French People Vietnam, a fast- growing textile company is looking for a Merchandiser in charge of samples development + bulk production + sourcing factories + costing with more than 3 years experience, with high energy and a get- it- done spirit to join our ho chi minh team! Please visit our website: www.frenchpeopledesign.com
***In charge of several customers’ accounts within the company
Samples development:
• In charge of getting all of them on time versus schedule
• In charge of liaising with factories to book capacity to produce samples
• In charge of liaising with designers + pattern maker + sewing team in sample room to set up and meet the production samples’ calendar
• In charge of liaising with suppliers in china and vietnam for ordering fabric yardages and trims as required
• In charge of booking courrier to ship samples to customers
• Measurements and other follow up tables to be filled in and updated + internal erp
• In charge of checking samples with qc team to ensure compliance in every detail and measuring – produce reports for customers
• responsible for gathering related invoices and fapiaos from suppliers and pass them to accounting department. In charge of following up all samples expenses and invoicing until full completion of payments to suppliers / from customers
Open costs / quoting:
• Support and follow up with factories for “best” terms- including costing, delivery dates, payment terms, etc.- for the company.
• Negotiation with suppliers and factories to achieve price targets
• Produce and update bill of materail and open costs based on various possible order quantities
• In charge of keeping the supplier’s database up to date at all time
• Actively report all suppliers’ performance issues, assist in sourcing and evaluating new suppliers in china and south east asia or Europe region for fabric, trims and accessories as necessary.
• Responsible for liaising with suppliers to get all fabrics / trims / accessories prices
Bulk production follow up- in charge of several customers’ accounts
• Work closely with factories in order to ensure they fully and accurately understand requirements for all tech packs, timelines, pricing, packaging, testing, delivery deadlines, quality standards and compliance.
• Report directly to the company management on a daily basis and strictly follow up and report on the Production Plan table. Must ensure that products are delivered on time.
• Follow up all requested samples and on time delivery
• Liaise between factories and qc 3rd party to ensure all garments’ quality requirements are met during inline and final check
• Follow up with other members of the team in charge of documentation, shipping and logistics issues, to ensure on time ex- factory and boarding of vessel.
• Responsible for providing customer’s guidelines to factories and monitoring their strict application during the whole bulk production process.
• Liaise with the sample room to get the sample checked and responsible for putting together the report and for sending it to the customer
• Manage the entire bulk production life cycle with China and / or Vietnam suppliers up to the shipment
• Ensure with suppliers that bulk yardage, accessories and trims are delivered on time to ensure agreed delivery date is met
• Support in monitoring all delivery related issues: responsible for execution and weekly updates in writing for all pos, and ensure timely and accurate information is given to the management team.
Administrative part
• Responsible for gathering all related invoices of dedicated customer’s accounts and pass them to accounting department
• Review of loss and profit per customer
• Follow up with other members of the team in charge of documentation, shipping and logistics issues, to ensure on time ex- factory and boarding of vessel.
• Responsible for daily updating of the detailed production planning through internal erp
• Monitoring all delivery issues and responsible for weekly updates in writing and ensure timely and accurate information is given to the management team.
