Senior Merchandiser - Knit And Woven

Job Description

Title: Senior Merchandiser - Knit And Woven

Company Name: Startex Clothing Company

Vacancy: 02

Age: At least 35 years

Job Location: Dhaka (DOHS Baridhara)

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:

• 5 to 8 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): Garments, Textile, Buying House

• Master of Science (MSc) in Textile Engineering
• Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Textile Engineering
• Master of Business Administration (MBA)

• 5 to 8 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): Garments, Textile, Buying House

• Age At least 35 years

We are expending our Merchandising Team and looking for a dynamic, energetic and organized Senior Merchandiser for our Merchandising & Marketing Department.

• Should be Energetic, Result Oriented and Honest with Self-Driven attitude.

• Following our Business Code of Conduct and always acting with integrity and due diligence.

• Should be capable of multitasking.

• Fluent in English of speaking, listening, reading and writing.

• Living our values and helping to create a great place to work.

• Ensure all processes meet quality standards and delivery timelines.

• Analyse market trends and buyer preferences to improve product offerings.

• Handle Product development, costing, price negotiation with the objective of securing most competitive costs for the buyer

• Collaborate with buyers, suppliers & merchandising teams to negotiate prices, lead-times and delivery dates

• Be responsible for all sampling approval process and ensure timely submission and approval of samples. Be actively involved with the factory and the buyer in resolving sample related issues.

• Be fully responsible to strictly implement and adhere to the critical path /T&A (WIP) on a daily basis. Identify potential delays well in advance and implement timely action to ensure on time delivery. This is a key responsibility of the Senior Merchandiser.

• Effectively handle and manage the fabric and trim approval process and bulk in house dates and garment production schedule by using all available monitoring tools and data.

• Work professionally with buyers and their local offices to schedule quality inspections and compliance audits while building a healthy working relationship with all teams.

• Build buyer confidence by consistently meeting key expectations of the buyer through effective communication, timely action and execution across every stage of the order management process.

• Train and develop team members at every given opportunity and be prepared to take up additional responsibility when entrusted by the management

• Expertise in "cost to make" and diligent completion of cost sheets; leveraging component dynamics to obtain best price for customers; ensuring CMs and consumption are both reflective of product type.

• Ensuring suitable capacity is booked and the production plan is in place to achieve delivery; ensure PPM includes a full understanding of technical standards, that materials and trims are ready, and Technical Risk Assessment has been completed

• Monitoring production allocated to our factories and closely managing the critical path and the achievement of milestones (approvals, testing, fabric in house, inspection); coordinating activity with Fabric, Technical and QA to ensure OTD and resolving any issue at pace

• Ensure trims are sourced from nominated sources where they exist; ensuring trim costs are benchmarked.

• Letters of Credit - Monitoring the opening of B2B LCS by the factory and following up with shipping documents and liaising with the bank; mark pro-forma invoice for obtaining the master LC and maintain records of export and order quantities for every order

• Ensure our factories have made bookings in line with our customers' forwarders SLAs. Ensure container status and vessel schedule are on track and ensure timely collection of shipping documents.

• Maintain an accurate and timely report of on time booking and on time delivery.

• Track running capacity in my factories and book accordingly; we negotiate lead times with our suppliers on a season to season basis and aim to reduce RO lead times for our customers.

• Prepare initial pricing in Internal costing tool/ERP

• Prepare pre-costing in ERP, including accessories pricing and consumption details

• Generate price quotations in ERP

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