Import Merchandiser Manchester, England
Job description
Job description
Do you want to be part of a dynamic & fast growing business? We are looking for someone who is hardworking and motivated to join our merchandising team!
We need a merchandiser on a full time permanent basis. The person will have responsibility for merchandising for various well known brand customers. Tasks include liaising with various Far East suppliers, mangaging orders and materials, attending customer meetings and ensuring CP dates are met.
The successful applicant will need to be enthusiastic, organised and be able to work at a fast pace. You must be able to work well in a team but also have good initiative to work alone, be able to manage tasks effectively and have good attention to detail.
Role requirements
- Minimum of 2 years assistant merchandising experience
- Good organisational skills, able to prioritise
- Be able to work well to deadlines
- Multi task
- Experience communicating with factories and customers
- Self-motivated
Responsibilities/tasks
- Liaise with various Far East factories
- Ordering labels and maintaining the stock sheets
- Place raw material orders for fabrics and components
- Chase deliveries of materials and components and update the factories, whilst ensuring CP dates are maintained
- Chase the customer to ensure we have size breakdowns and barcode details to ensure CP dates are maintained
- Create master PPRA internal spec sheets
- Record and log the test reports
- Maintain the tracker of samples and components dispatched weekly to each factory
- Ensure weekly production plans are received from the factories
- Ensure the weekly production plans are updated and sent to the customer
- Arrange freight import quotes and monitor progress
- Arrange UK warehouse bookings for delivery
Benefits
- 25 days holiday (increasing to 30 based on length of service)
- Finish at 1.00pm on Friday
- Monday - Thursday 8.00am-4.30pm
- Friday - 8.00am - 1.00pm
- Company pension
- Work for a Trust which is for the benefit of all staff (including beneficiary payments dependant on company performance)
- Bonus (dependant on company performance)
Recruitment Process
The first stage in the interview process will be a brief remote video call (or onsite face to face if this would be your preference). This will be an informal chat and and opportunity to find out if we would be the right fit for you.
The second stage of the recruitment process will be a face to face interview at our site in Manchester where you can see in more detail what we do with an opportunity to meet the team and find out more about the role and the company.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £24,000.00-£25,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Supplemental pay types:
- Yearly bonus
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Mancheter, M35 9BD: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- merchandising: 2 years (required)
Work Location: In person
