Merchandiser

The Company:
An excellent opportunity for an experienced Merchandiser to join a forward thinking company who produce young ladies and mens fashion ranges for a range of multiple stores and their own branded products. The company are an established supplier based in Manchester who produce fashion ranges for a variety of high street retailers, including Next, Top Shop, Miss Selfridge, New Look, Primark amongst others

The Role:
Negotiate prices with the customers’ and factories.
Raise orders with factories.
Maintain the delivery dates and bookings for deliveries to customers.
Ensure the factory has all the relevant information needed to complete each order on time and to the customer’s requirements.
Managing production plans and critical paths to ensure orders are kept on time.
Update spreadsheets and databases with the critical order information.
Demonstrate commercial understanding around maintaining timely customer deliveries.
Demonstrate professional attitude when dealing with customers.
Maintain and analyse data in relation to the latest customer and factory information involving orders and any other relevant information.
Maintain a clear and long term perspective on order status to avert potential issues.
Drive the interaction with equivalent or higher level managers to address all matters of significance to the company.
Drive communication between internal departments to maintain orders on time status.
Highlight and communicate potential issues early on to team leader.
Relay information between customers and factories in a clear and concise manner, both by telephone and e-mail.
Build relationships with key customers

Skills Required:
Must have previous experience working within a similar role.
Commercial understanding around maintaining timely customer deliveries.
Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
Excellent numerical and analytical skills are required in order to identify any problems which may arise.
Must have a clear understanding of the processes and functions of merchandising.
Ensuring the precise entry of critical business data is essential.

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