Procurement and Packaging Specialist

Description

Position Summary: Collaborate on collection conceptualization and ensure visual and narrative coherence across products, packaging, and displays, acting as an operational liaison and participating in the end-to-end international procurement process. Key Highlights: 1. Collection conceptualization and visual and narrative brand coherence. 2. End-to-end management of international procurement and packaging tracking. 3. Cross-functional collaboration with creative and commercial teams. * Collaborate on collection conceptualization with Procurement and Creative departments, ensuring visual and narrative coherence across products, packaging, displays, and point-of-sale campaigns, aligned with the brand’s DNA. * Serve as the operational liaison between Procurement and the Creative team, particularly during packaging development, tracking, and proper execution (blister packs, packaging, and related materials). * Participate in the end-to-end international procurement process—from purchase order creation in China to development, approval, and production tracking—ensuring container-level priority compliance. * Accurately enter orders into the system, ensuring correctness in quantities, prices, SKUs, packaging, dates, and agreed terms, maintaining control and traceability for each order. * Track packaging development with international suppliers, coordinating technical adjustments, final artwork, and specifications in collaboration with the creative team. * Perform basic adjustments and immediate corrections to packaging files when required by the process (formats, dimensions, text, or technical specifications) to expedite approvals and prevent production delays. * Participate in frequent trips to trade shows, commercial fairs, and supplier visits in China as part of the procurement, development, and tracking process. REQUIREMENTS: * Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, International Trade, Design, Fashion, or related fields. * **Prior retail experience, ideally in fashion, accessories, or consumer brands.** * Experience working with products, collections, or launches within commercial environments. Intermediate proficiency in Adobe Illustrator for reviewing and performing basic packaging file adjustments. Intermediate-to-advanced English for communication with international suppliers. * Proficient in Excel and analytical tools. * Analytical mindset for tracking, control, and operational decision-making. * Ability to collaborate cross-functionally with creative, commercial, and operational teams. Salary: $15,000.00 - $16,000.00 per month Work Location: On-site employment