Production Merchandisers for Home Textiles

As a Production Merchandiser at our company, you will be responsible for coordinating production activities, ensuring quality compliance, managing vendor communication, and maintaining delivery timelines for home textile products. Your expertise in testing and inspection procedures will be crucial in ensuring the quality of our products. This role is based in Karur and will require close coordination with production, QA, and buying teams. You will be expected to: - Coordinate with suppliers and production units to ensure timely execution of orders. - Track production schedules and ensure on-time delivery aligned with buyer requirements. - Conduct and oversee in-line and final inspections as per AQL standards. - Maintain strict adherence to product specifications, quality standards, and testing protocols. - Liaise with QA/QC teams to ensure product testing (physical, chemical, color fastness, etc.) is completed and documented. - Understand and interpret buyer tech packs, testing protocols, and compliance requirements. - Communicate with buying houses and clients regarding production updates, approvals, and shipment plans. - Prepare and maintain production status reports, T&A calendars, and test reports. - Coordinate with labs for testing. - Manage sample development and bulk production handovers. - Troubleshoot production-related issues and implement corrective actions. Requirements: - Bachelors Degree / Diploma in Textile Technology / Apparel Merchandising / Related field. - 5-6 years of experience in Home Textile Merchandising, preferably in exports. - Strong knowledge of textile testing standards (ISO, AATCC, ASTM, etc.) and inspection procedures. - Familiarity with products like bed linen, curtains, cushions, table linen, etc. - Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook), ERP/MIS systems. - Good communication and interpersonal skills. - Strong organizational and time management abilities. - Willingness to be based in Karur and travel locally for vendor visits and inspections.,