As member of the buying office team, the Merchandiser will be in charge to manage a group of suppliers to produce and deliver sportswear products on time in order to maximize the production effectiveness, delay and cost.

Excellent in English.

• Establish Production Master Plan.
• Negotiate with customers on forecast, price and order follow up.
• Optimize and consolidate the overall costs of products.
• Optimize and manage the supply process of finished goods and components.
• Guarantee delivery on time.
• Pilot turnover and margin.
• Secure the reliability of stock.
• Plan orders and forecasts to ensure the models availability (finished goods + components).
• Supervise efficiency, productivity and quality of operator's output.
• Negotiate the best possible lead-time and price
• Ensure a reliable data price/cost and lead-time referencing of products
• Manage the capacity and production planning of suppliers.
• Review the production schedule.
• Inspect the production area to verify that everything is operating properly.
• Evaluate production rates and investigate causes and possible solutions to any problems reflected in the metrics
• Manage the continuous improvement of supply performances in assisting production group leaders with daily production issues and reported issues.
• Manage and optimize components stock supply and ensure a reliable stock
• Observe packing operations to verify conformance to specifications.
• Oversee traceability and its accuracy.
• Lead Compliance, Health & Safety efforts to achieve goals.

To the Team Manager

• Bachelor degree or upper, preferable with major in foreign trade, industrial management, economic, import/export.
• Ability to define problems, to collect data, to establish facts and draw valid conclusions
• Ability to deal with deadlines and prioritize actions
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite and working with systems/application, with a focus on Advanced Excel and or Access skills
• Understanding about production, especially in textile/ garment/ footwear industries would be an advantage
• Decision maker and high level of responsibility
• Be a team player with strong communication and presentation skills, written and verbal
• Practice sport : Working knowledge of the category for which he/she will be buying: will need working knowledge of sport casual fashion and seasons
• Initiative & intelligent judgment
• Strong-minded and self-confident