Head of Merchandising (Outer Wear)

Job Description

Title: Head of Merchandising (Outer Wear)

Company Name: Silken Sewing Ltd.

Vacancy: --

Age: 30 to 50 years

Job Location: Dhaka (Uttara Sector 3)

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:

• 10 to 20 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): Garments

• Bachelor/Honors

• 10 to 20 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): Garments

• Age 30 to 50 years

-Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Textile, Fashion design or any other related field.

-Minimum 12 years of experiences in similar role of any Outer-wear, Ski-wear, Technical-wear & Work-wear factory.

-Must have strong relationship with foreign (China, Korea, Taiwan) stakeholders like fabric mill, supplier etc.

-Must have technical & product knowledge on Outer-wear, Ski-wear, Technical-wear & Work-wear.

-Having good knowledge about customer/Buyer (outerwear, Ski wear, Technical wear & Work wear) & also having good relation with them.

-Having good knowledge about EPM/CPM and other factory’s KPI.

-Must have knowledge on project management, Lead time.

-Able to solve the problem and organize the task (TIME & ACTION calendar) to meet the deadline

SILKEN SEWING has started its journey in 2008 in knit apparel manufacturing with the vision of having one of the regarded & trusted home for the Apparel manufacturing in the world. Today, we consider ourselves as one of the rapid growing company with the annual turnover of $25 million It has further diversified & expending its production range towards the Outerwear & Sportswear areas & will start our outerwear unit by 2021. Silken has its own design team in UK who continuously provides design & development supports to the customer. 

We seek an innovative and experienced “𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝” to drive strategic growth, and enhance our market presence. This is a prime opportunity for a highly motivated leader to join our team and lead our sales team for success! We look forward to receiving your application.

𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬:

-Develop and execute the marketing strategy to align with the company`s goals and market trends.

-Taking care of marketing & merchandising, responsible for merchandising & production management, including sampling, fit & preproduction approvals, fabric & trim approvals, testing, and gold seals, working with QA’s for timely inspection & delivery, updating the buyer & the production status.

-Garments costing, corresponding & dealing with foreign buyers as well as local buying agents independently from inquiry up to shipment.

-Analyzed the market trends and buyer requirements, and developed creative and innovative samples for marketing.

-Coordinate with buyers/Agencies for approval of fabric Hand Loom, Strike off, Lab dips, Trims, lab-testing, etc.

-Developed Sample – as per buyer product package/ specifications, Approval of Line Review Sample, Fit Sample with comments, Size Sets, Marketing Samples, Pre-Production Sample and Shipment Samples etc.

-Collaborate with designers, suppliers, and manufacturers to develop new products.

-Lead and mentor the merchandising team, providing guidance and support to achieve departmental goals.

-Monitoring the subordinates to ensure the booking of, fabrics & accessories. As well as daily production status, trims & fabric inventory, and supporting the factory to do production smoothly.

-Build and maintain strong relationships with vendors and suppliers.

-Tracks development and production merchandising issues. Follow up on trims & fabric deliveries to make sure in in-house on time with good quality and quantities.

-Use data analytics to make informed decisions and improve merchandising strategies.

-Present findings and recommendations to senior management.

• Mobile bill
• Lunch Facilities: Partially Subsidize
• Salary Review: Yearly
• Festival Bonus: 2

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