Junior Merchandiser

About the Role

As a Junior Merchandiser, this individual will be responsible to work in coordination with Senior Merchandisers/buyers. S/he will ensure that all inventory requirements and customer needs are completed in a timely manner. S/he will be responsible to do sourcing of materials and work with multiple vendors. Needs to be detail oriented, confident, highly organised, sensitive to timelines and an excellent communicator. Key

Responsibilities/What You Will Do:

The Jr. merchandiser will be responsible to look after the sampling requests.

Responsible for sourcing trims and fabrics required to make the end product.

Writing, placing, and tracking purchase orders.

Creating technical packs and managing product development timelines.

Ensuring products are purchased at the right time, to specification and at a good price.

Review product samples and suggest the necessary changes required.

Tracking product cycle from conceptualization to sales.

Researching new suppliers and sharing recommendations to the Senior Merchandisers.

Constantly building customer and market understanding with market researchoffline/online.

Vendor follow ups and give feedback to vendors regarding quality and other aspects.

Maintaining a comprehensive fabric/trim library.

Compiling reports on product performance and statistics.

Additional Responsibilities: Manage Packaging, vendor database, WH team/design/content/E-comm team coordination

Qualifications & Skills/What You Need:

2-3 years of relevant experience

Bachelor's/Master's degree in Fashion Management.

Should be a good team player and able to work under deadlines.

Open to travel locally for sourcing of materials.

Animal lover/Pet Parent preferred.

Good knowledge of merchandise planning/analytics

Good understanding of product development processes

Excellent communication skills (verbal & written)

Problem solving and analytical skills

Comfortable working with excel sheets and presentation formats.

You will feel right at home with us if:

You have strong communication and collaboration skills.

You are passionate about pets and love innovating.