APPAREL MERCHANDISER (Knitwear / Activewear)

SRG Recruitment; uMnambithi; On-site; ZAR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

SRG Recruitment is seeking a Merchandiser in KwaZulu-Natal to analyse tech packs, yarn properties, fabric construction and trim requirements alongside product developers, while building strong relationships with clients and factory teams.

The role requires 2–5 years merchandising experience in textile or garment manufacturing, plus strong analytical and communication skills, Excel proficiency, and resilience in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Degree or Diploma in Textile Technology, Clothing & Textile Technology, Fashion Design.
• 2–5 years' merchandising experience within the textile or garment manufacturing industry.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with an eye for fabric defects and manufacturing friction points.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for client-facing and factory-floor interactions.
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel proficiency (data sorting, formulas, lookups).
• Resilience and adaptability in a fast-paced, high-output manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Analyse tech packs, yarn properties, fabric construction, and trim requirements alongside product developers
• Build and maintain day-to-day client relationships, providing clear updates on sample status and order progress
• Participate in commercial negotiations on unit pricing, credit terms, and shipping schedules under senior guidance
• Track daily production and quality progress across the factory floor against brand benchmarks
• Maintain accurate order, inventory, and sample-approval records using internal systems and spreadsheets
• Partner with production planners to convert buyer order sheets into executable factory floor timelines
• Act as frontline support resolving production bottlenecks, documentation errors, or volume changes
• Conduct ongoing research into regional fashion trends, fabric innovations, and raw material pricing

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Microsoft Excel

Problem-solving

Resilience

Education

Degree or Diploma in Textile Technology, Clothing & Textile Technology, Fashion Design

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Key Responsibilities:

• Analysetech packs, yarn properties, fabric construction, and trim requirements alongside product developers
• Build and maintain day-to-day client relationships, providing clear updates on sample status and order progress
• Participate incommercial negotiations on unit pricing, credit terms, and shipping schedulesunder senior guidance
• Track daily productionand quality progress across the factory flooragainst brand benchmarks
• Maintain accurate order, inventory, and sample-approval recordsusing internal systems and spreadsheets
• Partner with production planners toconvert buyer order sheets into executable factory floor timelines
• Act asfrontline supportresolving production bottlenecks, documentation errors, or volume changes
• Conduct ongoing research into regional fashion trends, fabric innovations, and raw material pricing

Must Have:

• Degree or Diplomain Textile Technology, Clothing & Textile Technology, Fashion Design
• 2 - 5 years' merchandising experience within thetextile or garment manufacturing industry
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with an eye for fabric defects and manufacturing friction points
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for client-facing and factory-floor interactions
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel proficiency (data sorting, formulas, lookups)
• Resilience and adaptability in a fast-paced, high-output manufacturing environment