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Senior Import Merchandiser

Location:

Manchester

Job Reference:

OHR/SIM/2611

Salary:

£35-40,000

Job Type:

Permanent

Job Hours:

Full-time

Job Description:

This is an amazing opportunity to join a thriving fashion wholesale business who are experiencing phenomenal growth and so if you'd like for your next career move to be with a business who are expanding at pace, this could be the role that you've been looking for.

Key Responsibilities:
• Managing a key account across multiple products (jersey/knits/wovens/jackets) on womenswear, menswear & kidswear.
• Costing orders with factories in multiple territories (China, Bangladesh, Pakistan, UK).
• Raising POs.
• Creating and understanding critical paths.
• Chasing suppliers for submissions to maintain the critical path.
• Approving submissions such as lab dips and strike offs and measuring samples to approved internal spec sheets.
• Arranging shipping of goods from source to UK.
• Booking stock into the end customer and leasing with forwarders.

About You:
• Ideally you will have experience in a similar imports/wholesale role.
• Your excellent communication skills will enable you to confidently and professionally build a rapport with the customer, suppliers and factories.
• You'll be highly organised with exceptional attention to detail and the ability to prioritise your workload.
• You'll be PC literate.