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SalaryIMPORT MERCHANDISER - North Manchester - £30,000 - Fully Office Based
Our friendly client who are a wholesaler and specialise in accessories require an experienced merchandiser to join their friendly and longstanding, friendly team.
You will have responsibility for merchandising a selection of accounts. Tasks include liaising with various Far East suppliers chasing samples and materials, attending customer meetings and ensuring 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, have good attention to detail.
Role requirements
Minimum of 3 years merchandising experience
Good organisational skills, able to prioritise
Be able to work well to deadlines
Multitask
Experience communicating with factories and customers
Self-motivated
Responsibilities/tasks
Liaise with various Far East factories chasing seal samples and maintaining sample trackers
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 customer warehouse bookings for delivery
Benefits
25 days holiday (increasing to 30 based on length of service)
Monday - Thursday 8.00am-4.30pm
Finish at 1.00pm on Friday
Free Parking
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)
Please send your updated CV OR call me on (phone number removed)
