About The Mills & The Mills Fabrica
The Mills is a landmark heritage and innovation project by the Nan Fung Group consisting of 3 pillars- a nonprofit Center for Heritage, Arts & Textiles (CHAT), an experiential retail mall Shopfloor and an innovation center Fabrica.
The Mills Fabrica runs a startup incubator, a VC investment fund, a co-working space/ lab and store. The focus area for Fabrica is “techstyle”- companies at the intersection of technology and style (improving the production process/supply chain, wearables/apparel and new forms of retail model). The Mills Fabrica’s mission is to create startup success stories and to build a wider community of corporates and organizations to inspire the industry and the next generation for innovation.
About Merchandizing Role
The Mills Fabrica is now looking to hire a Merchandising Executive to help manage Fabrica’s Techstyle X Store; To Organize, manage and execute an on going new consumer retail service brand known as Tecstyle X - focused on experimental retail experiences which exists at the shopfloor of The Mills through collaboration with brands, startups, and interested corporates. Some of the key responsibilities of the role:
· The supervision of the physical store which includes: Staff hiring, training, scheduling and managing Day-to-day operations such as cleaning/ infestations/ events/ customer service / ensuring all facilities are functioning smoothly
· Responsible for wide range brand sourcing and tenant curation for showcasing/ Popup stores/ Mini events / Fabrica happenings. Will also include recruiting and managing tenants at the Popup space includes ideation support for the tenant, visual merchandising execution, and point of sales establishment. During the popup - need to maintain everyday operations and support/arrange promotional events / coordinate other points of exposure opportunities
· Curate and coordinate experience based consumer engagements such as workshops/launch events/promotional happenings
· Coordinate with Internal corporate teams on executing marketing strategies and content creation opportunities for Techstyle X and its members
· Manage finance/inventory/invoices related to the online and offline of Techstyle X
· Execute marketing campaigns for Techstyle X Store in all areas including Content creation / social media marketing plans / tenant promotions
· Main contact to store tenants aiming to help them achieve their target goals and address any related issues
· Coordinate with Fabrica Lab Manager for content creation, marketing, and finance management purposes to bring exposure to the Lab at the retail level
· Developing Techstyle X Store Brand products - Sampling materials / production methods / design approval / Budgeting cost and profits
· Manage and maintain online e-commerce/shopify includes: shipping logistics / updating content in accordance to various happenings / promote self brand products / manage stock levels
Requirements of Role
· 2-3 years working experience in retail as a merchandising associate, more experiences will be considered as manager grade
· Strong passion for retail and startup brands / Good understanding of the startup community in Hong Kong
· Strong interest in helping/supporting brands grow and achieve their goals
· Fast learner willing to adapt and take on new challenges
· Proficient in both written and spoken English/ Chinese
· Proficient in all Microsoft softwares
· Proficient in Adobe Design Software’s such as Illustrator/photoshop/premier
· Candidate will less experience will be considered as junior position
We provide generous compensation and fringe benefits to the right candidate. Please send your resume with salary expected to The Human Resources Manager, 23/F., Nan Fung Tower, 88 Connaught Road C, Central, HK or by e-mail: hr @ nanfung.com or by clicking "Apply Now" below (We are an equal opportunity employer. All applications will be treated in strict confidence and only be used for selection purpose.)
“Nan Fung Group” and “the Group” mean Nan Fung International Holdings Limited and its subsidiaries.