Junior Merchandiser · Fashion SupplierMar 2025 – Present · 1 yr 9 mos
• Ownership of day-to-day coordination across 5 overseas factories, customers and internal teams for 1,000+ live styles, keeping priorities, approvals and deadlines moving in a high-volume environment, whilst working efficiently and independently.
• Build strong external relationships and act as a central point of contact for suppliers and customers, resolving issues quickly while balancing commercial priorities and long-term working relationships.
• Manage multiple critical paths, trackers and shared planning documents, identifying risks early, prioritising next actions by problem solving and keeping cross-functional stakeholders aligned, whilst communicating efficiently.
• Research product, customer and trend developments to interpret briefs, spot opportunities and support commercial decision-making in a fast-moving creative business.
• Coordinate press and shoot samples, imagery and product assets for customer, showroom and content deadlines, translating creative requirements into practical execution.
• Manage purchase orders, invoices, shipment records and supplier follow-ups, strengthening commercial judgement, accuracy and ownership across operational workstreams.
• Organise showrooms and create moodboards for client meetings, while coordinating international sample and product shipments to China to ensure materials arrive accurately and on schedule.