Senior Merchandiser - Development (Colombo 05)
Sales / Marketing / Business Development / Merchandising
About the Employer
Job Description
WE'RE LOOKING FOR
SENIOR MERCHANDISER - DEVELOPMENT (INTIMATES)
WHO WE ARE
Hela Apparel Holdings PLC is a social capital-focused company built on the principles of inclusivity, equality, and sustainability. With over three decades of industry experience, Hela focuses on building strategic partnerships with global brands to provide apparel supply chain solutions with distinctive advantages. The organization has a global presence with 11 manufacturing facilities across Sri Lanka, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Egypt, as well as design centers in Sri Lanka, the US, UK, and France, and provides direct employment to over 20,000 people.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
- Fabric & trim - Helping the senior merchandiser on coordinating on getting samples down & maintain a track record.
- Processing & follow up on FIT samples/ Red Seals/ etc for confirmed orders & getting the approvals on time based on the "Critical Path" drop dates.
- Coordinate and facilitate the, completion and despatch of all, fit and marketing related samples through Service Excellence with a proactive approach, timeliness and accuracy of communication and effective problem solving within stipulated time frames to meet requirements.
- Negotiate price and finalization with customer through effective garment cost engineering and resourceful approach in keeping with customer expectations in order to meet company business objectives.
- Initiate sourcing of raw materials and negotiate terms such as price, delivery etc. in order to optimize benefits, in line with customer expectations, to secure the order.
- Follow-up with suppliers to ensure that raw materials are approved for timely execution of marketing samples in-line with customer requirements. Communicate with the manufacturing unit in order to provide information for procurement of bulk fabric, trims etc.
WHAT YOU NEED TO HAVE
- Diploma/Degree in Marketing or relevant professional qualification.
- Minimum 4 years of relevant work experience.
- Experience on lingerie.
- Product costing and critical path management skills.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Preferred age below 35.
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