Mid-level Merchandiser

2 weeks ago


Cape Town, South Africa House of JD Full time

We are looking for a mid-level merchandiser with experience in managing the full product lifecycle from brief stage to delivery.

**Qualification and Experience**:

- Degree in Fashion/Clothing Management/similar
- 3-5 years’ buying/sourcing experience, PU product experience advantageous
- Must have experience working with factories based in China
- Ability to build and present a full range offering across multiple products for multiple customers
- Eye for fashion and attention to detail
- Combination of strong administrative competencies and creativity
- Computer literacy and proficient use of Microsoft Office programs, especially Excel and Powerpoint
- Excellent communication, order management and organisational skills

**Requirements**:

- Building a strong, sustainable supplier strategy across product categories and customer brands
- Source and onboard new suppliers who meet quality standards and price requirements
- Ensuring that factories understand and comply with customer’s technical and quality standards
- Understanding the customer/brand handwriting as well as have a commercial eye
- Ability to engineer product to different price points as per customer’s needs
- Continual trend research and identifying relevant fashion product that can be customized to fit into the customer handwriting across brands and genders (Men’s, Ladies and Kids)
- Trader mentality always looking for opportunities to secure more business through updates on existing products and new product directions
- Attention to timelines with focus on customer buying calendar
- Managing the critical path at a style level: from customer brief through production and shipping to delivery and ensuring that deadlines are met
- Leading the sample process, ensuring timeously that samples are completed, submitted and approved as per the customer’s timeline
- Quality control of all development, QA, fit & bulk production samples for quality and adherence to brief
- Full responsibility for communication with suppliers pertaining to prices, sample comments and critical path management
- Responsible for all quality and testing compliance and applicable procedures
- Manage workload in an organised and timely manner

**Detail**:

- Remuneration: R18,000 - R22,000 depending on experience
- Province: Western Cape
- Education level: Tertiary education
- Job level: Mid-Level
- Own transport required: Yes
- Type: Permanent

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: R18,000.00 - R22,000.00 per month

**Education**:

- Diploma (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Merchandising: 3 years (preferred)



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