Location: Leicester
Type: Permanent
Industry: Ladieswear
Job Ref: TGM2079
The Company:
An opportunity for a Merchandiser/ Product Developer to join an established supplier to the High Street Retailers. Hybrid available
The Role:
* Motivated, enthusiastic and have a drive to push sales (identify sales opportunities)
* Ability to handle pressure and deadlines
* Manage current departments and generate new business leads
* Fast paced and on the ball
* Knowledge on trends / Licenses and garment construction would be an advantage
* Efficient
* Respond and engage to new order enquiries
* Excellent communication skills as working directly with the customers/ hubs / factories
* Be able to negotiate prices with factories via Turkey to meet customer targets and close orders
* Work closely with designers and merchandise teams to present solutions to customer to simplify design and maintain a good overall sales price
* Working closely with the merchandise team & problem solving issues to avoid discounts
* Team player and able to build strong customer relations and with factories
* Confirm costings and delivery dates with customer
* Aim to learn the PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) System
* Chase sample developments with the in country teams and feedback to customer on status
* Have experience to manage development critical path, updating and chasing daily for approvals
* Providing customer with weekly updates through Critical path document
* Arrange samples in house to post to buying teams
* Confident to offer new products to the customer
* Admin heavy based role so must be well organised
Skills Required:
* Experience of working in ladies or childrenswear, jersey or knitted products is advantageous.
* Must understand costings.
* Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
* Fully computer literate.
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