IMPORT MERCHANDISER ( FASHION SUPPLIER

FASHION IMPORT MERCHANDISER
All the relevant skills, qualifications and experience that a successful applicant will need are listed in the following description.
£25K
NORTH MANCHESTER
Our client a successful fashion supplier are looking for someone who is hardworking and motivated to join their merchandising team! . They require an experienced Import Merchandiser on a full time permanent basis. The person will have responsibility for merchandising a selection of accounts. Tasks include liaising with various Far East suppliers, product development, chasing samples and materials, attending customer meetings and ensuring CP dates are met.
The successful applicant will need to be enthusiastic, organised and be able to work at a fast pace. You must be able to work well in a team but also have good initiative to work alone, be able to manage tasks effectively, have good attention to detail.
Role requirements
Minimum of 3 years merchandising experience
Good organisational skills, able to prioritise
Be able to work well to deadlines
Multi task
Experience communicating with factories and customers
Self-motivated
Responsibilities/tasks
Liaise with various Far East factories chasing design & seal samples and maintaining sample trackers.
Ordering labels and maintaining the label stock sheets
Place raw material orders for fabrics and components
Chase deliveries of materials and components and update the factories, whilst ensuring CP dates are maintained
Chase the customer to ensure we have size breakdowns and barcode details to ensure CP dates are maintained
Check and measure swatches and samples upon receipt
Create master pre-production internal workbooks.
Record and log the test reports
Ensure weekly production plans are received from the factories
Ensure the weekly production plans are updated and sent to the customer
Arrange freight import quotes and monitor progress
Arrange customer warehouse bookings for delivery
Provide shipment paperwork and AQL’s from factory prior to ex-factory dates to customer
Benefits
25 days holiday + stats (increasing to 30 based on length of service)
Finish at 1.00pm on Friday
Monday - Thursday 8.00am-4.30pm
Friday - 8.00am - 1.00pm
Bupa Cashplan
Company pension
Work for a Trust which is for the benefit of all staff (including beneficiary payments dependant on company performance)
Bonus (dependant on company performance)