Vice President of Merchandising and Sourcing

Proforce Personnel
Quebec, CA
$150K-$170K a year (estimated)
Permanent
Full-time

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Our client, a leading menswear importer and distributor, is looking for a Vice President of Merchandising and Sourcing to add to their team!

  • Travel to Europe for sample shopping (customs declarations, tax free submissions)
  • Travel to fabric shows / sourcing shows looking for new product / suppliers
  • Travel to China, India, and other countries for sourcing new suppliers, negotiate prices
  • Work with Sample Room clerk to categorize and organize the samples when they arrive
  • Prepare the SKU plan for each season
  • Work with CEO and the designers to develop the line
  • Prepare trend research and direction for the new season for all brands with CEO
  • Work with the designers on styling details and artworks
  • Work with the Sales Team to try and help them understand each style
  • Work with the sales team and the customers to present the Product if requested
  • Review the designers on tech packs to make sure all details are accurate and clear for the garment makers
  • Overlook fit and specs with the designers and Fit Technician
  • Overlook with the designers of lab dips, handlooms, strike offs, trims, fits, pp samples, etc
  • Meeting with designers and suppliers to follow up on SMS developments and timelines
  • Collecting orders and participating in the buys of all commodities to accumulate totals.
  • Work with the fabric mills to establish all fabric qualities, information, and negotiate prices
  • Meeting with factories to see what can be done to reduce prices and achieve targets
  • Work with the garment makers to negotiate all prices even further at the time of order placement and place all orders.
  • Confirming orders (prices and deliveries) and making sure po’s are issued
  • Working with the design team to make sure that all items have been sent to the supplier so they can successfully produce each style.
  • Work with the team (approx 14 people) to ensure that they have the answers and tools to perform their job and create the product by answering technical questions
  • 1 day ago
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