Senior Merchandiser

Bulk Production

• Ensure Bulk placement falls on aligned LT & within capacities.
• Responsible for bulk execution of approx. 15 million units annually for Red Tab Women & Dockers, etc. with a mission to translate product developers’ visions into profitable and durable products.
• Responsible for bulk execution by liaising with mills/Suppliers/Support departments/trims suppliers/Prod development.
• Responsible for on-ground monitoring of operations to verify & report production statuses, proactively seeking bottlenecks to maintain the deliverables on-track.
• Actively liaise with FE & PI teams on bulk issues & take up with PD, GD and etc to resolve at earliest.
• Ensure on time delivery, which involves working with vendors and mills to track development, pre-production, and bulk production of fabric and garments.
• Responsible for aiding Assistant Managers in creating Specific reports for taking up issues.
• Responsible for management and training of Suppliers in LS&Co. systems.

Production Planning

• Update vendor capacities per week and month for assigned brands and segments in LS&Co. systems. Furthermore, responsibilities for production planning include comparing established capacities with plan placement at vendor to ensure accurate delivery dates of garments.
• Update lead-times for garment and fabric in LS&Co lead-time templates. Once received production dates from vendor, compare submitted lead-times for each product (PC-9)
• Minimize MOQ upcharges and liabilities by effective planning, negotiation, and cross sourcing through vendor coordination.

Product Development

• Responsibilities include aiding senior management in liaison with fabric, finishing and quality teams to ensure fabric and garment quality, within LS&CO specifications of both aesthetic and physical standards.
• Responsible for tracking development of proto, commercial samples, and ad samples at the start of every season in preparation for bulk production.
• Initiate PERR meeting between vendor, finishing team, Quality team, and relevant SSM to highlight new developments at the beginning of a season.
• Initiating and tracking pre-production approvals i.e. Approval Samples for Size Sets, Finishes, Shade Bands, and First Off Production for products which are new to a season or which have a change in measurement specifications and finish recipes
• Provide relevant resources (manufacturing, construction, design documents) in a timely manner to ensure on-time submissions of each approval in the approval process.