Retail Buyer (Mandarin Speaker)

Lazada Group (Indonesia) (Jakarta Metropolitan Area)

DKI Jakarta, Indonesia

Founded in 2012, Lazada Group is the leading eCommerce platform in Southeast Asia. We are accelerating progress in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam through commerce and technology. With the largest logistics and payments networks in the region, Lazada is a part of our consumers’ daily lives in the region and we aim to serve 300 million shoppers by 2030. Since 2016, Lazada is the Southeast Asia flagship platform of the Alibaba Group powered by its cutting-edge technology infrastructure.

About this position

The Retail Buyer (Mandarin Speaker) is responsible for managing relationships with key brand partners and suppliers, driving sales through business analysis, and optimizing the portfolio's P&L. The role requires strong communication skills and the ability to analyze commercial performance.

Responsibilities

• Build, manage & maintain the relationship between Lazada, key brand partners & suppliers.
• Identifies ways to drive sales through business analysis and ensures action is taken to maximize sales potential.
• Responsible for optimizing the P&L of the portfolio and ensuring that promotions delivered are competitive and relevant to the target market.
• Track and optimize input metrics in sourcing, pricing, and traffic to ensure healthy inventory movement.
• Work closely with brand partners to improve co-investment in marketing solutions and promotion mechanics.
• Coordinate negotiations of key commercial term and conditions.
• Sharing your current take of brand positioning and delivering comprehensive trend knowledge and industry insight to encapsulate our individuality in our offering.
• Analyze commercial performance and operation metrics of brands in the program, and provide relevant solutions to optimize brand performance.

Requirements

• Fluent in Mandarin language.
• Open to fresh graduates. Preferred candidates will have at least one year of professional experience, ideally in roles such as sales, account management, buyer, procurement, retail, or business development.
• Previous experience related to commerce or sales, and direct client-facing roles are highly advantageous.
• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, to effectively analyze data, create reports, and deliver compelling presentations.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills, result-oriented and able to problem solve as well as multi task well.