Junior PD Merchandiser

Job Description

About the Role As a Junior Merchandiser, this individual will be responsible to work in coordination with Senior Merchandisers/buyers. S/he will ensure that all inventory requirements and customer needs are completed in a timely manner. S/he will be responsible to do sourcing of materials and work with multiple vendors. Needs to be detail oriented, confident, highly organised, sensitive to timelines and an excellent communicator. Key Responsibilities/What You Will Do: ● The Jr. merchandiser will be responsible to look after the sampling requests. ● Responsible for sourcing trims and fabrics required to make the end product. ● Writing, placing, and tracking purchase orders. ● Creating technical packs and managing product development timelines. ● Ensuring products are purchased at the right time, to specification and at a good price. ● Review product samples and suggest the necessary changes required. ● Tracking product cycle from conceptualization to sales. ● Researching new suppliers and sharing recommendations to the Senior Merchandisers. ● Constantly building customer and market understanding with market researchoffline/online. ● Vendor follow ups and give feedback to vendors regarding quality and other aspects. ● Maintaining a comprehensive fabric/trim library. ● Compiling reports on product performance and statistics. Additional Responsibilities: Manage Packaging, vendor database, WH team/design/content/E-comm team coordination Qualifications & Skills/What You Need: ● 2-3 years of relevant experience ● Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Fashion Management. ● Should be a good team player and able to work under deadlines. ● Open to travel locally for sourcing of materials. ● Animal lover/Pet Parent preferred. ● Good knowledge of merchandise planning/analytics ● Good understanding of product development processes ● Excellent communication skills (verbal & written) ● Problem solving and analytical skills ● Comfortable working with excel sheets and presentation formats. You will feel right at home with us if: ● You have strong communication and collaboration skills. ● You are passionate about pets and love innovating. Show more Show less