Assistant Manager, Merchandising

Job Description

Title: Assistant Manager, Merchandising

Company Name: An Export Oriented Group of Companies

Vacancy: 1

Age: At least 28 years

Job Location: Dhaka (Gulshan)

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:

• At least 4 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): Garments, Textile

• Bachelor’s Degree in Textile Engineering, Fashion Merchandising, Apparel Manufacturing, or related field.

• At least 4 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): Garments, Textile

• Age At least 28 years

• Strong knowledge of garment costing, fabrics, trims, sampling, and production processes.

• Excellent communication in English.

• Strong negotiation skills.

• Strong analytical, planning, and problem-solving abilities.

• Proficiency in MS Office (especially Excel) .      

• Experience handling international buyers independently.

• Knowledge of ERP/PLM/ASM systems is an added advantage.

Buyer & Order Management

• Handle buyer communication independently for assigned accounts.

• Manage inquiries, costing, order confirmation, and execution.

• Maintain strong relationships with buyers and buying houses.

• Coordinate approvals for fabrics, trims, lab dips, strike-offs, fit samples, PP samples, and shipment samples.

Product Development

• Coordinate with design, sampling, and sourcing teams for new developments.

• Drive innovation in fabrics, trims, washes, prints, and constructions.

• Ensure developments align with buyer expectations, target FOBs, and timelines.

Costing & Commercial Management

• Prepare garment costing sheets and negotiate pricing with buyers.

• Monitor margins and identify cost optimization opportunities.

• Coordinate with process control on pricing, R&D on material availability.

Team Coordination

• Guide and support junior merchandisers and assistants.

• Conduct regular follow-ups with cross-functional teams.

• Maintain accurate merchandising records, trackers, and reports.

Production Coordination & Process Management

• Ensure seamless handover and transition of product information from merchandising to production teams.

• Align developments and bulk execution with production timelines, testing standards, technical requirements, and operational processes.

• Coordinate closely with production, planning, quality, technical, and commercial teams to ensure smooth order execution from development to shipment.

• Track Time & Action (TNA) calendars and proactively follow up on critical milestones to avoid delays.

• Identify potential risks related to raw materials, approvals, testing, capacity, or execution, and escalate concerns in a timely manner.

• Ensure all approvals, technical details, testing requirements, and production comments are accurately communicated to relevant teams.

Raw Material & Supplier Coordination

• Weekly follow-up with team on fabric, trim, and raw material developments to ensure timely in-house deliveries aligned to production plans.

• Coordinate with suppliers on approvals, testing standards, delivery schedules, and quality expectations prior to bulk handover.

• Salary Review: Yearly

• Festival Bonus: 2

• Provident fund

• Insurance (Health & Life)

• Service Benefits

• Earned Leave Encashment