A small, friendly fashion business is looking for an Assistant Production Merchandiser to join their team in their Manchester offices. Working across Babywear and Nightwear, you will be the middleman between the customer and the factory to ensure that good are delivered on time and within price.
They are wanting someone who is a positive force at driving change for the better, to streamline and improve processes for the business and the product they produce.
This role is Hybrid- 3 days office based, following successful completion of your probation period.
Assistant Production Merchandiser- The Role
- Assisting in the delivery of Oversee the production process from order to manufacture and delivery of our products.
- Assisting / supporting in the Management of key customer accounts, ensuring all orders are fulfilled to the right spec and within the agreed timeframes. (potential owning a small number of customer accounts)
- Basic knowledge of fabrications, print techniques and production process.
- Knowledge of Critical path management assisting to ensure deadlines are met / customer portals are updated.
- Attend Weekly critical path meetings with Factories.
- Understand supply base and capabilities.
- Work cross functionally with internal teams communicating relevant information.
- Attend customer meetings when required.
- Attend internal handover meetings with production, design, and sales teams.
- Assist in the review contracts to ensure VCP’s quantity price is correct and is agreed with the sales team.
- Liaise and gain confirmation from the factories to ensure they can meet the customer order requirements.
- Working alongside technical in regards packaging information so that factories can order the correct packaging on time from nominated suppliers or to source locally.
- Assist with to ensure fabric qualities/ strike offs / lab dips / bulk fabric / bulk trims are all submitted and approved within the critical path timeline.
- Working with the production team to ensure sampling, sealing procedures and testing requirements are met according to the critical path.
- If required assist with customers for a request for approval to move goods and update customer systems where applicable.
- Authorise factories to ship goods and update systems once gold seal and AQL is approved.
- Assist in the Requesting of packing lists, factory invoices ensuring that all relevant documentation is received and is correct to customer contract.
- Ensure that the group system is kept up to date to ensure that reporting is accurate for the group.
Assistant Production Merchandiser- The Person
- Be a total people person!
- Pro-active and self-starting
- Demonstrates attention to detail
- Cooperates and works well with others in the pursuit of team goals. Shares information and supports others.
- Able to successfully build relationships with customers and internally
- Highly organised
To apply please send your CV to m.coote@peoplemarketing.co.uk
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