Merchandising Head

Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY: This position involves: production schedules, optimizing resource, supply chain service function and order management

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Production planning: Develop and implement production plans and schedules for the dyeing mill operations based on customer orders, inventory levels, and production capacity.

· Once getting the order from customer, planning needs set the reasonable timeline for whole order process from yarn, greige, dyeing, finishing, fabric test report to end process in warehouse.

· Tracking order timeline, make sure the orders can submit to customer on time.

· Create the knitting batch no#, dyeing batch no#, finishing batch no# and fabric test no#.

· Arrange and follow up order status for every batches with production site (yarn, knitting, dyeing, finishing, testing report)

2. Capacity and inventory control

· Monitor production capacity and resource availability to ensure optimal utilization of equipment, manpower, and materials => meeting with related sites by weekly.

· Manage inventory levels of raw materials & DCA => meeting with related sites by weekly.

· WIP, DCT control => production card data daily tracking

3. Coordination management: Maintain open communication channels with cross-functional teams, including production, procurement, maintenance, and quality control.

· Should coordinate with all related departments to ensure the orders is on the track, prevent potential problems occur and solve problem in time.

· Work with group Procurement team to get the material come is on time.

· Manage the relationship with Buyer and factory team in production issue, receive customers’ feedback and take appropriate actions to respond in a timely manner.

· Support higher managers to build the KPI and workflow for the team to ensure the team work effectively. Maintain record & report to the higher managers in an organized manner

4. Order management

· Proactively lead the daily work for bulk fabric related activities

· Subject Matter Expert for fabric dyeing, fabric printing and finishing, product safety and quality standards for relevant markets

· Ensure the team to maintain accurate and timely system records, utilize data to analyze and report any concern

· Support management to provide data as needed, including costing request, mill performance and capacity review

· Advance understanding of mill relationship management and communicate with global partners

· Collaborate with cross function teams on orders related issues

· Provide coaching to subordinates to upgrade their product knowledge, merchandising skills and overall effectiveness