Job description
Key Responsibilities
- Develop seasonal product assortments in line with brand direction, market trends, customer preferences, and designer requirements.
- Coordinate with the design and product development teams to finalize product selections and ensure alignment with collection objectives.
- Review product samples for fit, quality, workmanship, and compliance with approved designs and specifications.
- Negotiate product costs, commercial terms, profit margins, and delivery schedules with suppliers to achieve business targets.
- Create and process purchase orders and related transactions using DMS, SAP, or other ERP systems.
- Review designer comments and ensure all required amendments are incorporated before granting final production approval to suppliers.
- Monitor supplier performance and ensure compliance with company standards, product quality requirements, and ethical sourcing policies.
- Coordinate the movement and availability of photoshoot samples across relevant departments.
- Track purchase orders, production progress, and delivery schedules to ensure timely stock availability.
- Liaise with logistics and warehouse teams to coordinate inbound shipments, stock receipts, and delivery requirements.
- Work closely with design, buying, planning, logistics, and retail operations teams to ensure smooth execution throughout the product lifecycle.
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Buying, Fashion Merchandising, Business Administration, or a related field.
Experience and Qualifications
- 5–15 years of relevant experience in production merchandising, fashion buying, product selection, or category management within the fashion retail industry.
- Strong knowledge of fashion product development, sample evaluation, costing, supplier negotiations, and production processes.
- Proven ability to manage purchase orders, supplier relationships, and delivery schedules.
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams, including design, planning, logistics, and retail operations.
- Proficiency in DMS, SAP, or similar ERP systems.
- Strong organizational, communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
- High attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
Skills
Technical Skills:
- Proficient in photo editing tool (e.g. Paint/Photoshop/Adobe or similar), Excel and ERP systems (e.g., SAP, or similar).
- Understanding of product development, pattern and measurements, fashion trends, and consumer behavior.
- Fashion product and market knowledge
- Supplier and stakeholder management
- Cost and margin optimization
- Quality control and production follow-up
- Purchase order and delivery management
- Cross-functional coordination
- Time management and attention to detail