Responsibilities

• Develop concepts and identify new product opportunities through detailed market research and trend analysis

• Act as a strategic partner to the Head of Merchandising to work on idea generation and strategies to acquire new accounts for the company

• Understand customer behavior patterns, expectations, and outcomes to maximize customer satisfaction

• Work on Tech Pack translation by reviewing customer tech packs specifications and communicating the same effectively with Product Merchandisers and PPC

• Manage sample development with factory sampling teams (e.g., Concept Sample, Prototype Sample), ensuring final products meet customer specifications

• Coordinate internal costing during the development stage, working with factories on variables like YY and CMW, to align with fabric and trims from tech packs, ensuring alignment with customer needs

• Collaborate with Fabric teams to source sample yardage and trims, ensuring timely delivery to factories

• Conduct product risk analysis, reviewing and approving samples internally before customer submission to minimize potential claims

• Conduct risk mitigation throughout the process and escalate issue to ensure timely delivery and quality product for maximizing customer satisfaction

• Provide timely & effectively communications, e.g. Pre–Alerts for capacity reservation with production planning team with details for product style, quantity, delivery date etc. for factory planner to gauge the capacity for bulk production

• Stay abreast of the T&A schedule with production merchandisers to ensure timely delivery with avoidance for air freight

• Demonstrate knowledge of EPIC and customer systems and PLMs to enhance process efficiencies

• Participate in projects assigned by Senior Management to support the company’s vision and strategic direction

Ideal Candidate Attributes

• Comprehensive product and material knowledge, with strong development skills, merchandising, and product development process expertise

• Excellent decision making and ownership (responsibility & accountability) of work

• Demonstrate a strong awareness of market trends and market assessment tools

• Excellent communication skills with all internal and external stakeholders

• Result oriented, self-motivated, responsive, detail minded and solution – oriented

• Lead by example to build strong relationships with team

• Understanding of factory capacity and capabilities

• Can do attitude with ability to Influence & Impact

• Flexible and agile with efficient multi-tasking ability

Requirements

• DSE / Form 5 or above

• 8 to 10 years of experience as a Merchandiser across various product categories

• Strong product knowledge in Woven/Knits and good understanding of factory manufacturing capacity & capabilities

• Proficiency in MS Excel and other Microsoft Office applications, with strong presentation skills

• Knowledge ERP, SAP and PLM is a plus

• Excellent command of written and spoken English

Interested parties, please send your resume with expected salary to [email protected]. You can also click on the website www.easyjobhk.com for more details about the company