Senior Import Merchandise Manager in Cheshire, Warrington

Senior Import Merchandiser/ Account Manager

We are looking for an Account Manager to manage a portfolio of Manchester-based menswear accounts across multiple brands. The in-house brands are at a great stage of growth, so this is an excellent opportunity for an Account Manager / Buyer / Import Merchandiser to get stuck in and push the brands further.

Duties:

• Liaising with customer accounts for MTO / SMU lines

• Planning timelines and key dates for in house brand development.

• Build, develop and maintain relationships with customers, suppliers and internal teams

• Run customer meetings and collaborate with the wider team – Design and Technologists to develop commercially relevant product.

• Monitor and chase weekly critical paths, sample development trackers and price enquiries to ensure deadlines are met, with support from the Assistant Account Manager

• Raising Purchase Orders with factories with support from the Assistant Account Manager

• Running daily/weekly product review meetings

• Create and maintain seasonal Excel trackers and reports with support from the Assistant Account Manager

• Produce sales and performance reports from Shopify.

• Manage sales performance reviews with support from the Assistant Account Manager

• Support the Assistant Account Manager with day-to-day account administration as required.

• Ensure all customer information and product data is accurate and up to date.

• Coordinate communication between customers, suppliers and internal teams.

Desired Skills:

• Previous experience in a Merchandiser, Import Merchandiser, Account Manager, Product Developer, Production Manager or similar role within the fashion industry.

• Strong commercial awareness with a genuine passion for fashion and product.

• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.

• Highly analytical with strong numerical skills and exceptional attention to detail.

• Experience working with Far East production teams

• Previous streetwear experience beneficial

• Experience with worldwide customer’s is beneficial

• Confident user of Microsoft Excel and fast adopter of customer 3rd party portals

• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.

• Positive, proactive team player with a desire to learn and develop.