SENIOR MERCHANDISER – DEVELOPMENT (MDS-RATHMALANA)
Over the last three and a half decades – MAS Intimates has differentiated itself in the global fashion industry through its innovation mindset, strong technical competency, and sustainability initiative. Join MAS and embrace the opportunity to shape the future! We are on the look out for a dynamic and an energetic individual to join the Marketing team as a Senior Merchandiser – Development. This role requires to follow through and manage activities within the entire process, whilst supporting management in building relationships, ensuring price right, timely and accurate information is maintained with all relevant parties in order to drive operational excellence and achievement of set business objectives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage customer expectations by catering to their specific development requirements, enable the process of commercialization with pricing, in a timely manner in order to achieve set objectives.
- Effectively manage the customer development calendar to meet internal / external deadlines, requirements and work on New Development projects for business growth, whilst maintaining cordial relationship with all the internal stakeholders.
- Together with sound business and merchandising acumen, build relationships and credibility with internal, external teams and the customer to drive efficiencies and operational excellence.
- Work with management to ensure all customer communications and customer visit preparations are completed within the stipulated timeframe whilst demonstrating ability to translate customer requirements to meet/ exceed expectations.
- Procure Raw material in the Right quantity, colour and article in order to ensure availability in accordance with the plan.
- Oversee and ensure costing, cost re-engineering, salesforce updates are completed in a timely and accurate manner whilst ensuring internal earning aspirations are met to support the achievement of set objectives.
- Build connectivity between development and bulk especially focusing on the time taken to conduct risk mitigation activities at each stage which is required to ensure product feasibility and due diligence is performed to ensure seamless handover to production.
- Coordinate the sample development process, participate in development meetings, whilst sourcing fabric and other raw material based on the customer request, in order to ensure samples / prototypes are completed and delivered in a timely manner.
- Oversee/ support and guide the team in the colour sample process by updating relevant information into the system in a timely and accurate manner to facilitate the effective completion of samples.
- Proactively work in collaboration with the team to formulate, implement and deliver on lean initiatives and kaizen activities whilst also taking on new projects in order to achieve departmental strategies.
Qualifications and Experience:
- A Degree from a recognized university in Marketing /Business Administration or relevant field.
- 3 – 4 years of relevant work experience in similar capacity.
- Prior knowledge in bulk order execution is highly advantageous .
- Knowledge on Product Development, styles and samples.
Closing Date: 2024/01/06