Job Description

Kyte Baby is a fast-growing DTC brand of premium baby clothes and accessories. We have close to 1 million followers across social media platforms and our products are sold in Nordstrom, Amazon.com, Target.com and numerous specialty boutiques across North America. Plans are underway to expand our product lines and to expand globally. Seeking bilingual (English and Chinese) Merchandise Sourcing Specialist to further strengthen relationships with current suppliers in China and to identify and develop new ones. You must possess native-speaker levels of written and spoken Chinese. Cantonese speaking is a plus.

Responsibilities: Effectively communicates with factories on product development, order follow-up and quality control. Liaises with our own sales and marketing team on production updates, quality issues, packaging changes, etc. Conducts research on sourcing websites and other sources to identify potential new suppliers. Selects the right factories based on their sizes, experience, sample quality, communication skills, etc. Negotiates prices and determines appropriate order placement based on factory capabilities, quality and delivery. Continues to manage working relationship with new and existing suppliers Performs special projects as assigned Occasional domestic and international travel to visit factories and tradeshows. Requirements: Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Merchandising, Finance or similar A minimum of 2 years of full-time education in an English-speaking country Effective communication skills in both English and Chinese Strong math and analytical skills with the ability to analyze and report data MOTIVATED to learn and make an impact in your job Strong sense of style and product quality. You must be interested in fashion and lifestyle products and be able to tell premium products from mass-market products. Experience in apparel sourcing is preferred but not required. All candidates with passion, the right aptitude and communication skills will be considered. You must be flexible in working hours to ensure real-time communications with China in the early evenings. This position can involve some work-from-home days/hours. Pay is determined by experience.

Company Description

Kyte Baby is a leading DTC brand of premium baby clothes and accessories with substantial social media following and cutting edge customer engagement. Our trend-setting designs are sold on our website Kytebaby.com as well as Nordstrom, Amazon.com, Target.com and numerous specialty boutiques across North America. Plans are underway to expand our product lines and to expand globally. .