Co Stars London Ltd is an online trade company founded in London, stocked by leading, online stores such as Amazon and eBay ,Our head office is based in London whilst our own buying and merchandise office are in Guangzhou , China and Hong Kong， where majority of the buying and all production  are carried out to ensure precision and quality.
Personal Specification:
The Co Stars London Ltd team is currently recruiting for a Marketing Director to join their London office. The successful candidate will play an integral role at Co Stars London Ltd in planning and managing the international online and offline marketing operations and developments, ensuring increased sales and brand awareness on a big scale.
He/She will oversee the marketing teams as well as working closely with the trade marketing，sales, buying and merchandise teams in Guangzhou, Hong Kong and London offices. The ideal candidate should have solid understanding about the UK and Asia fashion trade markets and culture awareness of customer service. He／She must proven abilities to be connected with both online and offline major fashion trader showrooms ,retailers ,wholesales ,buyer in the UK and Asia.He/She must have excellent leadership skills and solid experience working for complex brands in China, Hong Kong and the UK.

Main Job Duties and Responsibilities

Liaises with senior staff in the UK office to determine the range of products to be sold for the UK and Asia markets; analyzes the budget, discusses the sales targets and agrees on the marketing strategies for the new season;
Discusses clients’ requirements with the director and senior staff, plans and monitors surveys and analyzes of customers’ reactions to products;
Examines and analyzes sales figures, advises and monitors marketing campaigns and promotional activities for the UK and Asian markets;
Controls the staff recruitment and conducts internal trainings on a regular basis;
Discusses with the senior staff , buying  teams in Guangzhou, Hong Kong and London offices. Produces reports and recommendations concerning online retail developments, international marketing and buying ,products ,sales strategies;
Researches market-trends, analyzes customers’ feedbacks and requirements, understands competitor’s strengths and weakness to identifies the market opportunities in order to increase the product marketability and profitability;
Day-to-day management of company social media channels (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, Weibo, WeChat) for the UK and Asia markets;
Develops and maintains good relationships with online retailers, fashion publications Press, PR and media companies in both the UK and China;
Works closely with the UK, China and Hong Kong offices, manages and monitors budgets and financial reports, provides detailed marketing strategy plan to ensure the revenue and customer satisfaction goals are met.
Frequently business trips between UK and Asia.

Requirements:

Excellent oral and written communication skills in both English and Chinese;
Educated to degree level or above; candidate who has qualification(s) in fashion marketing, and buying and merchandise related subjects would be desirable;
Proven working experience in international fashion marketing, fashion retail ,sales channels development and branding management.
Proven excellent leadership skills and team management working experience.
Proven knowledge or experience in fashion supply chain and product management would be preferable.
Ability to work in a cross cultural environment, candidate who has solid understanding about UK and Asia high end fashion retail industries would be highly desirable;
Be familiar with fashion trade and government policies between China ,Hong Kong and the UK.
Candidate who has relevant work experience gained in both China and the UK would be highly desirable but not compulsory;
Proven ability to work and negotiate with client, suppliers.
Candidate who has strong connections with major fashion retailers, suppliers, service providers and/or third party purchasers in China or Hong Kong would be preferable but not compulsory;
Excellent in decision-making, collaborating, communicating clearly and efficiently with junior and senior staff in the company to achieve the common goals;
Exceptional time management skills with the ability to multi-task and prioritize responsibilities. Ability to deal with complexity;
Experienced in supervising and training senior and junior team members;
Strong proficiency in Excel and Power Point;
Proactive trouble-shooter; be able to identify issues and coordinate the resources necessary to resolve problems to the customers’ satisfaction;
Accustomed to extensive travel to pursue and close new business agreements.

The closing date for applications: 30/05/2022
If you are interested in the position please email your CV.
We will try to respond to all the applications as soon as possible, normally the applicants will be responded within 14 days.