Company Description
Saku is a house of brand in fashion apparels - Womenswear (www.saku.co.in) and Menswear (www.stoik.in). The products are sold through own offline retail stores and online channels. Based in Gurugram, Saku&aposs mission to make quality designer wear accessible to masses.
Role Description
This is a full-time on-site role for Assistant Production Merchandiser at Saku in Sector 37, Gurugram (6 days working).
The assistant merchandiser will be responsible for managing product development, merchandising, sourcing, supplier management, logistics coordination etc.
You will be part of the Production Merchandising team and responsible for in-house production co-ordination as well as outsourced job workers and CMT / FOB vendor partners.
As a Production merchandiser, you will be responsible for :
Overall Responsibility
- Managing product development (Review of samples for the construction, fall, fit, drape and wash etc), from material sourcing to supplier negotiations and timely production as per design
- Ensure all raw materials (fabrics, trims & accessories), all job workers (print, dyeing, embroidery etc.), and internal and external production teams (Pattern Master, Tailors etc.) are aligned for timely delivery of production
- Identify, develop and maintain relationships with all partners and vendors (mills and traders for fabric & trims, labels & tags suppliers, job workers, fabricators, and garment manufacturers etc.)
Costing
Negotiating with suppliers and vendors on costing to achieve best costingFinding alternative solutions and suppliers to achieve best costing without compromising on quality and timelinesProduction and Sourcing
Making bill of material for bulk orders & production runsAligning sourcing of all raw materials for bulk productionPlanning and aligning production resources (Patterns, Cutting Masters, Tailors, Embroideries and Adda work, Raw material etc.) for smooth production flowsSourcing, development of :Raw materials,Trims, andAccessoriesJob workersEnsuring all raw materials are planned, ordered and followed-up, stringently to ensure no timeline surprisesVisit job workers and factories to track production on regular basisManaging all kinds of dispatches, coordination with courier partners, invoices and payments, across all vendors, working closely with the Finance teamReporting and Coordination
High level of coordination and collaboration with various teams (Design, production, procurement, category etc.)Making and maintaining daily detailed logs and updates for :Fabric, trims and accessories development and procurementSampling & production statusTNA updateJob work sample and production development statusKeep track of raw material consumption as per BOMKeep track of and update everything in ERP softwareKeeping production files up to date, containing fabric and trims swatches, specification sheet, all comments, wash standards, embroidery / print / dyeing swatchesMaintaining library of all Lab-dip, accessories and trimsKeep all master sheets for website updated from techpaksQualifications
2 - 4 years of PD, buying, merchandising and production experience in buying house / retail brands / export house etc.Experience of working directly with in-house production team is a plusExperience of working on bulk and small custom production runs is a plusExperience of working in startups is an added advantageExcellent knowledge of fabrics, trims and accessories and the factory supplier baseStrong communication and relationship building skillsStrong organization skillsExperience of working on ERP software is a plusGraduate or post graduate degree preferably in textile / apparel technology / fashion technology etc.Show more
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Skills Required
Costing, Product Development, Erp Software, Bill Of Material, Sourcing, Supplier Management, Merchandising