Senior Import Merchandiser

The Company:

An excellent opportunity for a Senior Merchandiser to join a successful FMCG company working with Blue Chip Retailers managing their Brands

This is a really exciting role in a fast-growing, fashion forward company.

The Role:

• Raising Purchase Orders and Customer Sales Orders in for UK and China requirements and chase all orders through.
• Create production artwork briefs - liaising with internal departments for on time and accurate completion to sign off with customer.
• Arrange new product order handover meetings with various departments.
• Critical path order management with all parties to ensure on time deliveries to customer - escalating any issues to the account manager.
• Direct communication with customers from order confirmation to delivery/shipment.
• Arrange, send and chase approval of all samples with customer, i.e. Photography/ White Seals / Production Samples etc.
• Liaise with shipping team to make sure vessel bookings are made in line with Customer and UK requirements.
• Weekly order book update (tracker’s) to all customers - highlighting any delays/issues.
• Working closely with the Planning/Purchasing team and advising them of when components/packaging are arriving and any delays so no issues to production planning.
• Working closely with the dispatch department on customer deliveries so customers can be always updated.
• Will need to attend weekly customer calls and customer meetings as and when required.

Skills Required:

• Previous experience in a similar role is ideal.
• Previous experience liaising with and building relationships with customers.
• Excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills are essential.
• Ability to manage a busy workload with targeted deadlines
• Excellent IT skills, Sage would be advantageous but not essential
• Previous experience managing a critical path

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Please be aware the duties listed above are an interpretation of the role and do not form any part of your employment contract. Please ask the interviewer any questions about the role that you wish to clarify.

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