Duties and responsibilities of a garment merchandiser.

 

Duties and responsibilities of a garment merchandiser:

Development and Costing:

• The development tech packs receive from a buyer.
• As per tech packs the developments into work with the product development team.
• Discuss all necessary info with the buyer as much as possible.
• Follow up on the delivery sample by deadline.
• Work out the initial costing.
• Price negotiation to the buyer.
• Follow up to buyer requirements, the feedback of the sample and costing.

Order Confirmation:

• Quoting the delivery date to the buyer after checking the factory’s capacity situation.
• Checking all the details in the order sheet once received from the buyer.
• Communicate with the buyer regular any discrepancy in the order sheet.
• Passing the correct order sheet to all concerned departments i.e. planning, production, commercial etc.

Sample:

• Updating production development team regular different sample requirements of the buyers at various stages (salesman, fit, back seal, white seal, size set, pp sample, etc.).
•  Arrange all fabric and trims which are required for sampling purpose.
• Coordinating with print, embroidery, washing section for sampling.
• Checking all the technical aspects of samples before releasing them to buyers.
• Checking all the aesthetical aspects of samples before releasing them to the buyers.
• Checking the quantity requirement of each sample.
• Checking the necessary paperwork for each sample.
• Follow up with buyer regular each sample comments and conveys the comments to production people.

Fabric Management:

• Make fabric consumption for each new style from CAD.
• Provide fabric booking to the fabric department with the correct quantity with all necessary information.
• Looking at the lab dips/strike-off submission and check approved comments.
• Looking on the fabric delivery against critical path.
• Looking at all fabric approval-related issues.
• Priority the fabric delivery schedule based on the garment delivery.

Bulk Trim:

• Prepare the trims on the cost sheet and checklist for individual trims required for a style.
• Check the trim details from the buyer.
• Submit required trims to a buyer for approval.
• Give booking for individual trims to the approved source.
• Check the proforma invoice from the supplier to ensure on-time delivery.
• Monitoring the L/C or TT payment status.
• Communicate with suppliers to ensure on-time delivery.
• Liaise with the store in order to ensure all trims receive incorrect quantity and quality.

Embellishment:

• Check the correct artwork for all print and embroidery from a buyer.
• Development the design in the best possible method.
• Provide capacity booking to print and embroidery plant in advance.
• Submitting print and embroidery strike off for buyer’s approval.
• Passing approved copy of the strike off to the print and embroidery plant.
• Negotiate the price with the subcontractors.
• Monitor the panels sent and receive dates to ensure smooth production flow.

Filing and Correspondence:

• Maintain style file for all running orders.
• Maintain the development file.
• General and critical correlation with buyers and suppliers.
• Weekly updates for buyers, such as audit schedules, production status etc.

Meeting:

• Meeting to foreign and local buyers & suppliers.
• Meeting to trims suppliers.
• Internal meeting to production, planning, quality etc.
• Meeting with the commercial & shipping department if needed.