Merchandiser (TGS1725) – £35k

Tagged Resources; England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading supplier in childrenswear is seeking a Merchandiser to manage order progress and maintain critical paths. The role requires previous experience in a busy supplier environment, preferably in baby or childrenswear. Responsibilities include daily communication with factories and customers, managing the production schedule, and ensuring timely delivery of goods.

Qualifications

• Previous experience working for a busy supplier required.
• Preference for candidates with a baby/childrenswear background.

Responsibilities

• Communicate daily with customers and factories regarding order progress.
• Maintain critical path for on-time delivery.
• Ensure correct and timely shipping of goods.
• Manage production schedule to meet shipment dates.

Skills

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Presentation skills

Working knowledge of critical paths

Experience with Far East liaison

Knowledge of production cycle

Ability to work in fast-paced environment

Job description

Location: Berkshire

Type: Permanent

Industry: Childrenswear

Job Ref: TGS1725

The Company

A Merchandiser passionate about the industry is needed to join a highly successfully supplier to large multiples, wholesalers and e-traders.

The Role

• Daily communication with customers and factories to update critical path with order progress.
• Maintaining critical path to ensure on time delivery to the customer.
• Working closely with factories and internal teams to ensure goods are shipped correctly and timely.
• Acting as point of contact for key accounts, providing updates and developing strong relationships.
• Management of production schedule, ensuring tasks are completed to plan to maintain the agreed shipment dates.
• Inputting sales orders onto the system.
• Placing garment purchase orders and raising Letters of Credit.
• Send contracts to factories and obtain confirmation of ex-factory dates and costs.
• Arranging fully informed artwork, size specs, packaging requirements to factories for all new orders.
• Develop or source all relevant packaging and barcodes.
• Working closely with the garment technical to ensure quality standards are met and inform factory on next steps.
• Analysing 1st samples for styling and production techniques and feedback instruction to factory on how to proceed.
• Feedback all fit comments to factories, ensuring all comments are adhered to for next sample.
• Managing testing and analysing reports, ensuring testing standards are adhered to.
• Driving development, pre-prod and production sealing, ensuring specifics are met for each retailer, and gaining the appropriate approval from the customer at each stage.
• Overseeing shipping for all orders, using customer specific booking platforms and freight forwarders.
• Invoice and packing list management.
• Managing various e-booking platforms including invoicing, packing lists and COO documentation requirements for specific retailers.

Skills Required

• Must have previous experience working for a busy supplier.
• Preference will be given to candidates with a baby/childrenswear background.
• Exceptional communication, organisational and presentation skills.
• Working knowledge of critical paths.
• Experience of liaising with Far East on a daily basis.
• Knowledge of the production cycle.
• Able to work effectively in a fast paced environment.