Planning and developing merchandising strategies. Analyzing sales figures, customers reactions and market trends to anticipate product needs. Collaborating with buyers, suppliers, distributors and analysts to negotiate prices, quantities and time-scales.
- Close monitoring skills on work progress done by merchandiser from factory - like lab dip, fabric booking, sampling, and day to day entire merchandising job.
- Ensure all cost; prices are cross checked by using fabric / trims from other sources.
- Identify problems or potential problems on samples.
- Work with the garment technologists to ensure samples are accurate, reflective of each other and 95% right first time.
- Keep aware the entire production unit to meet dead line.
- Regular communication, give and receive feedback to improve performance with both factory & customer.
- Must be able to work with overseas buyers independently.
- Regular contact with suppliers and mills, visit when the issue is critical and there is a need for onsite checking and to provide a solution.
- Maintaining all the required documents / approvals/ amendments etc to smooth flow of the work procedure.
- Works on T&A.
- Ensure all suppliers are using nominated sources for trims.
- Update and manage supply base data into internal systems.
- Attend pre-production meetings with the technical team to ensure all garments shipped are 100% compliant.
- Attend weekly critical path meetings with the technical team and ensure the critical path information is accurate.
- Making sure the order is produced according to the approved counter sample & approved production unit.
- Have an open dialogue between the teams to find solutions, effective methods and avoid repeatedly mistakes.
- Production update & forecast customer if require additional time for delivery.
- To support and handle sourcing & development of new qualities, co-ordinate with the Fabric team, to ensure products are developed appropriately and customer satisfaction is exceeded.
- Sourcing for production unit, fabric, trims & also for new product.
- Works on price to manage both factory & customer.
- Evaluate new supplier and its mills together with other internal stakeholders.
- Evaluate suppliers on multiple criteria (price, quality, service, reliability etc.)
- Improve overall material supplier performance, educate them on Buyer's requirements (Quality, Sustainability)
- Prepare quality control file.
- Ensure quality by close monitoring with quality team. If any quality issue arises & if not possible to manage, he lets the buyer know the practical situation & try to get the solution right.
- Keep contact to commercial & shipping department for shipment & settle payment issues.
- Keep contact to shipping agent if needed special permission for goods delivery.
- Managing customer when they pay visit to production unit.
- Other duties and responsibilities may require to perform time to time based on the management
Educational Requirements :
- Bachelor degree in any discipline
- Master's or Bachelor's degree in Fashion Designing or Clothing Technology or Business Administration or Marketing
- Skills Required: Communication, Marketing, Merchandising, Production
Experience Requirements :
- At least 5 year(s)
- The applicants should have experience in the following area(s):
Merchandising
- The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):
Buying House, Garments
Additional Requirements :
- Age 25 to 35 years
- Only males are allowed to apply
Compensation & Other Benefits :
- Performance bonus, Provident fund, Over time allowance
- Salary Review: Yearly
- Festival Bonus: 2
