Apparel / Fashion Merchandise Administrator

SUMMARY:
Do you have a minimum of 4 years of experience in a fast-paced environment, overseeing procurement and stock order administration, with a focus on maintaining timely processes and inventory management?

Our client based in Woodstock requires a Merchandise Assistant who will play a pivotal role, requiring strong communication, organisational, and attention to detail skills.

Experience in fashion and direct interaction with Chinese counterparts would be a significant advantage.

POSITION INFO:
REQUIREMENTS

• Matric, relevant qualification.
• Proven working experience in merchandising administration
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Strong listening, presentation and decision-making skills
• Commercial acumen and the ability to understand customer requirements
• Own vehicle and driver’s license essential

• Manage the merchandising administration balancing customers’ expectations and company’s objectives
• Manage and adhere to timelines for all orders
• Inputting of data on inhouse system
• Managing ordering of samples, sample schedules and delivery schedules.
• Managing all purchase orders.
• Collaborate with buyers, suppliers, distributors and analysts for pricing, stock and time expectations.
• Ongoing communication and liaison. with Factories in China, Pakistan and India.
• Forecasting
• Monitor stock movement and consider markdowns, promotions, price changes, clear outs etc
• Build constructive customer relationships and team with channel partners
• Remain up to date with industry’s best practices
• Continual follow up with clients from beginning to end of the process following the time frames and understand the urgency of requirements.
• Organising of ticketing
• Deal with changes that occur, get involved in problem solving and sorting out extension requests.