in the down and feather manufacturing business. The company is a family-run operation with multiple manufacturing facilities worldwide. The company manufactures a variety of different bedding products, pillows, comforters, mattresses pads, etc., including our own proprietary blends of Down, and a line of private label, high-quality, synthetic-filled bedding.
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Sales and Business Development
Industries
Textile Manufacturing
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