Wholesale Merchandiser - Ladieswear

The Retail Partnership Ltd; Hullavington; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

A fabulous new opportunity has arisen for my client, a ladieswear supplier to several high street retailers. My client specializes in Soft Separates Tailoring and Outerwear with strong offshore sourcing offices in Bangladesh. In this role, you will be part of a dynamic professional team interfacing between clients and the sourcing office to ensure smooth management of the critical path. A strong wholesale merchandising background is required, along with an understanding of working with Bangladesh factories. Knowledge of working with Tesco is highly advantageous but not essential.

Main Responsibilities will include:

• Being the main point of contact with customers on stock flow, factory capacities, and orders.
• Daily communication with sourcing offices, mills, and factories to gather relevant information and ensure all points are then actioned and executed directly.
• Ensure critical paths are adhered to and communicated to customers in an emotionally intelligent way.
• Ensure account managers/designers correctly fulfil and do not overpromise and underdeliver on the commitments we make to our customers.
• Advising the Account Managers for booking deadlines based on customer sign-off dates.
• Ensuring customers are informed in a timely manner of all updates and meetings when needed.
• Weekly reporting and interface with accounts department on new order position.
• Setting the critical paths for all customer orders and ensuring these are kept.
• Chasing up samples and lab dips and creating cost sheets.
• Monitor weekly shipments from factories.

Person Specifications:

• Experience working for a supplier within the merchandising team.
• Highly organized, proactive, and numerate with excellent IT and Excel skills.
• Have knowledge and experience of working with factories in the Far East, particularly Bangladesh.
• A people person confident dealing with Buyers, Heads of Department internal and external.
• Able to lead, influence, and problem solve.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and manage the critical path.
• Used to working in a fast-paced environment.