Merchandiser

Job Description

Title: Merchandiser

Company Name: Friends Knitwear & Accessories Ltd .

Vacancy: 4

Age: Na

Job Location: Dhaka (Savar)

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:

• At least 3 years

• Graduate in any subject, BBA/BSc prefareable.

• At least 3 years

• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): knit Garments.

• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to interact and build relationships and work as a team·

• Should be well-groomed, smart, and energetic·

• Strong presentation and delivery skills·

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy, aiming for perfection·

• Excellent written and verbal communication both in Bangla and English·

• Should be proactive and dynamic, ability to work hard efficiently·

• Ability to multitask and remain organized, meet deadlines.

Job Location: Tayebpur, Zirabo, Ashulia, Savar, Dhaka.

• Independently manage research and product development, understand latest fashion trends, and develop customer specific collections.

• Ensure smooth communications with customers and suppliers on day-to-day merchandising activities and approvals.

• Understand customer requirements and closely work with design team to manage the correct samples within timelines and quality.

• Set priorities, develop a work schedule, and monitor progress towards goals, and track details, data, information, and activities.

• Accomplish and oversee the merchandising cycle (File / Record keeping / Sampling / T&As / QA file making / Production follow ups / Shipment booking etc.).

• Engage in costing and price negotiation with customers and vendors and prepare costing sheets with all the necessary breakdowns from factories.

• Ensure all suppliers are using nominated sources for trims.

• Provide monthly intelligence report to the business on actual and potential rises and falls in current cost factors.

• Coordinate and monitor quality of the product through quality personnel.

• Maintain Time and Action (T&A) plan and ensure on-time shipment for all orders.

• Select and visit different fabric/textile mills, production, printing, washing factories and build long-term relationships for current and future orders.

• Regularly evaluate factory performance and source and develop new factories as per requirements.

• Recommend any changes to the products or process improvements, which can help make production friendlier for construction without changing the aesthetics of the garment.

• Conduct production meetings with the factories and QA team as per the allocated time and follow up with the factories on the progress of the orders.

• Analyze customer progress report in terms of growth/shortcomings/product and price points, get customer feedback on inquiries and close the orders with clarity on cost/ margin.

• Review new tech packs and developments to identify any critical points and provide the right details to the factory.

• Ensure all customer requirements are met in production based on customer tech packs.

• Understand ethical behavior and business practices and ensure own behavior and the behavior of others is consistent with these standards and aligns with the values of the organization.

• Any other related tasks assigned by the management

• Salary Review: Yearly

• Festival Bonus: 2

• Other Benefits: As per company policy.