Production Merchandiser - 12 month FTC
Core
Manage production timelines, purchase orders, and supplier relationships to ensure on-time delivery of products from concept to customer.
Role type
Production Executive (Supply Chain)
Builds
Physical apparel products for a global fitness brand
Domain
Apparel manufacturing and global supply chain
Deliverable
production features
Required skills
Purchase order management, critical path management, vendor relationship management, production reporting, data analysis, Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP), stakeholder communication, multi-priority management
Preferred skills
Power BI, SAP/ERP systems, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software, CIPS qualification
Technologies
Excel, Power BI, SAP, ERP, PLM
Responsibilities
Manage purchase orders and ensure vendor orders are issued within agreed SLAs; Own and maintain critical paths to ensure production timelines and delivery deadlines are met; Build strong relationships with vendors and lead regular production review meetings; Provide timely production updates to stakeholders across the business; Monitor vendor performance and support continuous improvement initiatives; Track supplier capacity against production demand to support effective planning; Produce and analyse reports to identify trends, risks, and opportunities across production operations
Seniority
Individual Contributor, operational execution