Location: Nottingham

Type: Permanent

Industry: Ladieswear

Job Ref: TGM1881

The Company:

An excellent opportunity for an Experienced Merchandiser  to join a forward thinking company who produce ladies and mens fashion ranges to the High Street Retailers.

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 experience working within a similar role.
• Ideally minimum 3 years + experience
• Commercial understanding around maintaining timely customer deliveries.
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
• Excellent numerical and analytical skills.
• Must have a clear understanding of the processes and functions of merchandising.
• Ensuring the precise entry of critical business data is essential.