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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