Buyer (Shopee Consignment Service) (Scommerce)

atShopee (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
Department Business Development and Partnerships
LevelExperienced (Individual Contributor)
LocationThailand - Bangkok

The Business Development and Partnerships teams at Shopee are dynamic and energetic. The teams are always looking to acquire business opportunities to drive Shopee to be the No. 1 e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan. The aim of the Business Development and Partnership teams is to provide Shopee’s buyers with a wide variety of product listings at the best prices.


About the Team:
The Buyer Team plays a crucial role in purchasing, ensuring that our company effectively sources the right products with competitive prices and manages supplier relationships to meet business objectives. The key functions include: 1) product Sourcing: Identifying and evaluating potential suppliers to ensure quality, price-competitiveness, and timely delivery of products.2) supplier relationship management: building and maintaining strong relationships with suppliers to foster collaboration and negotiate favorable SKUs. 3) SKU management: Analyzing market trends and consumer behavior to develop category-specific strategies that optimize SKU offerings.

Job Description:
  • Proactively call and pitch suppliers to obtain specific prices for targeted products, ensuring competitiveness and alignment with business goals. Identify and source potential products by evaluating suppliers’ supply chain capabilities and cost structures.
  • Drive performance by achieving sourcing, sales, and margin targets while maintaining a strong focus on KPIs. Monitor SKU and supplier performance, analyze market trends, and implement improvement initiatives to enhance business results.
  • Build and maintain strong supplier relationships to support initiatives such as COGS renegotiation and clearance of slow-moving SKUs. Collaborate with cross-functional teams,including onboarding, warehouse, operations, and finance, to ensure smooth execution and continuous improvement across processes.
  • Assist suppliers in resolving various challenges they encounter within the SCS business. Provide guidance and support to help them navigate operational hurdles, ensuring they can effectively contribute to the overall success of the program.

Requirements:
  • A goal-oriented mindset with strong resilience under pressure. Ability to maintain focus and productivity in fast-paced and challenging environments.
  • Minimum of 1-2 years of experience in procurement, sourcing, or supply chain management, preferably in a retail or e-commerce environment. Good communication skills. Fluent Chinese speakers are preferred.
  • Ability to effectively communicate with suppliers and cross-functional teams, fostering collaboration and understanding.
  • Proven negotiation skills with a strong ability to influence and persuade suppliers. Experience in managing complex negotiations and achieving favorable outcomes.
  • Strong ability to identify issues and develop effective solutions.
Experience required
  • 1 years
Salary
  • Negotiable
Job function
  • Purchasing
  • Business Development
  • Supply Chain
Job type
  • Full-time

Company overview

Size:2000-5000 employees
Industry:Information Technology
Location:Bangkok
Website:careers.shopee.co.th
Founded in:2015
Ranking:4.5/5

Shopee makes online shopping easy, secure and fuss-free. Shopee is a mobile focused modern marketplace where everyone can browse, shop and sell products of all kinds anytime and anywhere. Shopee is tailored for Southeast-Asian markets, combining the easiness of consumer driven ma ...

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Why join us:

Shopee is rapidly online shopping tech company in Thailand and other South East Asian markets. We do innovate on many fronts in online shopping, providing an unique opportunity to learn about ecommerce technologies and trends. We have a multinational and dynamic workplace with gr ...

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Head office: Shopee
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Benefits

  • Professional development
  • Dental Insurance
  • Five-day work week
  • Flexible working hours
  • Life Insurance
  • Health Insurance
  • Maternity leave
  • Social Security
  • Performance bonus
  • Provident fund
  • Learning & Development Opportunities
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