Location: Manchester

Type: Permanent

Industry: Homeware

Job Ref: TGN4753

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Junior Merchandiser to join a growing, diverse, and dynamic organisation which is the largest in its sector during a very exciting period of growth.
The person will have responsibility for merchandising a selection of accounts. Tasks include liaising with various Far East suppliers chasing samples and materials, attending customer meetings and ensuring CP dates are met.

Role

• Liaise with various Far East factories chasing seal samples and maintaining sample trackers.
• Ordering labels and maintaining the 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.
• Create master PPRA internal spec sheets.
• Record and log the test reports.
• Maintain the tracker of samples and components dispatched weekly to each factory.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Minimum of 1 years merchandising experience
• Good organisational skills, able to prioritise.
• Be able to work well to deadlines.
• Multitask
• Experience communicating with factories and customers.
• Self-motivated

Benefits

• 25 days holiday (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
• 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)