About: We are industry specialists working with Retail and Wholesale Suppliers. As a team we have 25 years of recruitment and industry experience, working with Retail and Wholesale Suppliers and have always believed that best practice means keeping it simple. We are passionate about what we do and work very hard, taking the time to build strong relationships, understanding your business and personal requirements. To this end we have key goals and values that run through everything we do.
Tagged Resources has an excellent opportunity for a Senior Merchandiser to join a successful, fast-growing, fashion-forward FMCG company working with Blue Chip Retailers managing their Brands
The Role:
Raising Purchase Orders and Customer Sales Orders in for UK and China requirements and chase all orders through.
Create production artwork briefs - liaising with internal departments for on-time and accurate completion to sign off with the customer.
Arrange new product order handover meetings with various departments.
Critical path order management with all parties to ensure on time deliveries to customer – escalating any issues to the account manager.
Direct communication with customers from order confirmation to delivery/shipment.
Arrange, send and chase approval of all samples with customer, i.e. Photography/ White Seals / Production Samples etc.
Liaise with shipping team to make sure vessel bookings are made in line with Customer and UK requirements.
Weekly order book update (tracker’s) to all customers – highlighting any delays/issues.
Working closely with the Planning/Purchasing team and advising them of when components/packaging are arriving and any delays so no issues to production planning.
Working closely with the dispatch department on customer deliveries so customers can be always updated.
Will need to attend weekly customer calls and customer meetings as and when required.
Requirements:
Experience liaising with and building relationships with customers.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to manage a busy workload with targeted deadlines
Experience managing a critical path
Excellent IT skills, Sage is beneficial
Experience in a similar role is beneficial
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Please be aware the duties listed above are an interpretation of the role and do not form any part of your employment contract. Please ask the interviewer any questions about the role that you wish to clarify.
Tagged Resources Limited acts as an employment agency. We have 25 years of Recruitment and Industry experience, working with Retail and Supply Chain markets and have various positions available. If this vacancy does not suit your experience and you are looking for a suitable role, please look at our website or follow us on social networking sites. All are updated daily.
