Location: Loughborough
Type: Permanent
Industry: Ladieswear
Job Ref: TGM1568
The Company:
A Production Merchandiser is required to join an established creative clothing Company. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced professional to join a friendly team.
Benefits
- Hybrid Working 3 days home working 2 days office
- Established company of 20 years
- Free car Park
The Role:
- Reporting directly to Production Manager
- Raise fabric orders
- Maintain fabric order progress
- Monitor and update critical path
- Attending meetings with customer as necessary
- Organising couriers and DHL/TNT etc
- Prep packages / boxes for factories, testing houses etc
- Sample management
- Approve fabric invoices and liaise with accounts
- Managing shipping schedules
- Dealing with bookings, logistics and deliveries.
- Working alongside and reporting to Production Manager.
- Working closely with the Design Team for sample approvals.
- Follow up approvals ensuring agreed delivery dates being met.
- Management of the issue of purchase orders/dockets to various factories.
- Maintaining the accuracy of systems ensuring that all order data both internally and with manufacturers and customers is up to date and correct.
- Liaise with the Technical team to understand the fit-related issues that may impact critical path.
Skills Required:
- Ability to work efficiently but with attention to detail
- Strong organisational skills and ability to multitask
- Strong team communication and ability to work proactively independently
- Experience working to deadlines and under pressure in a busy environment
- An understanding of sportswear clothing and the luxury market
- Minimum 6 months in a similar role.
- Basic knowledge of critical production path, fabrics and garment construction.
- Excellent communication skills on email and phone
- Intermediate to advanced word processing \ spreadsheet skills
- Mac proficient.
- Familiar with Google Drive
- Availability to travel to factories if required.
- A hands-on approach, with a ‘can-do’ attitude