Senior Executive - Merchandising

Gokaldas Exports Limited; Bengaluru Urban; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Gokaldas Exports Limited Senior Executive - Merchandising will manage buyer accounts from order confirmation to shipment, ensuring on-time delivery and production readiness.

You will guide junior merchandisers, monitor critical paths across styles, and ensure sampling approvals meet buyer requirements while maintaining margin and commercial viability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Apparel Merchandising, Fashion Management, or Textile Engineering; postgraduate qualification preferred.
• 3-6 years in apparel export merchandising, managing buyers independently with PD background.
• Experience leading or mentoring junior merchandisers.

Responsibilities

• Manage buyer accounts from order confirmation to shipment, ensuring on-time delivery.
• Guide junior team members on priorities, timelines, and execution.
• Monitor critical paths across styles and orders to minimize delays.
• Ensure sampling approvals and production readiness meet buyer requirements.
• Lead buyer communication and resolve quality, delivery, and order-related issues.
• Ensure accurate costing, margin adherence, and commercial viability.
• Coordinate capacity planning and ensure quality, social, and regulatory compliance.

Skills

PLM

System savvy

Analytical thinking

Deadline oriented

Critical thinking

Sportswear experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Apparel Merchandising / Fashion Management / Textile Engineering

Postgraduate qualification preferred

Tools

PLM

Job description

SENIOR EXECUTIVE - MERCHANDISING

KEY RESPONSIBILITY

• Manage buyer accounts from order confirmation to shipment, ensuring on-time delivery.
• Guide junior team members on priorities, timelines, and execution.
• Monitor critical paths across styles and orders to minimize delays.
• Ensure sampling approvals and production readiness meet buyer requirements.
• Lead buyer communication and resolve quality, delivery, and order-related issues.
• Ensure accurate costing, margin adherence, and commercial viability.
• Coordinate capacity planning and ensure quality, social, and regulatory compliance.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree in Apparel Merchandising, Fashion Management, or Textile Engineering; a postgraduate qualification is preferred.
• 3-6 years in apparel export merchandising, managing buyers independently with PD Background.
• Experience leading or mentoring junior merchandisers.

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Good system knowledge and system savvy approach.
• Exposure to relevant systems/tools, particularly PLM.
• Good Analytical Thinking and deadline oriented.
• Critical thinking system oriented.
• Sportswear / Performance Apparel experience is preferred across levels