Wholesale Merchandiser
Manchester
A fantastic opportunity has become available for an experienced Merchandiser to join a well-established client based in Manchester. The role will manage the product development process from supply chain through to customer delivery.
Working with key accounts and reporting to the Production Manager, you will be responsible for:
- Costing brand specific product ranges with suppliers (based in Bangladesh, Pakistan & China).
- Margin calculations maintaining the company directive.
- Raising detailed POs to suppliers.
- Maintaining & updating critical paths specific to the orders.
- Liaising with suppliers on submissions dates (lab dips, fit samples, labelling/trims, pre-production samples, production samples).
- Liaising with customers regarding delivery updates & sampling requests (submissions/photo samples).
- Arranging shipments with our nominated forwarder ensuring delivery is kept on time.
- Booking goods in with the end customer’s warehouse upon arrival.
- Informing the accounts team of details needed for invoicing.
- Analysing sales reports from your key account to identify any potential for re-sales or missing categories to boost trade. Reporting findings back to the MDs & design team.
Skills required:
- Excellent time management
- Microsoft product experience (excel, word etc).
- Confidence in speaking with retailers and suppliers on both email & phone.
- A good understanding of the wholesale side order process from initial costing to delivery.
Benefits:
- Excellent transport links to site.
- Work from home Fridays
- Auto enrolment into the workplace pension scheme after probation period (optional opt in/out available).
- Close knit team working together in an open plan environment giving insight into all aspects of the business.
- Growing company increasing turnover greatly year on year.
Working hours are:
- Mon - Thurs 8.30am-4.30pm (office based)
- Fri - 9am-3pm (working from home)