Senior Market Representative - Soft Home

TJX Companies

At TJX Companies, every day brings new opportunities for growth, exploration, and achievement. You’ll be part of our vibrant team that embraces diversity, fosters collaboration, and prioritizes your development. Whether you’re working in our four global Home Offices, Distribution Centers or Retail Stores—TJ Maxx, Marshalls, Homegoods, Homesense, Sierra, Winners, and TK Maxx, you’ll find abundant opportunities to learn, thrive, and make an impact. Come join our TJX family—a Fortune 100 company and the world’s leading off-price retailer. 

Job Description:

We are looking for someone who Conduct market research and make recommendations on sourcing opportunities for assigned product brands or market sectors for TJX buyers and internal sourcing unit.  Coordinate buyer trips to factories or manufacturers.  Monitor order from placement with vendor, sample distribution, to final quality inspection and shipping.   

Job Responsibilities:

• Exhibits strong commitment and motivation to deliver results. Understands and aligns sourcing strategies with buying vision and strategy and responds to a changing market.
• Demonstrates knowledge of vendors and product opportunities in each market to drive the right product with the right vendors.
• Evaluate the market to recommend the best source for a particular product or category of products. Research new opportunities based on market trends.
• Initiates and streamlines timely communication to all necessary parties, escalating when needed.
• Negotiate the best price for merchandise in conjunction with the buyers.
• Oversee and visit manufacturers, factories as required. Trouble shoots issues in a timely and accurate manner.
• Able to fairly and objectively assess each supplier’s strengths and weaknesses to make the most rational decision towards business relations.

Job Requirements:

• Minimum Formal education: Graduate Degree
• Strong product knowledge of Soft Home.
• Good Communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills, problem solving, negotiation and time management skills.
• Minimum 8-10 years of relevant experience of which at least 6-7 years’ experience in buying office, agent, or well-known retailer catering to U.S. Market.
• Good communication, interpersonal, problem solving, negotiation and time management skills.

We are an equal opportunity employer. Personal data collected will be treated with strict confidence and be used exclusively for recruitment purpose. Applicants who are not contacted for an interview within 8 weeks may consider their applications unsuccessful.  

In addition to our open door policy and supportive work environment, we also strive to provide a competitive salary and benefits package. TJX considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, marital or military status, or based on any individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. TJX also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local law.

Address:

Jasola

Location:

APAC India Buying Office