Job Description
Title: Merchandiser
Company Name: JD Williams & Company Ltd. (Bangladesh Liaison Office)
Vacancy: 1
Location: Dhaka
Minimum Salary: Negotiable
Experience:
∎ 6 to 8 years
Published: 8 Feb 2024
Education:
∎ Bachelor degree in any discipline.
∎ Graduation/ Post Graduation major in Fashion Designing or Apparel Merchandising or Textile Engineering will get preference.
∎ Bachelor degree in any discipline.
∎ Graduation/ Post Graduation major in Fashion Designing or Apparel Merchandising or Textile Engineering will get preference.
Requirements:
Additional Requirements:
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s): Jersey Industry, Jersey Marketing, Jersey Merchandising.
∎ Proven experience within a best practice global sourcing/operations management.
∎ Expertise in change and project management.
∎ Should have strong commercial flair and business acumen – must have a clear identifiable track record of success and achievements.
∎ Good team leader and excellent people management skills.
∎ Best practice principles in Corporate Responsibility in global supply chains.
∎ Honest, team player.
∎ Proven working experience in merchandising.
∎ Should be flexible at working time.
∎ Up-to-date with the latest merchandising trends and best practices.
∎ Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
∎ Strong listening, presentation and decision making skills.
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s): Jersey Industry, Jersey Marketing, Jersey Merchandising.
∎ Proven experience within a best practice global sourcing/operations management.
∎ Expertise in change and project management.
∎ Should have strong commercial flair and business acumen – must have a clear identifiable track record of success and achievements.
∎ Good team leader and excellent people management skills.
∎ Best practice principles in Corporate Responsibility in global supply chains.
∎ Honest, team player.
∎ Proven working experience in merchandising.
∎ Should be flexible at working time.
∎ Up-to-date with the latest merchandising trends and best practices.
∎ Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
∎ Strong listening, presentation and decision making skills.
Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Implement Bangladesh sourcing strategy to offer maximum competitive advantage for JDW.
∎ Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to get this implemented.
∎ Introduce suppliers and material vendors as required.
∎ Review existing supply base to address sourcing gaps, ensure that the supply base developed is competitive and appropriate for quality standards, prices and lead-time.
∎ Review and coordinate the negotiation of the product costing between brand and factory, based on target prices from the Brand. Conduct cross costing and tendering exercises.
∎ Plan capacities with suppliers for production & fabrics.
∎ Manage time and action function and report exceptions to buying teams.
∎ Plan and work with suppliers on repeats and obtaining on time samples.
∎ Solve day-to-day problems and escalate issues likely to cause delays to shipment or quality of product
∎ Determining and managing the costs within the department, delivering cost reductions and operational efficiencies where possible
∎ Working with the Category Teams to review product development and planning procedures to improve speed to market and to provide greater flexibility and shorter lead times.
∎ Maintain effective and professional working relationships with the JDW’s UK teams,
∎ Ensure that goals and objectives are set and formally reviewed regularly with clear key performance measurements and expectations.
∎ Working with supply chain and wider business to deliver ‘best in class’ systems and processes.
∎ Being an effective people manager providing leadership, coaching and support as necessary to meet individual development goals and develop a strong global succession plan.
∎ Be aware of the market movements, trends, competitors’ activities etc and ensure relevant guidance and direction are provided to the team in UK and Asia.
∎ Work with logistic providers to co-ordinate shipments and timely follow up of documentation.
∎ To contribute to and develop the Bangladesh merchandising team. A key member of the JD Williams operations team, responsible for developing and driving the sourcing for the business ensuring that all activity undertaken by JD Williams achieves an effective balance of cost, quality and service consistent efficiency and performance with delivering the brand strategy. Own the process from range sign off through to FOB, driving and ensuring compliance to all Group Corporate Responsibility standards and practices.
∎ We are looking for some dynamic, positive thinker, innovative & experienced Merchandiser in different positions, who will carry out the relationship with our customers and will help the company to have a good business relationship with them.
∎ Responsibilities:
∎ Implement Bangladesh sourcing strategy to offer maximum competitive advantage for JDW.
∎ Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to get this implemented.
∎ Introduce suppliers and material vendors as required.
∎ Review existing supply base to address sourcing gaps, ensure that the supply base developed is competitive and appropriate for quality standards, prices and lead-time.
∎ Review and coordinate the negotiation of the product costing between brand and factory, based on target prices from the Brand. Conduct cross costing and tendering exercises.
∎ Plan capacities with suppliers for production & fabrics.
∎ Manage time and action function and report exceptions to buying teams.
∎ Plan and work with suppliers on repeats and obtaining on time samples.
∎ Solve day-to-day problems and escalate issues likely to cause delays to shipment or quality of product
∎ Determining and managing the costs within the department, delivering cost reductions and operational efficiencies where possible
∎ Working with the Category Teams to review product development and planning procedures to improve speed to market and to provide greater flexibility and shorter lead times.
∎ Maintain effective and professional working relationships with the JDW’s UK teams,
∎ Ensure that goals and objectives are set and formally reviewed regularly with clear key performance measurements and expectations.
∎ Working with supply chain and wider business to deliver ‘best in class’ systems and processes.
∎ Being an effective people manager providing leadership, coaching and support as necessary to meet individual development goals and develop a strong global succession plan.
∎ Be aware of the market movements, trends, competitors’ activities etc and ensure relevant guidance and direction are provided to the team in UK and Asia.
∎ Work with logistic providers to co-ordinate shipments and timely follow up of documentation.
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill
∎ Festival Bonus: 2
Employment Status: Full Time
Job Location: Dhaka
Apply Procedure:
Email your CV:
∎ Send your CV to the given email [email protected]
Company Information:
∎ JD Williams & Company Ltd. (Bangladesh Liaison Office)
∎ House no # 14, Road no # 9 Sector # 6, Uttara, Dhaka-1230
Address::
∎ House no # 14, Road no # 9 Sector # 6, Uttara, Dhaka-1230
Read Before Apply: Please apply only who are fulfilling all the requirements of this job
Application Deadline: 9 Mar 2024
Category: Garments/Textile
