Manager, Marketing & Merchandising (SQ Celsius Limited)

Job Description

Title: Manager, Marketing & Merchandising (SQ Celsius Limited)

Company Name: SQ Group

Vacancy: 2

Age: 25 to 40 years

Job Location: Dhaka (GULSHAN 2)

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:

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

• Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Marketing, International Business
• Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Marketing

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

• Age 25 to 40 years

• 2–3 years of experience in a managerial position within merchandising / marketing in the apparel manufacturing industry.

• Proven experience handling a US $40–50 million business across multiple customers and departments.

• Minimum experience handling a premium / luxury brand account.

• Strong track record managing sweater categories (cotton, wool, blends, intarsia) and complex developments.

• Experience working with multi-country manufacturing platforms.

• Strong command of critical path management and commercial negotiation.

• Experience in PLM (Centric or equivalent) and ERP-based workflow tracking.

• Proven success in customer relationship management and cross-functional leadership.

• Strong understanding of premium brand aesthetics, product integrity, and quality requirements.

• Highly analytical with strong commercial judgment.

• Own the business P&L for the assigned sweater account, ensuring volume, margin, and delivery targets are met.

• Develop and execute seasonal account strategies, including capacity loading, pricing alignment, and new product category expansion.

• Build strong relationships with customer teams across the UK, acting as the single point of accountability for SQ’s performance.

• Support annual budgeting, forecast planning, and revenue target achievement for the account.

• Lead seasonal product development aligned with the customer calendar (Design Adoption → Proto → SMS → Buy).

• Ensure 100% alignment with customer standards on hand feel, yarn quality, finishing, and fit.

• Drive fabric & yarn innovation, collaborating with the Raw Material Sourcing team for approved mills.

• Ensure cost sheets are accurate, transparent, and updated.

• Deliver right-first-time sampling through close coordination with PD, Technical, and QA teams.

• Develop and own the Critical Path Tracker, covering development through delivery.

• Conduct weekly milestone reviews and flag potential delays to leadership and the customer.

• Align production schedules with factory planning to ensure zero airfreight / penalty scenarios.

• Ensure 100% data accuracy in PLM and ERP systems.

• Drive cost competitiveness through structured costing analysis and negotiation.

• Partner with Finance and Sourcing to track EPM (Earnings per Minute), SAH, and Value Added (VA) targets for the account.

• Evaluate and approve style-level costings ensuring target margin realization across multiple production bases.

• Support quarterly margin reviews and cost benchmarking versus peer vendors.

• Lead all customer communications, presentations, and business reviews with the customer teams.

• Represent SQ in buyer visits, virtual meetings, and factory walkthroughs, ensuring alignment with the customer’s premium brand positioning.

• Support new business initiatives and strategic growth plans with the customer (e.g., cashmere, recycled cotton, digital sampling).

• Lead and mentor the merchandising and development team handling the sweater account.

• Build cross-functional collaboration across Planning, PD, Sourcing, QA, and Production.

• Drive a performance culture with clear accountability and development milestones.

• Support training programs on brand standards, digital merchandising, and PLM discipline.

• Ensure 100% of style developments and milestones are tracked in Centric PLM and ERP dashboards.

• Leverage digital tools to enhance visibility, reduce lead time, and minimize sample iterations.

• Publish a monthly Performance Dashboard covering OTIF, sample hit rate, and customer feedback (aligned to the customer vendor scorecard).

• Partner with customer teams on sustainability initiatives, including recycled yarns, traceability, and carbon footprint reduction.

• Ensure SQ’s operations meet the customer’s sustainability roadmap and transparency standards.

• Support supplier certification updates and mill compliance verification for all nominated yarns.