Production Merchandiser

My client is an established successful supplier of ladies jersey and woven to several fashion retailers in the UK and overseas.

They  are looking for a production merchandiser, who has previous supplier with CMT, short lead, and volume orders and can come in and hit the ground running. Ideally you will be familiar dealing with offshore Factories in Eastern Europe and North Africa.

Based in Central London Offices my client is looking for someone to start asap who can hit the ground running.

Main responsibilities will include:

• Responsible for critical path management from sales order to delivery.
• Managing customer orders from confirmation stage to delivery stage
• Checking/Submitting lab dips and bulk fabrics/trims
• Help to assist off shores teams on production information they require for each PO,
• Reviewing test reports and submitting these for approval
• Checking Po’s and liaising with customer for any amendments that need to be made
• Chasing fit samples and production samples to ensure all deadlines are met
• Raising fabric and label orders
• Liaising with offshore teams to ensure shipments are on time
• Working closely with sales team and production Manager

Person Specification:

• Previous experience working for a supplier within the merchandising team.
• Highly organised, proactive, and numerate with excellent IT skills, particularly Excel.
• Knowledge of working with factories in Eastern Europe and North Africa
• Strong CMT Knowledge essential
• Good written and spoken communication skills.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and manage the critical path.
• You will need to be a team player and be used to working in a fast-paced environment and be able to adapt to changing situations, be dynamic enthusiastic and have excellent Critical Path management experience