Merchandise Costing Manager (Textiles/Fabrics/Bedding)

Business Manager / Account Manager - Commerce, CA

Role and Responsibility

Responsible for developing and costing 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 developing and costing 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.

**PLEASE APPLY TO BE CONSIDERED**