CHRIS HO KA PO
Hong Kong
Summary
Highly motivated Sales Associate with extensive customer service and sales experience. Outgoing sales professional with track record of driving increased sales, specialize in sourcing, managing, and curating a company's products and promotional material. Overseeing the whole merchandising process, monitor outstanding order status to ensure they are keep on track, and negotiating with suppliers about product quality, price, payment term, etc.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Merchandiser (Seasonal, Cooking Products)
ET2C International Limited
04.2025 - Current
- Support the merchandising team in daily operations and assist with ad hoc requests.
- Review customer manuals and ensure internal alignment with customer requirements; collaborate with stakeholders and regional offices to meet order expectations.
- Provide guidance and solutions to team members; make decisions on customer handling within the team’s scope.
- Oversee the quotation process, ensuring timely and accurate submissions.
- Maintain order data accuracy in any system; countersign label purchase orders exceeding approval limits.
- Coordinate with cross-functional teams and regional offices to ensure timely shipments.
- Manage the full order processing cycle, including order inquiries and scheduling; System entry and updates; payment and translated artwork follow-up; ship mark and label arrangement; sample coordination and inspection bookings.
- Travel with buyers to visit all the factories in China, also participate Canton and Hong Kong fairs twice a year.
- Able to maintain at least 10 million USD turnover yearly
- Generated more than 150 SKUs in a year
- Build up good relationship with buyer and teams- Support Head of Souring in Hong Kong, Head of Buying in United Kingdom
Senior Merchandiser (Consumer Electronics, Seasonal Products, Chargers)
The Coopidea Company Limited
06.2022 - 03.2023
- Take care both OBM and OEM products, from sourcing, proposal, product and packaging design, price negotiation with customers and vendors, order follow up, inspection arrangement and shipment planning with logistic team independently.
- Participate different exhibitions over the world.
- Cost analysis, prepare quotation, set up order and input product data such as pricing/specification/packaging via ERP system.
- Keep sourcing innovative products with competitive pricing and draft proposal to send different clients via EDM monthly.
- Conduct audits, regularly review shipment samples to see any improvement can be made.
- Keep exploring new supplier/customer network via different channels.
- Execute standard operating procedures and workflows.
- Any ad-hoc assignments as required Drive, plan and implement buying strategies to achieve business target.
- Able to maintain at least 10 million USD turnover yearly
- Generated more than 50 SKUs in a year
- Handle different accounts independently - Support Merchandising Manager
Merchandiser (Consumer Electronics, Seasonal Products, Wellness, Lifestyle and Gadgets, Toys)
Zeeva International Limited
05.2021 - 06.2022
- Responsible for sourcing, following up orders, sampling, testing, and shipment planning from factories to overseas clients independently.
- Able to handle and negotiate with suppliers and overseas customers.
- Work and liaise closely with internal and external parties.
- Arrange product displays, manage inventories and rotate products as required.
- Conduct audits, review and remove damaged/discontinued stock regularly.
- Play a supporting role in Sales related activities (e.g. product development, marketing campaigns for new products).
- Execute standard operating procedures and workflows.
- Participate trade shows, and exhibitions, if any.
- Any ad-hoc assignments as required Drive, plan and implement buying strategies to achieve business target.
- Able to maintain at least 20 million USD turnover yearly
- Generated more than 100 SKUs in a year
- Handle different accounts independently
Postal Officer
The Hongkong Post
08.2016 - 04.2021
- Procurement of supplies, monitoring the usage of inventory.
- Input and record all staff attendance, leave in the system with proper filing.
- General support and inquiries to all staff in regard to the administrative affairs.
- Prepare monthly reports to supervisors for analysis.
Senior Merchandiser (Kitchenware, Household Products)
Meyer Trading Company Limited
07.2010 - 08.2016
- Handle new product and sample development from the design stages to final product.
- In close collaboration with our overseas marketing arms and various factories in China.
- New vendor and new product sourcing for business development.
- Work with vendors, customers, internal teams to ensure the product is qualified.
- Responsible for price negotiation, cost analysis, packaging artwork, sampling etc.
- Co-ordinate inspection issues such as quality control, inspection arrangements, factory audit, factory evaluation etc.
- Monitoring shipment to ensure all goes smooth and arrival on time to customers.
- Able to reach the sales target throughout the years
- Handle different accounts independently -Support Merchandising Manager in sales and merchandising to achieve 50 million USD turnover a year
- Generated more than 300 SKUs in a year
Advertising Executive (Media)
New Media Group
11.2009 - 07.2010
- Customers follow up.
- Sales support to the company for achieving organization’s goals.
- Participate events and seminars.
- IT support inside the company.
- Market research.
- Negotiation with different retailers and wholesalers in Hong Kong to keep the sales boost for the company
- Add new customers during the employment
Sales Executive (Fine Jewelry)
YC Jewelry Limited
11.2007 - 11.2009
- Arrange & participate overseas exhibitions and events.
- Closely co-ordinate with the China factories for the customers’ orders.
- Inspection for the issued products.
- Strategy planning for the market segmentation around the world.
- Keeping the sales boost in the past years
- Add many retailers and wholesalers during exhibition and shop visit
- Participate different exhibition worldwide such as USA, Turkey, Greece, UAE, Australia, New Zealand, Bangkok, Singapore, Hong Kong etc
Assistant Merchandiser (Kitchenware, Household Products)
ProCorp Asia Limited
01.2005 - 10.2007
- To assist the purchasing manager to input all inventory records into the computer.
- Closely co-ordinate with the China factories for updating the production schedule and shipment schedule.
- Co-ordinate inspection issues such as quality control, inspection arrangements, factory audit, factory evaluations, etc.
- General operation such as orders entry, sampling, prepare monthly report & commission report to the accountant.
- Customers follow up.
- Support Senior Merchandiser in documentation and follow up with vendors
Project Assistant
Department of Health
02.2001 - 12.2004
- In charge of the office in a general way such as ordering stationary, supervised office assistance for all mailing outdoor works and also take care of the company correspondence.
- Follow up customers inquiries.
- Daily operation such as orders entry, filing documents, sorting records, etc.
- Prepare financial report & other reports monthly.
Education
Bachelor of Management Studies -
The University of Hong Kong
Skills
- Self-motivated
- Energetic
- Time management
- Organization skills
- Team player
- Vendor negotiation
- Data-driven decision making
- Merchandise allocation
Customer Network
- Lakeland
- QVC US/UK/Germany
- Dollar General
- Five Below
- Dollarama
- Hama
- Canadian Tire
- Meyer US/UK/CA/AU/JP/CN
- Walmart
- Target
- William Sonoma
- Three Sixty Group
- Office Work
- Costco US/UK
- Sears
- Tchibo
Current Expected Salary
30870, 35000, Assistant Merchandising Manager
Personal Information
Availability: Notify one month in advance
Timeline
Senior Merchandiser (Seasonal, Cooking Products)
ET2C International Limited
04.2025 - Current
Senior Merchandiser (Consumer Electronics, Seasonal Products, Chargers)
The Coopidea Company Limited
06.2022 - 03.2023
Merchandiser (Consumer Electronics, Seasonal Products, Wellness, Lifestyle and Gadgets, Toys)
Zeeva International Limited
05.2021 - 06.2022
Postal Officer
The Hongkong Post
08.2016 - 04.2021
Senior Merchandiser (Kitchenware, Household Products)
Meyer Trading Company Limited
07.2010 - 08.2016
Advertising Executive (Media)
New Media Group
11.2009 - 07.2010
Sales Executive (Fine Jewelry)
YC Jewelry Limited
11.2007 - 11.2009
Assistant Merchandiser (Kitchenware, Household Products)
ProCorp Asia Limited
01.2005 - 10.2007
Project Assistant
Department of Health
02.2001 - 12.2004
Bachelor of Management Studies -
The University of Hong Kong