Merchandiser - Furniture & Lighting

Fabindia; Faridabad District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Fabindia seeks a seasoned Merchandiser for Furniture & Lighting in India to lead product development, coordinate with DP vendors and designers, and ensure timely range launches with GP alignment. You will drive market insight, mood boards, and sample finalization.

The role requires 8–10 years in merchandising, sampling and product development, with strong costing and vendor management. Collaboration with SCM, VM, and marketing is essential to deliver market-ready ranges.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of experience in merchandising, sampling and product development.
• Qualification: B.F.Tech / M.F.Tech.
• Knowledge of Fabindia product lines and markets.

Responsibilities

• Conduct market visits and research to define requirements for target markets.
• Coordinate with designers and DP vendors on sample design and range development.
• Place orders and manage pre-production approvals and sample costs.
• Maintain sampling tracker and archive designer samples for reference.
• Support promotions, photo-shoots and range launches with B&M.

Skills

Merchandising

Vendor Management

Sourcing

Sampling

Product Development

Costing

MIS

Fabindia Product Knowledge

Education

B.F.Tech / M.F.Tech

Job description

Job Title - Merchandiser Furniture & Lighting

Role in the Organization

• New product development as per the creative briefs/ sample design provided by designers.
• Coordinate with DP vendors on design.

Experience

• 8-10 years of experience in Merchandising, Sampling & Product Development.

Qualification

• B.F.Tech/ M.F.Tech

Circle of Influence

Internal

• Product - Category
• SCM
• Markets

External

• Exhibitions
• Designers
• Vendors

Responsibilities

Product Development

• Conduct market visit /research and surveys to understand and specify requirements for target markets
• Help in creating Mood Boards and themes for the season
• Review original content and coordinate with designers on sample design finalization
• Order Placement to Supply Chain/ DP Vendor for sample development/ final range
• Share creative briefs with Supply Chain for range development and review progress on range development
• Interactions with PHs on detailed requirements for the season and the explanation of brief
• Create sample cost after the range is ready; Ensuring sample cost aligns to GP targets
• Archive all Designer/comp samples for future discussion/reference
• Maintain the sampling tracker defining supplier details / sample status and updating it on a continuous basis.

Market Trends & Analysis

• Study new designs & trends
• Market information and awareness of trends
• Evolve the catalogue & maintain style wise catalogue
• Maintain bank of designs, swatch in the market with competition & benchmarking competition prices.
• Archive all Designs/samples for future discussion/reference
• Maintain research data bank
• Prepare for internal range presentations up to the MRH & consolidate feedback on the range

Photo-shoots and promotions

• Coordinate with the B&M department for market promotions and VM material
• Ensure availability of products for photo-shoots to B&M department

Pricing

• Define and close the final cost post-product selection prior to the MRH as per the GP target

Order Management

• Place orders on Fabconnect as per buying budget and agreed timeline
• Provide pre-production sample approval to vendor
• Ensure complete range is launched on web store simultaneously with the promotions
• Archive all Best Seller Samples
• Maintain Range Room sample and Range Book and range book

Vendor Management

• Identify new business opportunities (with DP and JW vendors) and transfer leads to SCM
• Transfer DP vendor information to SCM and participate in DP vendor management along with SCM

Miscellaneous

• Visit stores and competition on a regular basis to identify new market trends
• Regular follow ups with adopted Stores to identify & fulfill the Gaps

Knowledge & Skills Required

• Fabindia Product Knowledge
• Sampling (Sourcing & Vendor Management)
• Merchandising
• Costing
• MIS