Graduate Merchandiser

The Company: An exciting opportunity for an Assistant Merchandiser to join large supplier & manufacturer of fashion clothing. The ideal candidate will be a fashion and merchandising graduate and enjoy working in a fast paced environment, managing products, buyer relationships and critical path. Excellent training and prospects The Role: * Raising purchase orders with factories * Maintaining critical paths to ensure orders are on time * Daily communication with assigned customers * Raising label orders (care labels, brand labels, price labelling) * Working with in house design team * Working with buyers to receive packs in time for making sure critical deadline dates are met. * Monitoring progress of samples, adhering to design pack requirements * Ensure availability of all required samples for buyer’s selection meetings on time. * Ensure internal PO is correctly issued, checking garment components & delivery dates. * Ensure technologist team fit comments to be able to handover style to garment tech. * Managing the critical path, ensuring orders are running on time. * To ensure a timely review of account performance with the account manager in which attitude, performance and business projections is evaluated. * Other duties as required. Skills Required: Fashion Buying and Merchandise Graduate Strong attention to detail. Strong communication skills. Ability to work alone and as part of a team. IT Literate, ideally with Microsoft Excel knowledge. Passionate about working in the Fashion industry