General Merchandising Manager – Woven and Denim

Our client a leader in brand services and supply chain management, demonstrating market-leading competency in all significant apparel and softline. They are currently looking for a General Merchandising Manager to join the organisation.

Responsibilities: 

• Manage the sourcing and production of the Woven & Denim categories.
• Working closely with the Vice President
• Ensures orders can achieve customer needs and margin expectations.
• Provide strategic business development to enhance the contribution of the team
• Deliver the latest fashion sense and able to evaluate business growth opportunities
• Comprehensive for the profit and loss of the own business area
• Manage vendor performance to ensure compliance to deliver quality standards of the company and those of the customers
• Work with direct reports to develop and maintain the company's annual budget to ensure optimization of boost the group profit

Requirements:

• 10 years of merchandising / production experience in fashion preferred
• Bachelor degree in Supply Chain or related
• Experience in tracking record and sales development
• Strong management and analytical skills
• Good communication skills, high level integrity and self-motivated
• A well team player and team leader
• Outstanding interpersonal skills with customers, vendors and internals members

Production Merchandising Manager – Woven & Knits

Our client a leader in brand services and supply chain management, demonstrating market-leading competency in all significant apparel and softline. They are currently looking for a Merchandising Manager to join the organisation.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the production team
• Communicate and coordinate product information with buyers, vendors and internal parties 
• Meet with vendors to ensure good quality of the materials and monitor the delivery schedule
• Monitor production plan, well organize in fitting comments for bulk production
• Issue sample order sheet to factory to proceed samples
• Analyse and negotiate price with suppliers and prepare costing
• Keep up-dated factory’s production status and ensure the shipping schedule
• Work closely with the team and merchandising related parties to leverage the sourcing network
• Support the team with the latest fashion trend in knits and woven fabric
• Other ads hoc duties as assigned

Requirements:

• Bachelor or degree holder in Apparel/Clothing/Fashion preferred
• 8 years’ experience in merchandising for USA market
• Strong product knowledge for both woven & knit garment
• Experience in apparel production SOP, and inventory control
• Strong analytical sense and numerous of data accuracy
• Experience in managing vendors and China team
• Proficiency in both written and spoken English and Chinese (including Mandarin)