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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!
Responsibilities :
- Travel to Europe for sample shopping (customs declarations, tax-free submissions)
- Travel to fabric shows / sourcing shows looking for new products / suppliers
- Travel to China, India, and other countries for sourcing new suppliers, negotiating 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 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 ensure all details are accurate and clear for the garment makers
- Oversee fit and specs with the designers and Fit Technician
- Oversee lab dips, handlooms, strike offs, trims, fits, pp samples, etc., with the designers
- Meet with designers and suppliers to follow up on SMS developments and timelines
- Collect orders and participate in the buys of all commodities to accumulate totals
- Work with fabric mills to establish all fabric qualities, information, and negotiate prices
- Meet with factories to see what can be done to reduce prices and achieve targets
- Work with garment makers to negotiate prices further at the time of order placement and place all orders
- Confirm orders (prices and deliveries) and ensure POs are issued
- Work with the design team to ensure that all items have been sent to the supplier for successful production
- Work with the team (approx. 14 people) to ensure they have the answers and tools to perform their job and create the product by answering technical questions
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