Saira is hiring a Sourcing Merchandiser- only person with disability

Roles & Responsibilities ● Executes seasonal and short-term sourcing plans, utilizing knowledge of apparel sourcing to meet line financial, customer service, quality, aesthetic, safety and terms-of-engagement requirements. ● Must communicate capacity and price requirements to meet line margin and delivery requirements. ● Must be able to provide alternatives to merchandising/design teammates to meet commercial requirements at the most competitive cost. Identify and enable opportunities to leverage library of components, fits, and sources. ● Must closely review the capacity plan & production schedule to optimise capacity and utilize available vendors. ● Would be involved in product execution from sketch to delivery, including fabrication alternatives, garment engineering, sample management. ● Develops, manages and coaches a high-performing vendor team, ensuring current and future business needs are met. ● “Go to Market” Accountability: Responsible for accurately tracking adoption rates, delivery of proto/shoot/catalogue/PP samples to meet required targets. ● Responsible for driving team to meet GTM deadlines. Able to negotiate and influence Design and buying/Merchandising partners to achieve GTM milestones. ● Analyse and calculate costs of procurement and suggest methods to decrease expenditure. Qualifications & Experience ● 3-4 years of experience in fashion apparel/ fabric sourcing or product development ● Familiarity with sourcing and vendor management and relevant category. ● Understanding of market dynamics and sound business judgement. ● Ability to negotiate and sustain networking relationships. ● Comfortable with figures and in collecting, analysing and interpreting data. ● Degree in garment textiles is good to have. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.