Graduate Merchandiser

Tagged Resources; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-paced fashion supplier in Greater Manchester is seeking a merchandiser to join their team. This role involves managing day-to-day responsibilities, liaising with customers and factories, ensuring production timelines are met, and negotiating prices. Candidates should be fashion graduates with excellent IT skills and a positive attitude. This is a great opportunity for career growth within the dynamic fashion industry.

Qualifications

• Excellent level of IT skills is essential.
• Highly organised with the ability to prioritise workloads.
• Experience in merchandising would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the critical path and production dates.
• Negotiate prices, delivery dates and bookings.
• Build good customer relationships, including face-to-face contact.

Skills

Excellent level of IT skills

Highly organised

Positive attitude

Education

Fashion Graduate

Job description

Our client is a well-established, fast-paced fashion supplier in central Manchester, providing high-quality, on-trend styles to leading online brands, and is looking for a merchandiser to join their friendly team working on fashion jewellery and clothing.

The merchandiser will be responsible for attending meetings with the sales team, speaking to buyers, organising samples, costings, managing the critical path and assisting with product selection and development.

This is an excellent opportunity for progression and development, working as part of a new dynamic business

The Role:

• Looking after the general day-to-day responsibilities of your category area, liaising with customers, sales and the buying team.
• Building good customer relationships, including face-to-face contact, ensuring their needs are met.
• Maintaining the critical path and production dates.
• Liaising with factories.
• Negotiating prices, delivery dates and bookings.
• Raising purchase orders, managing product costings and logistics data.
• Responsible for goods in / out and forecasting stock levels.
• Responsibility for the critical path to ensure orders are kept on time.
• Managing supplier performance, efficiency, order, stock levels and profitability.
• Other duties as required.

Requirements:

• Fashion Graduate
• Excellent level of IT skills
• Highly organised with the ability to prioritise workloads
• Positive and hardworking attitude towards company goals with the ability to go above and beyond.
• Experience in merchandising would be beneficial.

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