Import Production Merchandiser

This is an exciting opportunity to work within the Product and Design team. You will be an important part of driving global sales for the brand through the development of all products and collections. Daily communication with our supply base to see product through from order stage to delivery into the warehouse.

You will be responsible for ensuring our critical path is up to date from sampling through to shipping and ensuring the full team have visibility on each stage of production. You will be helping manage budgets, hit targets and take a lead on your own projects within Product. You will work closely with all teams within the business, ensuring any relevant updates are communicated and there is full awareness of any reorders and new launches.

Main Responsibilities

• Establish relationships and onboard new suppliers building successful partnerships. Strong supplier relationship management required.


• From Design receiving details of product requirements and working with the production team to allocate to the relevant factory based on manufacturing capability, price negotiations and working to price targets.


• Maintain the critical path, ensuring we are working to and hitting set deadlines from 1st sample, fabric and fit approvals to delivery.


• Manage your factory base to make sure production schedules are being followed.


• Ensure all stock received in the warehouse is coordinated with QC checks and communicate any issues with suppliers.


• Liaise with the relevant departments, to enable goods to arrive and be processed on time, and advise departments of key delivery dates.


• Raising Purchase Orders as required.


• Work closely with the wider Product and Design Team, including Quality, Garment Tech, and Merch.


• Send monthly reviews of all off-Shore Suppliers, analysing strengths, weaknesses and areas for improvement.


• Develop and nurture strong working relationships with our off-Shore supply base to ensure they all meet and maintain delivery schedule, quality and margin expectations.


• Ensure on-time range launches, monitoring the CP dates for both Brand and Clients


• Proactively monitor sales and stock in order to take action to optimize sales, margin, and using optimal freight route/cost for Brand


• Day to day management of intake and liaise with supply chain of that method goods are to be shipped.


• Help to identify new product opportunities to support the growth and expansion of the business.
  
  4+ years' experience at Merchandiser level ideally within a fashion, or eCommerce industry


• Experience of a Wholesale Operation would be an advantage


• Experience with liaising with factories in Asia (such as China and India).


• Experience with Stakeholders Management at all levels.


Skills


• Naturally confident with strong communication skills - both written and verbally.


• An excellent knowledge of Excel, Word and e-mail applications is required.


• Be an organized individual who is eager to learn and progress within the industry.


• Strong organisational, interpersonal and negotiation skills.


• Confident, assertive, and proactive, with the ability to build rapport and effectively communicate with people at all levels.


• Strong decision making, time management skills and able to prioritise workload, with a target driven mindset.


• Independent but enjoy working in a team and have a flexible approach to working.


• You will be determined to go the extra mile to achieve results.
  
  Club L London are the next-generation online retailer refining accessible luxury for forward-thinking women worldwide. Delivering timeless and trend-oriented styles in sizes 4-20 for every life moment, we design proudly in-house in the UK; with premium quality, exceptional fit and affordable style at the forefront.


Collaboration, communication and curiosity drive our extraordinary workforce - an ambitious team of diverse, experienced and up-and-coming talents that we think you'd fit right into.

A role at Club L is more than a job, it's a lifestyle for the innovative, inspired and intuitive thinker.


• Annual bonus scheme


• 25 days of annual leave (plus bank holidays)


• Extra day off for your birthday


• Flexible working hours around core hours of 10-4


• Cycle to work scheme


• Enhanced pension contribution


• Enhanced maternity policy


• 40% staff discount


• Healthcare Cashplan


• Free onsite gym


• Social events


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