Location – Manchester Region
Salary – Competitive package in line with industry
THE ROLE:
To plan and develop product ranges that deliver against the brand profile and the customer needs. Optimise sales opportunities identified though trading and range planning and deliver a product development process that ensures the brand are first and fast with relevant emerging trends. Reporting to the senior management team, this role will work cross functionally with merchandising and the technical team to contribute to product strategy
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Creates buying plans for departments while ensuring profitability by maintaining and building customer focused category lines
Work with merchandising to develop range plans that maximise sales opportunities and lessons learnt
Constantly review social media, catwalk and competitor set to identify new product opportunities.
Develop product briefs that maximise best sellers and deliver against emerging trends and work with the technical team re samples and fit.
Manage the product critical path identifying priorities and ensuring samples are delivered against key deadlines
Weekly and monthly trading performance, identifying opportunities to drive sales growth and promotion.
·Maximise best sellers and identify underperformance and propose actions to improve sell through.
Present proposed new and repeat product buys to directors to achieve sign off
Monitor and analyse returns with technical team to identify lessons learnt and risk to profit.
Management of the buy plan ensuring product details are accurate and imagery is captured to allow product set up.
Support the creative team with product schedules
Work closely with the social media outreach team to achieve features for new product ranges and lines supported with stock
· Ensure the development of process and systems is continuous to maximise effectiveness and efficiency.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
Be either an established Buyer or an experienced Assistant Buyer ready for the next challenge
A lover of fashion and have a talent for product development and a creative eye.
Passionate and driven with the ability to thrive in a fast paced and ever-changing environment.
Ability to stay calm under pressure and motivate a team through challenging periods of change.
Strong knowledge of competition’s product offer, pricing strategy and trading activity.
Is always an ambassador for the brand
Location Stockport/Cheshire
Salary £21k-£24k dependant on experience
Ladieswear or Childrenswear experience preferred
Our client are a major supplier based in South Manchester with many years’ experience in the industry dealing with most of the quality end of the high street! We are currently recruiting for a Garment Technologist to work within the busy GT team .
This is an excellent opportunity to join a busy, ambitious and forward-thinking company. You will need to have attention to detail, be able to work on your own initiative and must have been in a similar role previously, with knowledge of patterns. The ideal candidate must be an accurate, organised and flexible individual who is able to work proactively and must be able to prioritize their own workload and time management,
Whilst working in a fast-paced office environment. You will report to the Senior Garment Technologist and work closely with the designers at the initial stage. Managing the sealing process from proto, through to production, tracking the samples. You will ensure all styles are fitted and sealed in line with critical dates as well as meeting the high standard of technical specifications for the business.
Organizing fitting sessions, accurately completing measurement charts and factory communication. Working very closely with Design and translating CADs into Technical Specs to deliver the product, with the best manufacturing methods, in line with our business.
Manchester
Salary TBA
Ideal candidate will have experience within a Supplier or Head Office in Import Merchandising or Buying.
Working in a small team and reporting to the Head of Sourcing
Managing the product from conception through to shipment.
Experience in costing, negotiating payment terms, buying, placing purchase orders, maintaining critical paths and ensuring goods are shipped on time to meet deliveries.
Maintaining a good supplier base and increasing profit margin for the business
Working closely alongside the design team to range plan for each season and producing desirable product at competitive prices.
Working alongside the GT team to ensure quality standards are meet.
We are looking for a confident individual who can multi task and delegate duties as and when required. Working closely with the Head of Sourcing to look at new sourcing channels and oversee critical path.
Full Time
9 – 12 Month FTC
Competitive Salary
We currently have a fantastic opportunity available for a Production Controller to join our Buying team at our Head Office in Manchester.
This role is initially a 9 month contract to cover maternity leave but due to the fast moving nature of the business there could be further opportunities for a permanent role in the future.
Role overview
Working within a fast-paced and highly efficient team, you will be responsible for monitoring bulk orders and salesman samples, utilising great communication skills and a high level of accuracy to ensure our corporate calendar is adhered to.
Full Job Spec avaialbe
Manchester – c£21k
Our client is a large successful supplier of multi product to the global market.
Working closely with merchandiser/ design teams, as well as MD on the Menswear Department.
Creating development specs at the beginning of each season from original samples or CADS
Measuring samples at first fit / PP / production sample stages
Conducting In house fit sessions.
Sending fit comments and amended specs to the factories
Responsible for your own fit comments / pattern solutions and advice to factories to maintain a good quality/ standard.
Advise factory of basic test requirements per style ie Base / bulk / zip tests.
Checking & approving Care label layouts
Action in house wash tests if necessary
Assessing bulk inspection reports from our China office
Making commercial decisions on bulk quality issues
UK warehouse checks on orders if & when needed