Merchandising Manager

Job Description

Title: Merchandising Manager

Company Name: A Reputed Foreign Buying House-Retailer

Vacancy: 01

Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Masters degree in any discipline/MBA in Marketing (Preferable textiles engineer)

Experience Requirements:
∎ 8 to 15 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Looking for an experienced candidate for the position of Merchandising Manager who has excellent knowledge on Costing ,Production and wash to lead a team with Strong Analytical Skill, Reporting Skill and can take the challenges to ensure on time shipment with perfect quality and quantity.
∎ Job Location : Dhaka , anywhere.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Strong Analytical Skill and Reporting.
∎ Improve Overseas Merchandising Teams to maximize order placement opportunities.
∎ Ability to work with higher management.
∎ Set up marketing mind in the Merchandising to give better service to Buying team;
∎ Should have capability to lead a team.
∎ Supervise the teams and give SMART targets
∎ Monitor merchandising department is set to targets and ensure they are enroute.
∎ Should have sound knowledge on all types of Fabric, Garments, Accessories, Print, Embroidery, Washing, and Other Applications.
∎ Should have a clear concept of price quotation for products.
∎ Should have knowledge to work with factory on CM/CMW basic.
∎ Manage account from order inquiry to shipment along with time and action plan and cooperate with team for smooth execution.
∎ Follow up production and trims, accessories, documents & record keeping by ensuring proper material identification.
∎ Liaison closely with Aql ad Technique Managers with respect to Aql failures. Ensure CAPS are written.
∎ Acts as the situational leader of the merchandising team when evaluating, analyzing and choosing the suitable suppliers that will give quotes, when getting quotes, when negotiating prices, when placing orders, when giving sample production approval, and when solving the problems experienced in order to source products with the target profit margin, on the target deadline and at the target quality.
∎ Proper execution of orders according to planned Time and Action (TNA) on regular basis to ensure on-timely shipment with perfect quality and quantity.
∎ Good communication skills with team members & Suppliers dealing ability to work under pressure good time management & good interpersonal relationship.
∎ Update all data in web-based applications and in shared folder for a clear picture about the project to all.89
∎ Search and explore new product groups which Bangladesh not producing by working in coordination with all departments.
∎ Evaluating the vendors performance and grading them together with overseas team annually.
∎ Determining future strategically plans (investment, financial support etc.) with the suppliers which have sustainable good evaluation performance.
∎ Liaison with Sounding Managers for planning and allocating overseas sourcing budget and capacity for fabric and garment suppliers.
∎ Instant costing idea woven or knit including wash and good knowledge of fabric and price both denim and non denim ..
∎ T N A and WIP follow up with Merchant team on weekly basis.
∎ Should have knowledge of Pivot Table, PPT for making presentation.
∎ Should have knowledge in team work at least 5-7 years with any reputed garments buying office.
∎ Coordinates with Production and Quality Assurance departments in addressing customers complaints in a timely and efficient manner.
∎ Provides inputs into costing of products based on market surveys to eliminate any loss due to wrong pricing.
∎ Provides the necessary leadership and guidance to key employees and top performers through mentoring and identification of best practices to enhance performance excellence

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at most 40 years
∎ Both males and females are allowed to apply
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s):
∎ Costing, Merchandising, Production.
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):
∎ Buying House, Garments (Prefer foreign company)
∎ Additional Requirements
∎ Good people skills, communicating and listening and able to build a team who can provide the administrative services required.
∎ Having Textile or Fashion design background will be added as additional experience .
∎ Must have the wash knowledge on denim garments and fabric inspection process and procedure.
∎ Must be fluent in English with good communication skill & trouble shouting .
∎ Must have solid understanding of the overall manufacturing and control process
∎ Working experience in merchandising software like Amber Road, PLM will get preference
∎ Should be passionate with strong team spirit
∎ Strong in written and spoken English is highly required.
∎ Result oriented, ability to multi task, handle and bring issue to closer
∎ Achieve and improve company Key Performance Indicators

Salary: Negotiable

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Festival Bonus: 2
∎ Other benefit-as per company existing policy.

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 15 Feb 2022

Company Information:
∎ 16 Jan 2022
∎ A Reputed Foreign Buying House-Retailer

Category: Garments/Textile