Merchandiser – License Apparel – Hybrid Working (TGN5257) – Excellent £ DOE

Location: Manchester

Type: Permanent

Industry: Licensed Products

Job Ref: TGN5257

The Company:

An exciting opportunity for a Merchandiser to join a leading Manchester character licensed apparel supplier. Working with all major retailers offering children’s nightwear.

Maternity Cover contract – 1 Year

The Role:

• Oversee the production process from order to manufacture and delivery of our products.
• Management of key customer accounts, ensuring all orders are fulfilled to the right spec and within the agreed timeframes.
• Critical path management ensuring deadlines are met / customer portals are updated.
• Share Critical path with customer notifying them on any potential risks due to delays in approvals / production.
• Build and maintain strong supplier and customer relationships.
• Attend customer meetings when required.
• Liaise and gain confirmation from the factories to ensure they can meet the customer order requirements.
• Working alongside technical in regards packaging information so that factories can order the correct packaging on time from nominated suppliers or to source locally.
• Working with the production team to ensure sampling, sealing procedures and testing requirements are met according to the critical path.
• Liaise with customers for a request for approval to move goods and update customer systems where applicable.

Skills Required:

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, internal and external.
• Attention to detail.
• Highly organised with good negotiation skills
• Keen to learn and progress within a friendly team.
• Must have previous experience as a Merchandiser in a similar environment.
• Experience of liaising with overseas factories and handling large customer accounts
• Fully computer literate with strong ability in Outlook, Excel and Word.