JOB DESCRIPTION
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Lead a team of merchandisers to drive daily activities from pre-production samples approvals to shipment, especially in Cut & Sewn Knits & Woven children products.
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Closely monitor WIP, shipment booking, shipment closing, and escalate potential delivery issues to Hong Kong cross functional teams
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Partner with factories to investigate quality issues and testing failures with the ability to recommend a solution to management
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Educate vendors on quality standards, packaging information, and production issues and drive vendor management and performance
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Work closely with Hong Kong Sourcing, providing regular updates on in country production
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Ability to support technical design team through communicating changes in tech pack to vendors, from Fit to Top sample Manage sample quality for pre-production and top from vendors
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Maintain accurate and timely records in the system, e.g. ensure WIP is completed by vendors
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Training and coach merchandisers to strive for continuous improvement for team performance and efficiency
JOB REQUIREMENT
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Bachelor Degree with minimum 5 - 8 years relevant experience with Buying Office preferably for USA Brands
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Strong understanding of Cut & Sewn Knits & Woven children products mainly for infant or kids, familiar with USA / Canada market is a plus
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Familiar on production process and follow up with solution to tackle day to day issues
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Well-organized and strong communication skills with spoken and written English
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System Savvy and strong computer skills in Excel, Power Point & Word.