Fabric & Trims Merchandiser at Fast Growing Ethnic Wear Brand · Delhi, Gurugram, Noida · 3 - 5 years · ₹4L - ₹5L / yr · Posted 16 Nov 2021

Almost a decade old, it is a venture committed to bring together a varied range of traditional crafts and techniques of dyeing, weaving, printing and hand embroidery. The founders have dedicated their life to promote Indian Block Prints and provide employment and Hand-Embroidery training to women so that numerous underprivileged women can be empowered.
What you will do:
- Negotiating rates with vendors
- Cancelling orders if required
- Coordinating with vendors to meet in store delivery date
- Maintaining in and out sheet and ensuring that all codes, color references, fabric composition/ descriptions are correct
- Managing vendors and sourcing new vendors if required
- Giving approvals on fabric and trims received
- Making sure that we receive PP samples before bulk
- Getting test reports from labs
- Informing the team of any delays, reporting any under/over deliveries we are facing from the vendors and give suggestions/solutions accordingly
- Debiting vendors for delays in deliveries
- Travelling to vendor units to check production
- Controlling inventory levels by conducting physical counts
- Working with Finance to ensure all invoices are accurate and that the relevant paperwork is processed to allow prompt payments
- Managing internal and external fabric queries/availability/quality issues/shortages
- Managing and updating stock levels on a daily basis ensuring all transfers, deliveries and returns are recorded accurately
- Sending out weekly fabric stock updates to relevant people / departments
- Critical path management
Desired Candidate Profile
What you need to have:- 4+ years’ experience working in a role involving raw material/fabric buying within the same industry
- Good knowledge of block printing, dying, special finishes and extras processes such as washing, mercerisation etc
- Basic understanding of textiles/fabrics and their different traits
- Experience of working with Indian Fabric mills
- Good network of fabric/trim vendors
- Good negotiating skills
- Excellent administration and time management skills
- Strong communication skills and an ability to build strong relationships with colleagues, suppliers and manufacturers
- Excellent Excel skills - ability to create spreadsheets and use basic formulas such as V look up
- Attention to detail, efficiency and ability to work calmly under pressure
- Hardworking Attitude
- Excellent organisational skills

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