Job Responsibilities

• Establish and enhance long-term business relationships with buyers through excellent customer service to maximize business growth
• Forecast sourcing budget, analyze order placements and ensure consistent growth of business for the office
• Capacity planning with vendors as per business forecast & develop right vendor matrix for the business
• Do market research, introduce new product categories, exclusive vendors to support long-term business growth
• Offer best prices to the buyer with right quality and quantity with right vendors
• Be aware of risk factors that may arise time to time and impact the production, suggest effective alternative solutions to ensure to on time shipment without incurring additional cost
• Set goals, targets for the team and ensure performance KPIs are met efficiently
• Follow up with vendors, suppliers and coordinate among cross functional teams for handling the order execution smoothly
• Always response quickly with appropriate feedback and resolve issues quickly with alternative options if required
• Visit vendors regularly to ensure production TNA is maintained strictly
• Ensure smooth execution to maintain on time delivery with right quality and quantity
• Any other day to day duties assigned by the Management

Job Nature: Full-time

Job Location: Dhaka, with travel requirements to overseas and in country

Educational Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in any discipline from any reputed university
• Any professional course/ diploma in similar profession will be an added advantage

Job Related Experience Requirement

• Minimum 15 years of experience in merchandising (Woven/Circular Knit/ Flat Knit) in any apparel  brand/ retailer/ buying office
• Must have in depth knowledge on market trends, retail outlook, market intelligence/ Industry movements in major production countries etc.
• Strong leadership skill to lead and guide a team of 15-20 staffs towards the goal set by the company
• Sound knowledge of end to end supply chain of apparel industry including Product Development, Costing and Production Management etc.

Additional Job Requirements

• Able to work under pressure and deal with multitasks at a time
• Business Driven, Proactive, Thinking out of the box capabilities to bring dynamism in way of doing work
• Delegate responsibilities and facilitate team members with resources to learn and grow with the company
• Good knowledge of computer applications including MS Office, Internet etc.
• Candidates having background of extra-curricular skills in team building, sports, cultural and social activities will get preference