Location: Manchester

Type: Permanent

Industry: FMCG

Job Ref: TGN5283

The Company:

An excellent opportunity for an Assistant Merchandiser to join a successful FMCG company working with Blue Chip Retailers managing their Brands

This is an exciting role in a fast growing, fashion forward company. We are ideally looking for someone with experience of supply chain/ merchandising to build on

Excellent career prospects

Benefits

• The company are happy to work to 3 days in the office 2 from home hybrid model
• This opportunity can offer a varied and challenging career with great prospects for career advancement
• Excellent salary

The Role:

• Liaising with various departments across the business such as, Accounts, Design, Sales, Shipping, etc in order to maintain the critical path in line with the product ranges.
• Daily liaison with the factories to ensure a continuous flow of information is in place throughout the business.

• Product code setup – including updating info into master sheet or system if possible
• Opal artwork – creating barcodes
• Keying sample orders
• Keying customer online orders and adding figures to sales tracker
• Keying purchase orders  / CA / carton marks
• Requesting orders
• Accurate filing of all records within product / order folder and CA
• Updating critical path
• Raising non stock POs
• Email follow up
• Monthly stock count of collateral

Skills Required:

• Previous experience in a similar role is ideal.
• Previous experience liaising with and building relationships with customers.
• Excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills are essential.
• Ability to manage a busy work load with targeted deadlines
• Excellent IT skills
• Previous experience managing a critical path