Merchandising – Assistant Manager (Garment Manufacturing)

• Ensure the raw material prices and payment term are negotiated with Suppliers. Track Suppliers' payments report and follow up with Finance team to ensure payment is released to Suppliers as per agreed timeline.

• Review samples and highlight potential callouts related to high risk styles. Coordinate with relevant teams on testing samples/ TOP samples, or any other samples as per customers' requirements to meet OTD. Ensure all the samples and developments are on track to meet On Time Tracking (OTT).

• Ensure the Purchase Order (PO) is raised on time with accurate information and does not exceed costed EPM.

• Manage capacity with Customers, and Planning Team. Ensure capacity is utilized, and released as per agreed deadline. Closely follow up factory's planning team to ensure bulk production is on track and per line plan.

• Coordinate with Technical department / Development team to solve related issues from development stage to bulk production and final shipment.

• Reserve the capacity with Embellishment / Washing plants to meet target TNA.

• Ensure Sale Orders are closed on time by monitoring ERP system, related to sale orders' status.

• Ensure all reports requested by Customers/ Management team are submitted accurately and timely. Develop and maintain healthy relationship with Customers/ Suppliers.

• Check emails and respond within 24 hours. Organize daily work execution in line with team's Time & Action plan. Identify areas of risk and/ or challenges within assigned work activity and escalate to the immediate supervisor timely.

• Ensure set SOPs/ KPI target are communicated to the team and followed up the results. Monitor teams' day-to-day activities, work with them to sort out any occurred problem, and escalate to immediate supervisor, if needed, in a timely manner. Develop team to improve their capabilities, and achieve departmental KPIs.

• Other tasks as assigned by manager.

• Bachelor's Degree in Apparel Merchandising, Business Administration, or related fields.

• Strong knowledge of garment manufacturing process, merchandising operations, customers requirement, and logistics

• Excellent communication and presentation skills, MS Office skills

• Leadership skills, problem solving skills, time management skills, negotiation skills, planning skills, customer service skills

• Minimum 05 years’ experience in similar positions in garment manufacturing.

Working location: Hirdaramani Viet Nam – FGL – Head Office, Sonadezi Building, Tran Bien Ward, Dong Nai Province.