Education

• Bachelor/Honors, in Textile Manufacturing or Apparel Merchandising from a well-reputed institution

Experience

• 7 Year to 8 Year

Additional Requirements

The Senior Merchandiser holds the accountability for managing the customer accounts from product development and sampling stage till shipment and payment realization, ensuring seamless execution of daily tasks and timely delivery in collaboration with cross-functional teams.

• Independently manage the Activewear research and product development, understand latest fashion trends, source new yarns and develop customer-specific collections
• Ensure smooth communications with customers and suppliers on day-to-day merchandising activities and approvals
• Continuously update the fabrics, trims, print embroideries, washes and stitch library including technical data and price ideas for easy reference
• Understand customer requirements and closely work with the design team to manage the correct samples within timelines and quality
• Set priorities, develop a work schedule, and monitor progress towards goals, and track details, data, information, and activities
• Accomplish and oversee the merchandising cycle (File / Record keeping / Sampling / T&As / QA file making / Production follow ups / Shipment booking etc.)
• Engage in costing and price negotiation with customers and vendors and prepare costing sheets with all the necessary breakdowns from factories
• Ensure all suppliers are using nominated sources for trims
• Provide monthly intelligence report to the business on actual and potential rises and falls in current cost factors
• Coordinate and monitor quality of the product through quality personnel
• Maintain Time and Action (T&A) plan and ensure on-time shipment for all orders
• Select and visit different fabric/textile mills, production, printing, washing factories and build long-term relationships for current and future orders
• Regularly evaluate factory performance and source and develop new factories as per requirements
• Recommend any changes to the products or process improvements, which can help make production friendlier for construction without changing the aesthetics of the garment
• Conduct production meetings with the factories and QA team as per the allocated time and follow up with the factories on the progress of the orders
• Analyze customer progress report in terms of growth/shortcomings/product and price points, get customer feedback on inquiries and close the orders with clarity on cost/ margin
• Review new tech packs and developments to identify any critical points and provide the right details to the factory
• Ensure all customer requirements are met in production based on customer tech packs
• Understand ethical behavior and business practices and ensure own behavior and the behavior of others is consistent with these standards and aligns with the values of the organization

Work Place

Work from Office

Employment Status

Type: Full Time/Permanent

Shift: Day Shift

Job Location

Anywhere in Bangladesh