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The Company:
Leading fashion brand are looking for a Senior Import Merchandiser to join their merchandising team. You will work with major store groups over a number of product categories including Nightwear and Accessories.
The Role:
- This role combines strategic planning, supplier relationship management, and cross-functional collaboration to optimise the company's global supply chain.
- Maintain clear and accurate reporting to develop business strategies and meet company KPI’s
- Act as a gate keeper to oversee the end-to-end import process, from purchase orders to end destination, managing risk proactively
- Responsible for ensuring the smooth running of the production and critical path for the merchandising team
- Overseeing weekly critical path meetings with merchandisers and tech teams, providing status updates on each line
- Build and maintain strong relationships with international suppliers. Resolve conflicts or issues with suppliers promptly and effectively.
- Evaluate supplier performance and ensure adherence to agreed service levels and quality standards
- Build strong relationships with key clients, including face to face meetings
- Manage customer orders on key accounts, ensuring all queries are answered and issues are resolved
- Manage team of two merchandisers and part time admin support
- Lead, mentor, and develop the team to achieve departmental objectives.
- Identify individual and team training requirements ensuring soft and technical skills are developed fully to maximise productivity
- Ensure department’s efficient use and development of software, ERP and Power Bi
- Proactively identify and lead process improvements within the department
- Foster a collaborative and innovative team environment
Skills Required:
- Established Import/Wholesale Merchandiser with at least 3 years’ experience
- Motivated, resourceful, problem solve with an ability to make commercial decisions
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
- Knowledge and confidence of Microsoft Office 365 and MS Teams, Advanced Excel - VLOOKUP’s, Pivot Tables
- Proficiency in ERP systems, supply chain management software and Power Bi is preferred
- Analytical mindset with a focus on cost optimisation and efficiency
- Leadership and team-building abilities
- Must have a flexible approach to work and be highly organised
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
Company values:
- We are looking for candidates who are aligned with our company values and will contribute to the culture of the organisation
- Kind, Committed, Passionate, Creative, Dynamic, Inclusive & Trustworthy
Benefits:
- Hybrid office/ WFH
- Flexible working hours, 4pm early Friday finish
- Christmas shut down
- Regular performance reviews
- Wellbeing support
- Free onsite parking
- Discount on product
- Sample sales
- Fun working environment
- Expected hours: 32 - 40 per week
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Please be aware the duties listed above are an interpretation of the role and do not form any part of your employment contract. Please ask the interviewer any questions about the role that you wish to clarify.
Tagged Resources Limited acts as an employment agency. We have 25 years of Recruitment and Industry experience, working with Retail and Supply Chain markets and have various positions available. If this vacancy does not suit your experience and you are looking for a suitable role, please look at our website or follow us on social networking sites. All are updated daily.
