SENIOR MERCHANDISER/ ACCOUNT MANAGER

MEN'S FASHION/ STREETWEAR / FASHION SUPPLIER

CENTRAL MANCHESTER

UP TO £60K doe

FULL TIME HEAD OFFICE BASED ROLE

Our client is a successful, well established and fast-growing fashion brand house based in Central Manchester, home to a portfolio of established men’s fashion streetwear brands. They are now looking to recruit an experienced Senior Merchandiser / Account Manager to lead a team of 5 and manage menswear fashion brand accounts. The successful candidate will have a strong background in the import supply chain fashion industry and good leadership and management skills and be able to work in a fast-paced environment.

Role:

• A pivotal role for a key team member who oversees the Merchandising.
• One junior to oversee and 2 seniors to work alongside.
• Working with a team of 5 designers, 2 garment techs, two senior merch and one junior merch as the wider team, outside of logistics / finance etc.
• Reporting to the directors.
• To nurture and manage various customer accounts from concept to delivery.
• Engage with customers to hold regular meetings, take seasonal briefs and maintain / grow current business.
• Work with design and tech team to create concept to be presented to customers.
• Oversee production of collection and brief out to supply base in conjunction with design and tech teams, while controlling CP for seasonal development.
• Negotiate prices with suppliers.
• Monitor and manage sample trackers / sample development lead-times.
• Present collections to customers in conjunction with directors / design team.
• Place POs and manage Order Summary.
• Maintain and manage CP with regular communication with suppliers and customers on a weekly basis.
• Carry out product review meetings with directors, design and tech teams on a daily / weekly basis.
• Ensure goods are made to required customer standards alongside tech team with regards to factory audits, compliance, product testing, AQL reports etc.
• Working with logistics team to ensure packing lists, shipping schedules, product approvals are in place and correct.
• Nurturing and managing supply base to balance production volumes and brands between supply base to maximise efficiency and skill across supply base.