About Our Client
A great opportunity for an Intake Manager to join a leading multi-channel retailer in the Leeds area who offers hybrid working. They are an established business that has been trading for a number of years and are known for their internal progression.
Job Description
* The Intake Manager will take ownership of the production critical path, ensuring all key dates and deadlines are adhered to and communicated to all relevant parties.
* Production roll-up forecast for all departments, submitted to the supply base in the correct format and booked in line with the critical path.
* Represent the teams as the main point of contact for the supply base.
* Management of weekly cash flow submission, capturing any variance to the previous week.
* Management & responsibility for the buying minute document, collating all orders from retail and wholesale teams ensuring that accurate product information is communicated to the supply base and cloth manager in line with the critical path.
* Providing forward view of intake into the business to the wider teams based on live purchase orders in the system.
* Provide the teams with the weekly delivery schedule (WDS), communicating any movements with production and delivery dates and providing reasoning for any changes.
* Manage the merchandising delivery authorization (MDA) process between each team and the supply base, communicating which purchase orders are ready to be delivered and which orders have been approved to ship.
* Work with the cloth manager to provide forecasts of cloth needed to fulfill purchase order quantities.
* Work closely with the supply base ensuring WDS and MDA requests are received weekly on time and distributed to the wider teams.
* Management of Purchasing & Intake Assistant - responsible for their workload, development, and morale. Conduct job chats to monitor and manage their progress, set clear objectives, and coach them daily to grow their knowledge and skills.
* Conduct weekly meetings both internal and external.
The Successful Applicant
* Presentation skills - visual, verbal, and written.
* Organizational skills - the ability to manage the critical path from product development to delivery/in-store sales.
* Team player - ability to manage working relationships at all levels.
* Numerate - working with margin calculations and budgets.
* Analytical skills - ability to analyze and interpret various data sources and reports.
* Problem-solving skills - able to make the right decision when faced with sales/margin/supply issues.
* Management skills - ability to manage and mentor assistants and adapt your management technique to suit your team.
* Understanding of the clothing industry & trading environments; broad knowledge of either retail or wholesale environments.
* Strategic thinker - able to look forward and innovate.
* Self-motivated.
What's on Offer
Competitive salary + Mix of Office & Home Working - 3 Office / 2 Home Days + 37.5 Hour work week + Free Parking + Close to transport links + Early Finish on a Friday + Progression Opportunities.
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