Senior Merchandiser (Apparel Product Development)

This Senior Merchandiser role is responsible for leading sourcing activities for Playwear apparel. This role will report to Merchandising Manager and will be supervising a team of merchandising associates.
Product development
- Manage related products during development stage, starting with Market, Fit, AD & Pre-production samples.
- Collaborate with vendors, cross functional teams, and counterparts in the HK & US offices.
Pre-production and support vendor management
- Sample management – follow up with raw material team and vendors to meet sample due dates.
- Understand company requirements – product safety, testing requirements, Oekotex certification, etc.
- Address development/production issues, ensure on time delivery.
- Pre-production approval - follow up with vendors on lab dips/graphic submission.
- Understand the logic and lead times of the Buy & Production and Time & Action (T&A) calendars and contribute to their creation. Ensure approval deadlines and fabric/garment buy dates are met; balance business needs and design preferences to satisfy customer demand.
- Identify potential development safety and quality concerns. Understand and execute final product design changes on AD and bulk.
- Grow and develop a team capable of prioritizing competing demands to accelerate submit and sample delivery (art punches, strike offs, fits, PP samples, etc.…) to maintain or expedite production schedules; ability to approve submits.
- Data maintenance – Make use of different systems such as PLM, Intellimas & Tableau to manage daily activities and run reports to support & quantify turnover rates.
Cross functional initiatives
- Communicate with both internal teams (Tech Design, Raw Materials Team, Quality, Product development commercialization, etc.) and suppliers to proactively lead the daily execution of Ready to Wear merchandising and manufacturing activities.
- Train and coach Merchandisers to upgrade product knowledge and overall effectiveness.

Premium health care plan for employees and family members
,#14 Annual leaves & 3 Paid Sick leaves per year
,#Career development opportunity and Professional working environment

English, Apparel Manufacturing, Textile Merchandising, Product Development, Vendor Management