Merchandising Manager

• Accountable for dealing with and preserving close bonds with the founders of the brand or suppliers.
  
• Manage the inventory control teams cost control and merchandising budget.
  
• Conduct market research, examine current trends and purchasing patterns, and forecast future trends.
  
• Create product strategies and planfor assortments for offline, online, and wholesale markets while assisting brand goals.
  
• Set the retail price to generate the best possible levels of sales and profits.
  
• Every time a seasonal order is placed, create and maintain a storyboard, and update the products ETA.
  
• Developing an item master in advance of stock arrival and updating the New Arrival List for the respective department.
  
• Plan and organize the shipping strategy in close collaboration with the inventory control and finance teams.
  
• Make sure stocks are promptly booked into the warehouse by collaborating closely with the logistics and warehousing team.
  
• Together with the brand team, plan, coordinate, and carry out tradeshows connected to the brand.
  
• Participate in supplier or brand principal selection meetings.
  
• To produce reports whenever the brands principle or suppliers want it.
  
• Conduct regular branch visits to report on the results about the products.
  
• Execute any ad-hoc duties as necessary.
  

Requirements

• Min a diploma, advanced/higher/graduate diploma, degree in business/marketing, or an equivalent.
  
• Min 5 years of relevant work experience.
  
• Excellent knowledge with Microsoft Excel (Pivot table & V-lookup).
  
• Excellent communication skills both in writing and speaking.
  
• Strong analytical abilities, a high level of creativity, and the capacity for original thought.
  
• Proactive, self-sufficient, optimistic, and able to operate in a fast-paced atmosphere.
  
• Excellent organizational, planning, and coordinating abilities.
  
• Committed, goal-oriented, and able to operate under pressure.
  
• Posses the ability to think critically and solve problems successfully is necessary.
  
• Self-motivated, effective at managing others, a strong team player, and an excellent team leader.
  
• Able to establish and maintain productive working connections with a variety of people and perform successfully as part of a team.
  
• Willingness to travel, own means of transportation.
  
• Willing to travel as necessary, whether locally or abroad.